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The Flamingos

The Flamingos albums

The Flamingos are an American doo-wop group formed in Chicago in 1953. The band became popular in mid-to-late 1950s and are best known for their 1959 cover version of "I Only Have Eyes for You". They have since been hailed as being one of the finest and most influential vocal groups in pop and doo wop music history. In 2001, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band's cover version of "I Only Have... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: I Only Have Eyes for You - #2: The Boogaloo Party - #3: Nobody Loves Me Like You - #4: Lovers Never Say Goodbye - #5: I'll Be Home

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1956	Rock Rock Rock OST	30		MP3
	1.	1956	A Kiss from Your Lips	11	US R&B 12	MP3	[Checker 837] written by Roquel Davis & Russ Fratto
	2.	1956	I'll Be Home	19	US R&B 5	MP3	[Checker 830] written by Ferdinand Washington & Stanley Lewis

	2.	1959-1970		56		MP3
	1.	01/1959	Lovers Never Say Goodbye	23	US 52 • US R&B 25	MP3	[End 1035] written by Paul Wilson & Terry Johnson
	2.	12/1960	Your Other Love	15	US 54	MP3	[End 1081] written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
	3.	03/1961	Kokomo	6	US 92	MP3	[End 1085] written by Sam Taylor
	4.	03/1970	Buffalo Soldier	12	US 86 • US R&B 28	MP3	[Polydor 2-14019] written by David Barnes, Myrna Smith & Margaret Lewis

	3.	1959	Flamingo Serenade	118		MP3
	1.	06/1959	I Only Have Eyes for You	110	US 11 • US R&B 3	MP3	[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #157] #1 hit for Ben Selvin in 1934 [End 1046] written by Harry Warren & Al Dubin
	2.	10/1959	Love Walked In	7	US 88	MP3	[End 1055] written by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin

	4.	1960	Requestfully Yours	49		MP3
	1.	01/1960	I Was Such a Fool (to Fall in Love with You)	10	US 71	MP3	[End 1062] written by Michael Canosa & Danny Stradella
	2.	04/1960	Nobody Loves Me Like You	39	US 30 • US R&B 23	MP3	[End 1068] written by Sam Cooke

	5.	1960-1961	Flamingo Favorites	33		MP3
	1.	07/1960	Mio Amore	15	US 74 • US R&B 27	MP3	[End 1073] written by Jacob Carey, Nathaniel Nelson, Terry Johnson, Charles Hunt, Paul Wilson & Esekiel Carey
	2.	07/1961	Time Was	18	US 45	MP3	[End 1092] written by Miguel Prado

	6.	1961	The Flamingos Meet the Moonglows (On the Dusty Road of Hits)	3		MP3
	1.	08/1961	Golden Teardrops	3	US 108	MP3	[Vee-Jay 384] written by Johnny Carter

	7.	1963	The Sound of the Flamingos	4		MP3
	1.	05/1963	I Know Better	4	US 107	MP3	[End 1121] written by Bill Nash

	8.	1966	Their Hits Then and Now	49		MP3
	1.	03/1966	The Boogaloo Party	49	US 93 • US R&B 22 • UK 26	MP3	[Philips 40347] written by Doug McClure, Willie Clarke & Zeke Carey

	9.	1969	Color Them Beautiful	2		MP3
	1.	09/1969	Dealin' (Groovin' with Feelin')	2	US R&B 48	MP3	[Julmar 506] written by Zeke Carey

See also...

Ezekiel Carey • Jacob Carey • Paul Wilson • Sollie McElroy • Terry Johnson • Tommy Hunt

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