The Best of King Federal & Deluxe Doo Wop, Vol. 1 (1999)

About this title: A solid 20-track collection of vocal group and R&B offerings from Sid Nathan's stable of labels. In addition to classics from the Dominoes, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Otis Williams and the Charms, and the Checkers, the set also features rarities and hits from the Chanters ("No No No"), the Swallows ("It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion"), the Platters ("Voo-Vee-Ah-Bee"), the Guytones ("She's Mine"), Donnie Elbert ("Hear My Plea"), the Hurricanes ("Pistol Packin' Mama"), Little Willie John ("Leave My Kitten Alone"), and Wynonie Harris ("Loving Machine"). An excellent blend of obscure ... read more

Tracks:

1. At My Door [Green/Thompson]
2. It Ain't the Meat [Glover/Mann]
3. The Hoochi Coochi Coo [Ballard/Myles]
4. The White Cliffs of Dover [Burton/Kent]
5. Have Mercy Baby [Ward/Marks]
6. Voo-Vee-Ah-Bee [Williams]
7. Two Hearts [Williams/Stone]
8. She's Mine
9. Row Your Boat
10. Hear My Plea
11. Ling-Ting-Tong
12. Annie's Aunt Fannie [Ballard/Bass/Nathan]
13. Pistol Packin' Mama
14. Chicken Blues [Marks/Ward]
15. Don't Stop Dan [Glover]
16. Leave My Kitten Alone [Little Willie John]
17. No No No [Johnson]
18. Weeping Willw Blues
19. Lovin' Machine [Glover/Mann]
20. Believe It or Not

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