We Are the Imperials/Shades of the 40's (1998)

About this title: This Westside package features the first two albums by this influential and popular doo wop group of the 1950s. Their debut album from 1959, We Are the Imperials, brings together both sides of the group's first four singles (including their mega hit "Tears on My Pillow") plus four sides that were first issued on EPs in the late '50s. But the music on the disc is the group at their best and couldn't be bettered, boasting hits and turntable faves from one of the biggest stars to emerge from Goldner's doo wop stable of talent. The second album was the group's 1961 release, Shades of the 40's, a ... read more

Tracks:

1. Tears on My Pillow [Bradford/Lewis]
2. Over the Rainbow [Arlen/Harburg]
3. So Much [Barrett]
4. The Diary [Greenfield/Sedaka]
5. Oh Yeah [Barrett/Gourdine]
6. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing [Fain/Webster]
7. When You Wish Upon a Star [Harline/Washington]
8. Wishful Thinking [Bradford/Lewis]
9. Cha Cha Henry [Wright]
10. Traveling Stranger [Gourdine/Wright]
11. What Did I Do [Welch]
12. Two People in the World [Barrett/Wright]
13. This Love of Mine [Sinatra/Parker/Sani]
14. Don't Get Around Much Anymore [Ellington/Russell]
15. They Say It's Wonderful [Berlin]
16. If You Are But a Dream [Jaffe/Fulton/Bonx]
17. Undecided [Robin/Shavers]
18. All or Nothing at All [Altman/Lawrence]
19. I'll Never Smile Again [Lowe]
20. Dream [Mercer]
21. A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening [Adamson/McHugh]
22. I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night [Adamson/McHugh]
23. Ooh! Look-A-There, Ain't She Pretty? [Todd/Lombardo]
24. I've Got a Crush on You [Gershwin/Gershwin]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.