The Cadillacs - The Complete Josie Sessions (1995)
1995 | Soul, R&B | Mp3 320 kbps | 4 CD | 595 Mb
This box is really the CD descendant of Murray Hill Records' early-'80s-era LP set, which included lots of outtakes. It seems like complete and absolute overkill to put out four CDs on a vocal quintet that only ever charted two songs ("Speedoo," "Peek-A-Boo") nationally, and, yet...it works. But, if you like '50s R&B, doo wop music, or generally just good singing, there's so much here to listen to that will delight you that the package suddenly seems reasonable. The Cadillacs' secret was the sheer variety of their music -- they started out working in a slow romantic vein, and eventually hit it big with one of the fastest-rocking vocal numbers of the period, but they also sang blues (with solid backing, including some fine guitar work) like "(That's) All I Need." Their last sides are still finely sung, but aren't romantic -- rather, they began moving toward comedic and satiric pieces such as "Please Mr. Johnson" and "Jaywalker." The diversity is entertaining in itself, and the only real objection that one could have is the presence of different versions of the same songs. Even these are very interesting, such as the slower alternate version of "Speedoo," which would never have been a hit but does reveal more about the song itself. The sessionography is also a big help in sorting out precisely who was in the group at any given moment after their early sides.
CD 1, 1. Gloria (2:54), 2. I Wonder Why (2:10), 3. Wishing Well (2:31), 4. Carelessly (2:36), 5. I Want To Know About Love (2:37), 6. No Chance (2:43), 7. No Chance (Alt.) (2:44), 8. Sympathy (2:40), 9. Sympathy (Alt.) (2:38), 10. Party For Two (Alt.) (2:51), 11. Party For Two (2:52), 12. Corn Whiskey (2:04), 13. Down The Road (2:30), 14. Window Lady (Alt.) (2:55), 15. Party For Two (2:54), 16. Speedo (Alt.) (2:29), 17. Speedo (2:21), 18. Zoom Boom Zing (2:44), 19. Let Me Explain (Alt.) (2:41), 20. Let Me Explain (2:55), 21. You Are (Version 1) (2:28), 22. Zoom (Version 3) (2:22), 23. Zoom (Version 3) (Alt.) (2:38), 24. Oh! Whatcha Do (2:48), 25. Shock-A-Doo (2:15)
CD 2, 1. Shock-A-Doo (2:41), 2. Zoom (Version 2) (2:36), 3. Zoom (Version 1) (2:07), 4. You Are (Verison 2) (2:33), 5. Why (1:50), 6. Why (Alt.) (2:05), 7. (That's) All I Need (Alt.) (2:35), 8. (That's) All I Need (2:52), 9. Baby's Comin' Home To Me (2:23), 10. Baby's Comin' Home To Me (Alt.) (2:12), 11. The Girl I Love (Alt.) (2:29), 12. The Girl I Love (2:32), 13. Betty My Love (Alt.) (3:23), 14. Betty My Love (2:52), 15. Woe Is Me (Alt.) (2:56), 16. Woe Is Me (3:10), 17. Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer (Alt.) (2:24), 18. Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer (2:20), 19. Don't Take Your Love From Me (2:11), 20. If You Want To Be A Woman Of Mine (2:53), 21. About That Gal Name Lou (Alt.) (3:10), 22. About That Gal Name Lou (2:42), 23. Sugar Sugar (Alt.) (2:15), 24. Sugar Sugar (2:22), 25. Broken Heart (2:50)
CD 3, 1. C'mon Home Baby (3:04), 2. Hurry Home (2:22), 3. Lucy (2:04), 4. From This Day On (2:11), 5. My Girlfriend (1:56), 6. My Girlfriend (Undubbed) (1:57), 7. Don't Be Mad With My Heart (2:28), 8. Buzz Buzz Buzz (2:06), 9. Yea Yea Baby (2:33), 10. Holy Smoke Baby (2:36), 11. I Want To Know (2:26), 12. Ain't You Gonna (2:18), 13. It's Spring (3:00), 14. Speedo Is Back (Alt) (2:26), 15. Speedo Is Back (2:17), 16. A' Looka Here (1:58), 17. Great Googly Moo (2:13), 18. Copy Cat (2:13), 19. Oh, Oh, Lolita (2:11), 20. Peek-A-Boo (2:14), 21. Jelly Bean (1:50), 22. Please Mr. Johnson (Alt.) (2:07), 23. Please Mr. Johnson (2:06), 24. Your Heart Is So Blind (Take 1) (2:54), 25. Your Heart Is So Blind (Take 4) (2:24), 26. Cool It Fool (Alt.) (0:48), 27. Cool It Fool (1:58)
CD 4, 1. Jay Walker (2:19), 2. Who Ya Gonna Kiss (2:35), 3. The Vow (2:29), 4. Naggity Nag (2:02), 5. You're Not In Love With Me (2:19), 6. Bad Dan McGoon (2:10), 7. Romeo (2:30), 8. Romeo (alt) (2:31), 9. Always, My Darling (alt) (2:26), 10. Always, My Darling (2:28), 11. Dumbell (2:25), 12. Still You Left Me Baby (2:07), 13. Dum Dee Dum Dum (2:17), 14. Dum Dee Dum Dum (alt) (2:09), 15. Frankenstein (2:48), 16. I Want To Be Loved (2:23), 17. I'm In Love (2:20), 18. Tell Me Today (alt) (3:09), 19. Tell Me Today (2:34), 20. Let Me Down Easy (1:59), 21. It's Love (2:02), 22. That's Why (2:00), 23. Louise (2:32), 24. Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay (2:02), 25. The Boogie Man (1:56), 26. I'll Never Let You Go (2:05), 27. Wayward Wanderer (2:26)
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