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5 Royales
Very Best of
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop, R&B

Track Listings (25) - Disc #1
1. Monkey Hips and Rice
2. I'm Gonna Run It Down
3. One Mistake
4. How I Wonder - The "5" Royales, Davis
5. I Need Your Lovin' Baby - The "5" Royales, Jeffries, Otto
6. Women About to Make Me Go Crazy
7. Someone Made for You - The "5" Royales, Glover, Henry
8. Right Around the Corner - The "5" Royales, McCoy
9. My Wants for Love
10. Come on and Save Me
11. Just as I Am
12. Mine Forevermore
13. Thirty Second Lover
14. Tears of Joy
15. Think
16. Dedicated to the One I Love - The "5" Royales, Bass
17. The Feeling Is Real
18. Tell the Truth
19. Don't Let It Be in Vain
20. Your Only Love - The "5" Royales, Bass, Ralph
21. The Slummer the Slum - The "5" Royales, Carter
22. Miracle of Love - The "5" Royales, Smith, Floyd [Guita
23. I Know It's Hard But It's Fair
24. I'm With You
25. Don't Give No More Than You Can Take

CD Details

All Artists: 5 Royales
Title: Very Best of
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Collectables
Release Date: 4/13/2004
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop, R&B
Styles: Dance Pop, Oldies, Classic R&B
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 090431288528

Synopsis

Album Description

The "5" Royales are often referred to as the forerunners of Soul music. Their southern heritage and background in gospel music served them well when they made the switch to secular music. One of the bluesiest vocal groups of their era, their records sold like crazy when they exploded on the music scene in 1952 on Apollo Records. Securing their sevices on King Records, which is where the songs on this CD are from, was considered a major coup in 1954. They were so popular at the time that their move to King required a lesser-known group which had been recording for King's Federal subsidiary without much success to that point, The Royals, to change their name to The Midnighters to avoid further confusion. Unable to make the switch to the Soul era, the "5" Royales disbanded in the late 1960s. It was a sad ending for a group wich had been at the top for longer than almost any other TRUE R&B group of the 1950s, and one that should have been able to weather the transition from R&B to Soul like The Dells and The Four Tops did. Their legacy remains in their recordings, among the best of which are featured here.

CD Reviews

Underrated Kings of R&B and Doo-wop

Andre M. | Mt. Pleasant, SC United States | 04/21/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"With apologies to Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, the Coasters, and the Cadillacs, these guys stand tall in my book as the underrated kings of early R&B and doo-wop.

They combined a VERY churchy sound into early R&B, but did not receive the noteriety that Ray Charles did at about the same time for doing so. Songs like "Right Around the Corner" and "Women About To Make Me Go Crazy" could pass for the uptempo gospel of the day by the 5 Blind Boys or Swan Silvertones if not for the lyrics.

But they were quite popular in black neighborhoods in their day and obviously a lot of people were listening. James Brown (not the sportscaster) covered "Think" early in their career and "Dedicated to the One I Love" was covered twice-by the Sherelles and the Mamas and the Papas, here you have the original versions.

They could also lay down some really sweet vocal harmony, as heard here in "Miracle of Love" and "Tears of Joy," which brings forth the imagery of some fellas in an inner city high school doo-wopping in the boy's room for the acoustics in the late 50s.

Overall, this is a raw, funky, and pleasant listening experience as well as an introduction to one of the great forgotten groups of all time."