The Hollywood Flames were a doo-wop and R&B vocal group, who formed in Los Angeles in 1949 at a talent show where members of various high school groups got together.
The group remained active under a variety of names and with evolving line-ups through into the early 1960s, enjoying a major pop and R&B hit with Buzz Buzz Buzz in 1957, and with Bobby Day as featured singer had big hits as Bobby Day & The Satellites. With Robert Byrd (aka Bobby Day), David Ford, Gaynel Hodge and Earl Nelson as long serving key members among the changing personnel, they recorded variously as the Flames, Hollywood Four Flames, The Jets, The Question Marks, The Satellites, The Ebbtides, and The Turks, their records being released on an equally bewildering array of labels.
This 78-track set comprises most of their A- and B-sides of their releases under those names on the Selective, Unique, Fidelity, Specialty, Recorded In Hollywood, Spin, 7-11, Swing Time, Lucky, Aladdin, Money, Cash, Class, Ebb, Chess, Goldie and Coronet labels during these years. It features Buzz Buzz Buzz (pop No.11 and R&B No.5), Gee (R&B No.26), Rockin’ Robin (pop No.2 and R&B No.1) alongside pop chart entries Little Bitty Pretty One and Over And Over.
As a group whose music had to compete a dynamic and rapidly evolving market, it encompasses old school doo-wop, R&B, and in the later years rock ‘n’ roll, and this collection is joyful showcase for their versatility.
TRACKS
Disc 1 |
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Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
Please Tell Me Now |
The Flames |
2 |
Young Girl |
The Flames |
3 |
Sugar Man Pt. 1 |
The Flames |
4 |
Sugar Man Pt. 2 |
The Flames |
5 |
Dividend Blues |
Hollywood's Four Flames |
6 |
W-I-N-E |
Hollywood's Four Flames |
7 |
Tabarin |
The Four Flames |
8 |
The Wheel Of Fortune |
The Four Flames |
9 |
Later |
The Four Flames |
10 |
Cryin' For My Baby |
Hollywood's Four Flames |
11 |
I'll Always Be A Fool |
Hollywood Four Flames |
12 |
She's Got Something |
Hollywood Four Flames |
13 |
Young Girl |
Hollywood Four Flames |
14 |
Baby Please |
Hollywood Four Flames |
15 |
Strange Land Blues |
The Flames |
16 |
Cryin' For My Baby |
The Flames |
17 |
The Glory Of Love |
Hollywood Four Flames |
18 |
Volcano |
The Jets |
19 |
Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me) |
The Jets |
20 |
Keep On Smiling |
The Flames |
21 |
Baby Baby Baby |
The Flames |
22 |
Baby, Pretty Baby |
The Flames |
23 |
Let's Talk It Over |
The Hollywood Flames |
24 |
I Know |
The Hollywood Flames |
25 |
Go And Get Some More |
The Question Marks |
Disc 2 |
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Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
One Nght With A Fool |
The Hollywood Flames |
2 |
Ride Helen Ride |
The Hollywood Flames |
3 |
I'll Hide My Tears |
The Jets |
4 |
Got A Little Shadow |
The Jets |
5 |
Peggy |
The Hollywood Flames |
6 |
Ooh La La |
The Hollywood Flames |
7 |
Fare Thee Well |
The Hollywood Flames |
8 |
Clickety Clack I'm Leaving |
The Hollywood Flames |
9 |
Emily |
The Turks |
10 |
Wagon Wheels |
The Original Turks |
11 |
It Can't Be True |
The Original Turks |
12 |
The Sound Of Your Voice |
David Ford & The Ebbtides |
13 |
My Confession |
David Ford & The Ebbtides |
14 |
I Bow To You |
Earl Nelson & The Pelicans |
15 |
Oh Gee, Oh Golly |
Earl Nelson & The Pelicans |
16 |
Little Bitty Pretty One |
Bobby Day & The Satellites |
17 |
When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano |
Bobby Day & The Satellites |
18 |
Buzz Buzz Buzz |
The Hollywood Flames |
19 |
Beep Beep Beep |
Bobby Day & The Satellites |
20 |
Give Me Back My Heart |
The Hollywood Flames |
21 |
A Little Bird |
The Hollywood Flames |
22 |
Two Little Bees |
The Hollywood Flames |
23 |
It's Love |
The Hollywood Flames |
24 |
Strollin' On The Beach |
The Hollywood Flames |
25 |
Frankenstein's Den |
The Hollywood Flames |
26 |
Little Turtle Dove |
Bobby Day & The Satellites |
27 |
Rockin' Robin |
Bobby Day & The Satellites |
Disc 3 |
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Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
Over And Over |
Bobby Day & The Satellites |
2 |
Heavenly Angel |
The Satellites |
3 |
You Ain't Saying Nothing |
The Satellites |
4 |
I'll Get By |
The Hollywood Flames |
5 |
A Star Fell |
The Hollywood Flames |
6 |
I'll Be Seeing You |
The Hollywood Flames |
7 |
Just For You |
The Hollywood Flames |
8 |
So Good |
The Hollywood Flames |
9 |
There Is Something On Your Mind |
The Hollywood Flames |
10 |
Now That You're Gone |
The Hollywood Flames |
11 |
Hawaiian Dream |
The Hollywood Flames |
12 |
Much Too Much |
The Hollywood Flames |
13 |
In The Dark |
The Hollywood Flames |
14 |
Every Day, Every Way (I'll Always Be In Love With You) |
The Hollywood Flames |
15 |
If I Thought You Needed Me |
The Hollywood Flames |
16 |
Ball And Chain |
The Hollywood Flames |
17 |
I Found A Boy |
The Hollywood Flames |
18 |
Devil Or Angel |
The Hollywood Flames |
19 |
Do You Ever Think Of Me |
The Hollywood Flames |
20 |
Money Honey |
The Hollywood Flames |
21 |
My Heart's On Fire |
The Hollywood Flames |
22 |
Gee |
The Hollywood Flames |
23 |
Yes They Do |
The Hollywood Flames |
24 |
Believe In Me |
Dave Ford & The Hollywood Flames |
25 |
Elizabeth |
Dave Ford & The Hollywood Flames |
26 |
I Can't Get A Hit Record |
Dave Ford & The Hollywood Flames |