Sonny Til & The Orioles
"Still Crying In
The Chapel
1948-1962"
© Jasmine
April 14 - 20, 2024
Year of Release: 2013
Rating:
Disc One:
It's Too Soon To Know
Barbara Lee
It's Gonna Be
A Lonely Christmas
Tell Me So
Deacon Jones
A Kiss And A Rose
I Challenge Your Kiss
Forgive And Forget
What Are You Doing
New Year's Eve
I'd Rather Have You
Under The Moon
I Need You So
Happy Go Lucky
Local Blues
Hold Me Squeeze Me
Baby Please Don't Go
I Maybe Wrong
How Blind Can You Be
Shrimp Boats
Waiting
Barfly
Geting Tired Tired Tired
I Only Have Eyes For You
Once In A While
Good
See See Rider
Don't Cry Baby
Feeling Low
Baby I Love You So
It Ain't Gonna Be
Like That
Disc Two:
Yes Indeed
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Teardrops On My Pillow
Bad Little Girl
Crying In The Chapel
In The Mission Of
St. Augustine
There's No One But You
Longing
Fair Exchange
I Just Got Lucky
For All We Know
Sugar Girl
Live It Up
Come On Home
The First Of Summer
Night And Day
Shimmy Time
It's Too Soon To Know
In The Chapel
In The Moonlight
Secret Love
I Miss You So
Back To The Chapel Again
Hey Little Woman
Don't Tell Her What
Happened To Me
Don't Mess Around
With My Love
What Are You Doing
New Year's Eve
Write And Tell Me Why
The Wobble
Lonely Christmas
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Sonny Til & The Orioles' recordings from 1948 to 1962 is featured this week, as most would remember them as The
Orioles. (Sonny Til was the lead singer.) Dick Clark's vinyl LP, Dick Clark's 20 Years Of Rock And Roll featured
one song from each year, starting with 1954, and ending with 1972. In listening to Jasmine Records' Still Crying In The
Chapel 1948-1962, I noticed the song "Crying In The Chapel" and the Dick Clark LP version are different in sound.
Jasmine Records has always done an excellent job in releasing ORIGINAL recordings by many of the artists. It is indicated
on the Jasmine compilation, that all of the songs are the ORIGINAL recordings. In researching the Dick Clark LP version,
it was RE-RECORDED by Sonny Til & The Orioles, in 1959. (The original version was recorded in 1953.) It would have been
great if both the original 1953 and 1959 versions were included on this compilation. (Elvis Presley would also record this
song, as it would become one of his greatest gospel songs he recorded.)
Disc One:
Still Crying In The Chapel 1942-1962 is a 2-disc compilation. "It's Too Soon To Know" has two versions.
Disc 1 has the 1948 versiosn, where Disc 2 is from 1962. (This is where the two versions of "Crying In The Chapel"
should have been on this compilation.) The 1948 version of "It's Too Soon To Know" has a good comparison to another
well-known popular group, The Ink Spots. "Barbara Lee" is your typical 1950s sound, as in the Jumpin' Jive style.
"It's Gonna Be A Lonely Christmas" has the Ink Spots style, "Tell Me So" continues the smoothness of the
1950s (crooning) style. Upbeat gets "Deacon Jones," "A Kiss And A Rose" is just smooooth. Likewise, "I Challenge
Your Kiss" is another cool smooth song, and so is "Forgive And Forget." Once again, there are two versions of
one song, the Christmas song "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" (1949 [on Disc 1], and 1962 [on Disc 2]). More
"smoothness" returns on "I'd Rather Have You Under The Moon" and "I Need You So." "Happy Go Lucky Local
Blues" has to be one of the most impressive songs; it's Jazz, it's Blues. Maybe ahead of its time (1951), before Rock
n Roll came along. The jazz of Louis Prima comes to mind on this song also. On that note, the next song is also jazzy and
bluesy, "Hold Me Squeeze Me." The jazz and blues continues on "Baby Please Don't Go." More on the Jazz side
gets "I Maybe Wrong." "How Blind Can You Be" is a good Do-Wop track. "Shrimp Boats" is Jazz, is Blues,
and also has a smoothness to it as well. "Waiting" could be a song recorded by The Mills Brothers. It's also smooth
in sound, and big band sound. Bluesey and Louis Jordan gets the comparison on "Barfly." "Getting Tired Tired Tired"
compares to both Louis Jordan and Louis Prima. "I Only Have Eyes For You" (The Flamingos would have the most popular
version) is done quite well by Sonny Til & Edna McGriff, "Once In A While" -- smooth, another smooth song, by Sonny
Til & Edna McGriff. "Good" (by Sonny Til & Edna McGriff) is a very GOOD and upbeat song. "See See Rider"
(which would be covered during the Rock Era), is done exceptionally well here, by Sonny Til & The Orioles. "Don't Cry
Baby" is another smooth one, and has a great Big Band sound. "Feeling Low" -- Jazz. "Baby I Love You So,"
"It Ain't Gonna Be Like That" -- snappy Jazz/Blues.
