Artist: Tokens (The) Release Date: Sep 1994 Format: CD Record Label: RCA Records (USA) Genre: R B Soul UPC: 078636647425 Sub-Genre: Doo-Wop Duration: Album Track listing 1. Lion Sleeps Tonight, The (Wimoweh) 2. B'wanina (Pretty Girl) :: Pretty Girl 3. Bamba, La 4. Hear the Bells (Ringing Bells) 5. You're Nothing But a Girl 6. Tonight I Met an Angel 7. Sincerely 8. When I Go to Sleep at Night 9. Thousand Miles Away, A 10. Please Write - (previously unreleased) 11. Dream Angel Goodnight 12. Somewhere There's a Girl - (previously unreleased) 13. I'll Do My Crying Tomorrow - (previously unreleased) 14. A-B-C, 1-2-3 15. Tonight Tonight 16. Dry Your Eyes 17. Sweet Laurie, Fair Laurie - (previously unreleased) 18. My Candy Apple Vette 19. My Friend's Car 20. When Summer Is Through Details Playing time: 45 min. Distributor: BMG (distributor) Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album notes Producers: Hugo Luigi. Compilation producer: Paul Williams. Includes liner notes by Colin Escott. Diogital remastered by Jay Newland and Dennis Ferrante. Audio Mixers: Dennis Ferrante; Jay Newland; Ray Hall. Liner Note Author: Colin Escott. Recording information: 05/05/1961-12/16/1963. The Tokens' unlikely blend of doo wop and what was, in folk circles, termed "ethnic music," resulted in one enormous and enduring hit: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)." After that, it was all downhill for the group during their RCA tenure -- the biggest of their followup hits reached a modest number 55 on the charts. Wimoweh: The Best of the Tokens rounds up all six of their chart entries, some of which -- like "B'Wanina (Pretty Girl)" and "La Bamba" -- repeated the "Wimoweh" formula. When those failed, the Tokens returned to straightforward doo wop material ("Tonight I Met an Angel"), covers of other vocal groups' hits ("Sincerely," "A Thousand Miles Away"), and, finally, Beach Boys-style car songs ("My Friend's Car"). The anthology also compiles a number of choice cuts and oddities that fall in-between, from the gorgeous "Somewhere There's a Girl" to the weirdly insulting love song "You're Nothing But a Girl." There's a "Little Darlin'" retread titled "Dry Your Eyes" and several songs with "night" or "tonight" in the title in apparent reference to the group's first two hits. Wimoweh: The Best of the Tokens also includes three previously unreleased songs for collectors. For those who couldn't get enough of the Tokens, several additional recordings from their RCA period were made available the same year on a budget collection, The Lion Sleeps Tonight. ~ Greg Adams THIS CD IS FROM THE JUKEBOX COMPANY WE USE TO OWN THIS CD IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION IT DOES HAVE A FEW LIGHT MARKS,IT WAS PUT INTO SERVICE ON A JUKEBOX,FOR A SHORT TIME ,IT'S SHIPPED IN A SLIMLINE JEWEL CASE WITH FRONT ARTWORK. Portions of this page Copyright 1988 - 2010 MSI Music Corp. All rights reserved. Portions of this page Copyright 1948 - 2010 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.