The Gaylords - Gaylords Collection 1953-61 (CD)

The Gaylords were an Italian-American vocal trio formed in Detroit in 1949, it's members being Ronald Fredianelli, Bonaldo Bonaldi and Don Rea, with Fredianelli also making solo records under the name of Ronnie Gaylord. They made a record privately to be sold in Ronnie's father's store and the engineer on the session was so impressed he got them a deal with Mercury, and that record "Tell Me You're Mine" was their first release and a No. 2 hit in 1952. Performing sentimental ballads and novelty material, partly in English and partly in Italian, it proved a commercial formula in tune with the times, and they rattled up a string of ten hits before the advent of rock 'n' roll changed the make-up of the charts, although they partly adapted to the new idioms and recorded through into the 1960s. This great-value 61-track 2-CD collection comprises selected A & B sides from the nearly 50 singles they released on or Mercury during this era by The Gaylords and Ronnie Gaylord as a solo artist. It features all their twelve career hits in the Billboard charts, including the Top 10 entries "Tell Me You're Mine", "From The Vine Came The Grape" and "The Little Shoemaker", plus Ronnie Gaylord's solo hit "Cuddle Me". It's a substantial and representative trawl across their primary decade or so as recording artists and an entertaining showcase for their highly distinctive style

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Tell Me You're Mine
2. Cuban Love Song
3. Aye Aye Aye
4. Spinning a Web
5. Ramona
6. My Heart Is Free Again
7. I Won't Believe It
8. Tell Me That You Love Me
9. Coquette
10. Marcheta
11. The Strings of My Heart
12. Cuddle Me
13. Stolen Moments
14. Patzo for Pizza
15. From the Vine Came the Grape
16. Isle of Capri
17. Love I You (You I Love)
18. Wow!
19. The Little Shoemaker
20. Mecque, Mecque
21. Vieni-Vidi-Vici
22. Kiss to Call My Own
23. One a Two Time More
24. Pupalina
25. Wonderful Lips
26. Poppa Poppadopolis (The Happy Locksmith Man)
27. Chow Mein
28. Pledging My Love
29. My Babe

Disc: 2

1. Mambo Rock
2. Plantation Boogie
3. Chee Chee O Chee (Sang the Little Bird)
4. Who's Got the Pain
5. Madalaina
6. Bring Me a Bluebird
7. No Arms Can Ever Hold You
8. Molly-O
9. Vino Vino
10. Who's Gonna Take You to the Prom
11. Bella Bambinella
12. First Row Balcony
13. One Night Only
14. A Little Love, a Little Kiss
15. The Mountain Climber
16. Open the Letter
17. The Dum-De-Dum Song
18. Satin Doll
19. Magic Song
20. Each Time I Love You More
21. Ma Ma Ma Marie
22. Buona Serra
23. I'm Longin' for Love
24. Flamingo L'amour
25. How About Me
26. Again
27. Sweeter Than You
28. The Shovel (La Shabla)
29. Love Me Now and Forever
30. Carina
31. Daisy, You're Driving Me Crazy
32. Yakety Yak