Disc Two:
Disc Two has 9 songs, continuing from Disc One. "Yes Indeed" has Jackie "Moms" Mabley on lead vocals. It's
Louis Armstrong'ish, and all that jazz. "Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me" is another well-done song, as it would be most
\popular by Mel Carter, years later. "Teardrops On My Pillow" continues the upbeat jazz/blues style. The cool,
smooth Jazz/Blues also gets the next track, "Bad Little Girl." "Crying In The Chapel" is next, and this original
version is as exceptional as the 1959 version. Another vocal group that comes to mind for many of the Orioles' songs,
are the Platters, minus their female singer. Beautiful simply describes "In The Mission Of St. Augustine." "There's
No One But You" keeps that smoothness flowing. Great harmonies are heard on "Longing" (Ink Spots/Mills Brothers
comparisons). Could Elvis had done "Fair Exchange" from one of his movies? I think so. And yes, Elvis could have
recorded "I Just Got Lucky."
Sonny Til's Orioles
Starting with "I Just Got Lucky," Sonny Til & The Orioles became Sonny Til's Orioles. Four songs are
credited with this name - "I Just Got Lucky," "For All We Know," "Sugar Girl," and "Live It Up."
Classic Do-Wop has "For All We Know," "Sugar Girl" is definitely a 1950s song, as in "I Only Have Eyes For
You." Upbeat and snappy gets "Live It Up."
Sonny Til
By 1960, Sonny Til was now on his own, as four songs are credited by his name only: "Come On Home," "The First
Summer," "Night And Day," and "Shimmy Time." "Come On Home" definitely has that early-1960s sound, as it has
a musical style as the teenage hearthrobs had, such as Frankie Avalon, Fabian, and even Freddy Cannon. "The First Of
Summer" continues that sound, as other crooners such as Steve Lawrence, Bobby Vinton, and such the likes of them.
Cole Porter's "Night And Day" is a classic, as Sonny Til puts his own touch on it, early-1960s style. The upbeat
1960s has "Shimmy Time." All well-done by the (solo) Sonny, as the sound of Rock n Roll was changing, starting
the 1960s decade.
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This LP was recorded in 1962, as the remaining of Disc 2 contains this album, 12 songs total. "It's Too Soon To
Know" gets the remake, and it is just as good as the original was, from 1948. "In The Chapel In The Moonlight"
is next, and well-done, just as Dean Martin's version. "Secret Love" would be a popular song for Doris Day, as
The Orioles' version here is a great do-wop styled song. More great do-wop on "I MIss You So,' "Back To The Chapel
Again." Rock n Roll would have to be the best description for "Hey Little Woman." The smoothness returns on
"Don't Tell Her What Happened To Me." Rock n Roll 1950s gets "Don't Mess Around With My Love." "What Are You
Doing New Year's Eve" and "Write And Tell Me Why" gets the 1950s do-wop treatment. "The Wobble" is
Rock n Roll! "Lonely Christmas" is another slow and smooth tune, ending this fantastic compilation.
Sonny Til & The Orioles' music has many great musical styles - Do-wop, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Big Band, Rock n Roll.
Many comparisons to other artists - Louis Jordan, Louis Armstrong, The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, Louis Prima. This
compilation is simply - great. It's ironic that their songs were not as popular as the other artists who were really
popular from the 1950s and early 1960s. Discover Sonny Til & The Orioles music, if you haven't heard them. For the 1950s
fan, you'll enjoy the music. Sonny Til is no longer with us (like many other members of the Orioles), but their music lives
on. They were inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1995.
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