Little Anthony and the Imperials

2 LPs ON 1 CD + 6 BONUS TRACKS

One of the finest vocal groups to emerge from the talent-rich New York scene, Little Anthony & The Imperials enjoyed one of the longest career runs of any rhythm‘n’blues/doo-wop group, adapting their honey-smooth style to fit the sweet uptown soul sound of the ‘60s. Right from the beginning, Little Anthony’s aching way with a ballad was the group’s calling card, but their repertoire was balanced by R&B-inflected dance tunes. This quintessential CD release contains two of the group’s finest albums: their fantastic debut LP We Are The Imperials (1959), and the follow-up Shades of the 40’s (1961). These two magnificent records were originally issued by the End label and contain great numbers, such as “Tears on My Pillow”, “Oh Yeah”, “Two People in the World”, “If You’re but a Dream”, and “All or Nothing at All”, among others.

Both albums have been remastered and packaged together in this special collector’s edition, which also includes 6 bonus tracks, consisting of hard-to-find sides from the same period.

PERSONNEL:

“LITTLE” ANTHONY GOURDINE, lead vocals, and drums, plus:

THE IMPERIALS:

Tracy Lord (tenor vocals)
Ernest Wright, Jr. (second tenor vocals and bass)
Clarence Collins (baritone vocals)
Glouster “Nate” Rogers (bass vocals),
accompanied by Joe Richardson (guitar).

Recorded in New York City, between 1958 and 1961.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

WE ARE THE IMPERIALS
01. TEARS ON MY PILLOW
02. OVER THE RAINBOW
03. CHA CHA HENRY
04. THE DIARY
05. OH YEAH
06. TWO PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
07. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR
08. WISHFUL THINKING
09. SO MUCH
10. TRAVELING STRANGER
11. WHAT DID I DO
12. LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING

SHADES OF THE 40’s
13. THIS LOVE OF MINE
14. DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE
15. THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL
16. IF YOU ARE BUT A DREAM
17. UNDECIDED
18. ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL
19. I’LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN
20. DREAM
21. A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING
22. I COULDN’T SLEEP A WINK LAST NIGHT
23. OOOH! LOOK-A THERE, AIN’T SHE PRETTY?
24. I’VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU

BONUS TRACKS
25. I’M ALRIGHT
26. SHIMMY SHIMMY KO KO BOP
27. MY EMPTY ROOM
28. I’M TAKING A VACATION FROM LOVE
29. IT JUST AIN’T FAIR
30. FORMULA OF LOVE

TOTAL TIME: 75:49