The Brothers Four were a folk group formed at the University of Washington in Seattle in 1957, and were part of the folk boom of the late ‘50s alongside the likes of The Kingston Trio. They played at clubs up and down the west coast after graduating and after meeting Dave Brubeck’s manager in San Francisco in 1959 got a recording deal with Columbia. They had a big hit with their second single “Greenfields” and had more hits through into the 1960s, as well as becoming prolific album sellers. 

This 56-track 2-CD collection comprises all their A & B sides on Columbia from this era, plus 31 selected titles from their five LPs from these years not otherwise released on singles. It includes tracks from their albums “Rally Round”, “The Brothers Four”, “Song Book”, “Best Music On/Off Campus” and “Roamin’”. It features the No. 2 hit “Greenfields” plus their other chart entries from these years “Green Leaves Of Summer” (from the movie “The Alamo”), “My Tani”, “Frogg” and “Blue Water Line”. 

This is folk music that was very much evocative of its era, and this collection is a substantial showcase for their particular brand of close-harmony folk.

Tracks

CD 1
1. CHICKA MUCKA (NEVER GIVE A THOUGHT) The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-41461) 1959 
2. DARLIN' WON'T YOU WAIT The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-41461) 1959 
3. GREENFIELDS The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-41571) 1960 
4. ANGELIQUE-O The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-41571) 1960 
5. MY TANI The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-41692) 1960 
6. ELLIE LOU (YOU LEFT ME THERE IN CHARLESTON) The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-41692) 1960 
7. THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-41808) 1960 
8. BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-41808) 1960 
9. FROGG The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-41958) 1961 
10. SWEET ROSYANNE (FROM B.M.O.C.) The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-41958) 1961 
11. NOBODY KNOWS The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-42142) 1961 
12. MY WOMAN LEFT ME The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-42142) 1961 
13. CHRISTMAS BELLS The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-42235) 1961 
14. WHAT CHILD IS THIS (GREENSLEEVES) The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-42235) 1961 
15. BLUE WATER LINE The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-42256) 1962 
16. SUMMER DAYS ALONE The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-42256) 1962 
17. THEME FROM 'LA FAYETTE'  - SLOWLY SLOWLY The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-42391) 1962 
18. DARLIN' SPORTIN' JENNY The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-42391) 1962 
19. THIS TRAIN The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-42450) 1962 
20. SUMMERTIME The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-42450) 1962 
21. LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-42507) 1962 
22. FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON The Brothers Four (Columbia 4-42507) 1962 
23. 25 MINUTES TO GO The Brothers Four (Columbia  4-42586) 1962 
24. THE TAVERN SONG The Brothers Four (Columbia  4-42586) 1962 
25. NINE POUND HAMMER The Brothers Four (From the album 'Rally Round' Columbia CL 1479) 1960 
26. THE PROPOSAL The Brothers Four (From the album 'Rally Round' Columbia CL 1479) 1960 
27. HEY LILEY, LILEY LO The Brothers Four (From the album 'Rally Round' Columbia CL 1479) 1960

CD 2
1. THE FOX The Brothers Four (From the album 'Rally Round' Columbia CL 1479) 1960 
2. MARIANNE The Brothers Four (From the album 'Rally Round' Columbia CL 1479) 1960 
3. FOLLOW THE DRINKIN' GOURD The Brothers Four (From the album 'Rally Round' Columbia CL 1479) 1960 
4. SALLY, DON'T YOU GRIEVE The Brothers Four (From the album 'Rally Round' Columbia CL 1479) 1960 
5. THE ZULU WARRIOR The Brothers Four (From the album 'The Brothers Four' Columbia CL1402) 1960 
6. SAMA KAMA WACKY BROWN The Brothers Four (From the album 'The Brothers Four' Columbia CL1402) 1960 
7. YELLOW BIRD The Brothers Four (From the album 'The Brothers Four' Columbia CL1402) 1960 
8. SUPERMAN The Brothers Four (From the album 'The Brothers Four' Columbia CL1402) 1960 
9. EAST VIRGINIA The Brothers Four (From the album 'The Brothers Four' Columbia CL1402) 1960 
10. EDDYSTONE LIGHT The Brothers Four (From the album 'The Brothers Four' Columbia CL1402) 1960 
11. HARD TRAVELIN' The Brothers Four (From the album 'The Brothers Four' Columbia CL1402) 1960 
12. ROCK ISLAND LINE The Brothers Four (From the album 'Song Book' Columbia CL1679) 1961 
13. GOODNIGHT IRENE The Brothers Four (From the album 'Song Book' Columbia CL1679) 1961 
14. THE DRILLERS' SONG The Brothers Four (From the album 'Song Book' Columbia CL1679) 1961 
15. VIVA LA COMPAGNIE The Brothers Four (From the album 'Song Book' Columbia CL1679) 1961 
16. TARRYTOWN The Brothers Four (From the album 'Song Book' Columbia CL1679) 1961 
17. I AM A ROVING GAMBLER The Brothers Four (From the album 'Best Music On/Off Campus' Columbia CL1578) 1961 
18. WELL, WELL, WELL The Brothers Four (From the album 'Best Music On/Off Campus' Columbia CL1578) 1961 
19. ST. JAMES INFIRMARY The Brothers Four (From the album 'Best Music On/Off Campus' Columbia CL1578) 1961 
20. RIDERS IN THE SKY The Brothers Four (From the album 'Best Music On/Off Campus' Columbia CL1578) 1961 
21. WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN The Brothers Four (From the album 'Best Music On/Off Campus' Columbia CL1578) 1961 
22. MY LITTLE JOHN HENRY The Brothers Four (From the album 'Best Music On/Off Campus' Columbia CL1578) 1961 
23. LOW BRIDGE The Brothers Four (From the album 'Roamin'' Columbia CL1625) 1961 
24. HEY, HEY, MY HONEY The Brothers Four (From the album 'Roamin'' Columbia CL1625) 1961 
25. THE LILIES GROW HIGH The Brothers Four (From the album 'Roamin'' Columbia CL1625) 1961 
26. ABILENE The Brothers Four (From the album 'Roamin'' Columbia CL1625) 1961 
27. PASTURES OF PLENTY The Brothers Four (From the album 'Roamin'' Columbia CL1625) 1961 
28. TIMES The Brothers Four (From the album 'Roamin'' Columbia CL1625) 1961 
29. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND The Brothers Four (From the album 'Roamin'' Columbia CL1625) 1961