The "5" Royales
Definitive “5” Royales: Home of the Blues & Beyond
Definitive “5” Royales: Home of the Blues & Beyond
UPC: 5060331750314
Format: CD (2 disc)
Release Date: Apr 21, 2014
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Personnel: The "5" Royales (vocals).
The "5" Royales, led by the songwriting and distinctive guitar of Lowman Pauling, merged doo wop and jump blues with the fire and energy of gospel in the early to mid-'50s, and while they went mostly unheralded at the time, managing only a few minor hits, in retrospect they were a remarkably important and innovative group poised right at the first coming breath of modern soul and funk. This two-disc, 55-track set collects sides the group recorded, backed by Willie Mitchell's crackerjack Memphis band, for Ruben Cherry's Home of the Blues label between 1960 and 1963, including tapes of four test tracks. Fifty years on, these vintage sides still crackle with energy and fun. ~ Steve Leggett
The "5" Royales, led by the songwriting and distinctive guitar of Lowman Pauling, merged doo wop and jump blues with the fire and energy of gospel in the early to mid-'50s, and while they went mostly unheralded at the time, managing only a few minor hits, in retrospect they were a remarkably important and innovative group poised right at the first coming breath of modern soul and funk. This two-disc, 55-track set collects sides the group recorded, backed by Willie Mitchell's crackerjack Memphis band, for Ruben Cherry's Home of the Blues label between 1960 and 1963, including tapes of four test tracks. Fifty years on, these vintage sides still crackle with energy and fun. ~ Steve Leggett
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Show Me
2 - I Got to Know
3 - Much in Need
4 - I'm Gonna Tell Them
5 - Not Gong to Cry
6 - Help Me Somebody
7 - Catch That Teardrop
8 - What's in the Heart
9 - They Don't Know
10 - Please Please Please
11 - Talk About My Woman, Pt. 1
12 - Talk About My Woman, Pt. 2
13 - I Want It Like That
14 - Take Me with You Baby
15 - Goof Ball
16 - Just Can't Do Me This Way
17 - She Did Me Wrong
18 - If You Don't Need Me
19 - He Who Laughs Last [Test Tape]
20 - So Much Lovin' [Test Tape]
21 - Talk About My Woman [Test Tape]
22 - They Don't Know [Test Tape]
23 - Soul House
24 - Time for Everything
25 - Mr. Moon Man, Pts. 1-2
26 - Doin' Everything
27 - I'm Standing in the Shadows
28 - There's Somebody Over There
29 - Baby Don't Do It
Disc 2:
1 - Think
2 - I'm a Cool Teenager
3 - Didn't We Fool Them
4 - I'm Not Ashamed
5 - Wash Board
6 - (I'm Gonna) Spend My Money
7 - Rain Drops Keep a Fallin'
8 - Please, Please Be Mine
9 - Everybody Knows
10 - Now Baby Don't Do It
11 - Here It 'Tis, Right Here
12 - Send Me Somebody
13 - Solid Rock
14 - Jail Bird
15 - I'm a Cool Teenager [Alternate]
16 - Come on Let's Have a Good Time
17 - Please, Please Be Mine [Extended]
18 - Everybody Knows [Extended]
19 - Amen
20 - I Heard the Voice of Jesus
21 - Mr. Moon Man
22 - Feel So Good
23 - I'm Gonna Love You 'Til I Die
24 - Baby Don't You Leave Poor Me
25 - Cool Teenager
26 - Have No Teardrops
1 - Show Me
2 - I Got to Know
3 - Much in Need
4 - I'm Gonna Tell Them
5 - Not Gong to Cry
6 - Help Me Somebody
7 - Catch That Teardrop
8 - What's in the Heart
9 - They Don't Know
10 - Please Please Please
11 - Talk About My Woman, Pt. 1
12 - Talk About My Woman, Pt. 2
13 - I Want It Like That
14 - Take Me with You Baby
15 - Goof Ball
16 - Just Can't Do Me This Way
17 - She Did Me Wrong
18 - If You Don't Need Me
19 - He Who Laughs Last [Test Tape]
20 - So Much Lovin' [Test Tape]
21 - Talk About My Woman [Test Tape]
22 - They Don't Know [Test Tape]
23 - Soul House
24 - Time for Everything
25 - Mr. Moon Man, Pts. 1-2
26 - Doin' Everything
27 - I'm Standing in the Shadows
28 - There's Somebody Over There
29 - Baby Don't Do It
Disc 2:
1 - Think
2 - I'm a Cool Teenager
3 - Didn't We Fool Them
4 - I'm Not Ashamed
5 - Wash Board
6 - (I'm Gonna) Spend My Money
7 - Rain Drops Keep a Fallin'
8 - Please, Please Be Mine
9 - Everybody Knows
10 - Now Baby Don't Do It
11 - Here It 'Tis, Right Here
12 - Send Me Somebody
13 - Solid Rock
14 - Jail Bird
15 - I'm a Cool Teenager [Alternate]
16 - Come on Let's Have a Good Time
17 - Please, Please Be Mine [Extended]
18 - Everybody Knows [Extended]
19 - Amen
20 - I Heard the Voice of Jesus
21 - Mr. Moon Man
22 - Feel So Good
23 - I'm Gonna Love You 'Til I Die
24 - Baby Don't You Leave Poor Me
25 - Cool Teenager
26 - Have No Teardrops