Danté & The Evergreens

• Danté & The Evergreens are invariably perceived as one-hit wonders, for their U.S. Top 20 cover of The Hollywood Argyles’ ‘Alley-Oop’.
• Yet their follow-up, ‘Time Machine’, also dented the U.S. charts, while a later Danté solo 45, ‘(You’re My) Miss America’, was successfully covered by The Beach Boys.
• After The Evergreens split, lead singer Donald “Danté” Drowty cut several further 45s, a couple backed by The Rivingtons, enjoying some regional successes.
• This compilation reissues everything that Danté recorded between 1960-62, with and without The Evergreens (it includes their collectable, vastly underrated LP), plus - as bonus tracks - three singles that he and his Evergreens sang on, in an earlier incarnation.
• Much of this repertoire is damnably difficult to find elsewhere on CD, while the bonus tracks are highly sought after by Doo Wop aficionados.

Track Listing

1. ALLEY-OOP
2. (Gotta Be) THE RIGHT TIME
3. TIME MACHINE
4. DREAM LAND
5 YEAH BABY
6. WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE
7. DA DOO
8. THINK SWEET THOUGHTS
9. DREAM LOVER
10. LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
11. GLORY OF LOVE
12. HUSH-A-BYE
13. VENUS
14. BLUE MOON
15. SPECIAL KIND OF LOVE
16. STARBRIGHT
17. WE'RE READY FOR LOVE
18. LOVER NOT A FIGHTER
19. I DON'T MIND ANYMORE
20. LOVE IS A MIRACLE MAKER
21. SOMETHING HAPPENS (Dante & his friends)
22. ARE YOU JUST MY FRIEND (Dante & his friends)
23. (You're My) MISS AMERICA (Dante & his friends)
24. NOW I'VE GOT YOU (Dante & his friends)
25. AM I THE ONE (Dante)
26. THE MAGIC RING (Dante)

Bonus Tracks
27. L-O-V-E (Tony Moon & The Aktones)
28. N-A-C-L (Tony Moon & The Aktones)
29. FALL IN LOVE WITH ME (Akim & The Aktones)
30. VOODOO DRUMS (Akim & The Aktones)
31. LONELY BLUE BOY (Will Wendel & The Aktones)
32. LOVER (Will Wendel & The Aktones)