The Fontane Sisters - Singles Collection 1946-60 (CD)

The Fontane Sisters were a family vocal trio who worked on radio, and made early recordings for the Musicraft label around 1946, before joining Perry Como's radio show, which led to a recording contract with RCA, for whom they had a number of big hits, including duets with Perry Como. They moved to the Dot label in 1954, and immediately had major successes with cover versions of big hits from the R&B charts, most notably a pop No. 1 with their version of The Charms' "Hearts Of Stone", and a No. 3 with a cover of Boyd Bennett's "Seventeen". This great-value 60-track 2-CD collection features all their 44 entries in the Billboard and Cash Box charts, including their two No. 1s with Perry Como "'A' You're Adorable" and "Hoop-De-Doo", plus selected A & B sides from their singles for Musicraft, RCA and Dot from the era. Although they were very much part of the middle-of-the-road pop scene of the late '40s and early '50s, their versatility was such that from their beginnings in the immediate post-war years, they were able to sustain their chart career into the rock 'n' roll era. They are a group who, despite their numerous chart successes, have not been accorded the recognition they merit as artists who had the staying power and talent to ride the waves of the music business during the turbulent era of the mid-'50s. This overview of their active career as recording artists provides an entertaining insight into that talent.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. It Couldn't Be True (Or Could It?)
2. Linger in My Arms a Little Longer, Baby - Various Performers
3. N'yot N'yow - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
4. Underneath the Linden Tree
5. A' You're Adorable - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
6. A Dreamer's Holiday - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
7. I Wanna Go Home - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
8. Bibbity-Bobbity-Boo - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
9. Hoop-Dee-Doo - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
10. I Wanna Be Loved
11. I Cross My Fingers - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
12. You're Just in Love - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
13. Tennessee Waltz
14. Grasshopper Heart - the Fontane Sisters ; the Sons of the Pioneers
15. Let Me in - Texas Jim Robertson/The Fontane Sisters
16. The Fortune Teller Song - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
17. There's No Boat Like a Rowboat
18. Rhumba Boogie
19. Castle Rock - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
20. Rollin' Stone - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
21. Cold, Cold Heart
22. It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
23. To Know You Is to Love You - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
24. Kissing Bridge
25. Happy Days and Lonely Nights
26. Willow Weep for Me
27. Hearts of Stone
28. Bless Your Heart

Disc: 2

1. Rock Love
2. You're Mine
3. Most of All
4. Rollin' Stone
5. Playmates
6. Seventeen
7. If I Could Be with You
8. Daddy-O
9. Adorable
10. Nuttin' for Christmas
11. Eddie My Love
12. Yum, Yum
13. I'm in Love Again
14. Voices - Pat Boone ; the Fontane Sisters
15. Lonesome Lover Blues
16. Please Don't Leave Me
17. Still
18. Honolulu Moon
19. The Banana Boat Song
20. Dancing to the Rock 'N' Rolla
21. I'm Stickin' with You
22. Fool Around
23. Ain't It the Truth
24. Chanson D'amour
25. Buttermilk
26. Encore D'amour
27. Jealous Heart
28. Billy Boy
29. Bless Your Heart
30. You Are My Sunshine
31. Listen to Your Heart
32. Theme from 'A Summer Place'
33. Come Home Eddie