The Ames Brothers - The Ames Brothers Hits Collection 1948-60 (2016)

The early 50s was a heyday for vocal groups, riding the wave of middle-of-the-road popular music in the Tin Pan Alley-dominated years before rock n roll changed pop music for ever. The Ames Brothers were one of the most popular of those groups, making their US chart debut in 1948, and racking up a lengthy string of hits over the next few years, including memorable No. 1s like Rag Mop, Sentimental Me and You, You, You. Their following was such that despite the upheaval that rock n roll occasioned in the pop landscape, they continued having chart entries right through to the start of the new decade. This great-value 54-track 2-CD collection comprises all of the Billboard Top 100 entries they achieved during their career, including their UK Top 3 hit Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane, plus all their Cash Box Top 40 entries which did not feature in Billboard, recording initially for Coral before moving to RCA in 1953. Apart from those mentioned above, it features classic big hits like Music, Music Music, Can Anyone Explain Undecided, Tammy and Melodie DAmour. Its an evocative and definitive souvenir of one of the most popular and successful groups of their era.

TRACKLIST
01. The Ames Brothers – A Tree in the Meadow (3:10)
02. The Ames Brothers – You, You, You Are the One (2:30)
03. The Ames Brothers – Cruising Down the River (2:39)
04. The Ames Brothers – Rag Mop (2:39)
05. The Ames Brothers – Sentimental Me (3:16)
06. The Ames Brothers – (Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music! (2:37)
07. The Ames Brothers – Stars Are the Windows of Heaven (3:07)
08. The Ames Brothers – Can Anyone Explain (No, No, No) (3:07)
09. The Ames Brothers – Thirsty for Your Kisses (2:57)
10. The Ames Brothers – Oh Babe! (2:47)
11. The Ames Brothers – The Thing (2:38)
12. The Ames Brothers – Wang Wang Blues (2:36)
13. The Ames Brothers – Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) (2:32)
14. The Ames Brothers – Undecided (2:58)
15. The Ames Brothers – Sentimental Journey (3:20)
16. The Ames Brothers – I Wanna Love You (2:07)
17. The Ames Brothers – I’ll Still Love You (3:00)
18. The Ames Brothers – Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart (2:45)
19. The Ames Brothers – String Along (2:24)
20. The Ames Brothers – My Favorite Song (2:58)
21. The Ames Brothers – No Moon at All (2:39)
22. The Ames Brothers – Can’t I? (2:44)
23. The Ames Brothers – You You You (2:55)
24. The Ames Brothers – My Love, My Life, My Happiness (2:27)
25. The Ames Brothers – I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with Me (3:11)
26. The Ames Brothers – Boogie Woogie Maxixe (2:46)
27. The Ames Brothers – The Man with the Banjo (2:54)
28. The Ames Brothers – Man, Man, Is for the Woman Made (2:25)
29. The Ames Brothers – Leave It to Your Heart (3:05)
30. The Ames Brothers – Hopelessly (2:50)
31. The Ames Brothers – One More Time (2:41)
32. The Ames Brothers – The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane (2:51)
33. The Ames Brothers – Addio (2:21)
34. The Ames Brothers – Sweet Brown-Eyed Baby (2:45)
35. The Ames Brothers – My Bonnie Lassie (2:28)
36. The Ames Brothers – Forever Darling (2:42)
37. The Ames Brothers – I’m Gonna Love You (2:26)
38. The Ames Brothers – It Only Hurts for a Little While (2:43)
39. The Ames Brothers – If You Wanna See Mamie Tonight (2:37)
40. The Ames Brothers – 49 Shades of Green (2:33)
41. The Ames Brothers – Summer Sweetheart (2:52)
42. The Ames Brothers – I Saw Esau (2:19)
43. The Ames Brothers – Tammy (2:26)
44. The Ames Brothers – Rockin’ Shoes (1:56)
45. The Ames Brothers – Melodie D’amour (Melody of Love) (2:41)
46. The Ames Brothers – Little Gypsy (2:18)
47. The Ames Brothers – A Very Precious Love (2:44)
48. The Ames Brothers – Stay (2:40)
49. The Ames Brothers – Little Serenade (Piccolissima Serenata) (3:00)
50. The Ames Brothers – Pussy Cat (2:29)
51. The Ames Brothers – No One but You (In My Heart) (2:51)
52. The Ames Brothers – Red River Rose (2:46)
53. The Ames Brothers – Someone to Come Home To (2:23)
54. The Ames Brothers – China Doll (2:35)