Various Artists : 25 All-Time Doo Wop Hits
Genre: Doo Wop	Dates: 1957-1963

One disc is not enough, but for now this will have to do. As an odds-against leap for the brass ring of the American Dream, doo wop anticipated rap: get a few guys together, hone your songs, finagle your way in to sing for the man—and maybe one day your name will be in lights. But where rap's vision gradually narrowed into pessimism, doowoppers always sang of an ethereal romantic utopia, either newly gained or recently lost. As such, it's a little corny—but, boy, is it beautiful. Again, one couldn't possibly get all the essentials on one disc, but "In the Still of the Night," "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea," "What Time Is It?", "We Belong Together," "The Closer You Are," "A Sunday Kind of Love," and "Since I Don't Have You" make a fearsome heart-of-the-lineup.

Playlist:

1. Get A Job - The Silhouettes
2. Church Bells May Ring - The Willows
3. In The Still Of The Night, (I'll Remember) - The Five Satins
4. Casual Look, A - The Six-Teens
5. Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - The Penguins
6. Lover's Island - The Blue Jays
7. Tonight I Fell In Love - The Tokens
8. Deserie - The Charts
9. There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
10. Over The Mountain, Across The Sea - Johnnie & Joe
11. Till Then - The Classics
12. What's Your Name - Don & Juan
13. To Be Loved (Forever) - The Pentagons
14. 16 Candles - The Crests
15. Babalu's Wedding Day - The Eternals
16. Diamonds And Pearls - The Paradons
17. Who's That Knocking - The Genies
18. What Time Is It? - The Jive Five
19. We Belong Together - Robert & Johnny
20. Nite Owl - Tony Allen & The Champs
21. Sunday Kind Of Love, A - The Harptones
22. Closer You Are, The - The Channels
23. Walking Along - The Solitaires
24. Remember Then - The Earls
25. Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners