From The Original Master Tapes CD

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Without A Song ~ The Checkers

2. Oh, Oh, Oh Baby ~ The Checkers

3. Flame In My Heart ~ The Checkers

4. My Prayer Tonight ~ The Checkers

5. Let Me Come Back ~ The Checkers

6. Love Wasn't There ~ The Checkers

7. Night's Curtain ~ The Checkers

8. I Wanna Know ~ The Checkers

9. Ghost Of My Baby ~ The Checkers

10. You Never Had It So Good ~ The Checkers

11. White Cliffs Of Dover ~ The Checkers

12. I Promise You ~ The Checkers

13. House With No Windows ~ The Checkers

14. Don't Stop Dan ~ The Checkers

15. You've Been Fooling Around ~ The Checkers

16. Over The Rainbow ~ The Checkers

17. Mama's Daughter ~ The Checkers

18. Can't Find My Sadie ~ The Checkers

19. Trying To Hold My Gal ~ The Checkers

20. I Wasn't Thinkin', I Was Drinkin' ~ The Checkers

21. Heaven Only Knows ~ The Checkers

22. Nine More Miles (The Faster, Faster Song) ~ The Checkers

Notes & Personnel Info
	The Checkers: Clyde McPhatter, Bill Brown , Charles White.
	Liner Note Author: Victor Pearlin.
	The Checkers were a short-lived vocal group founded in 1952 and lasting until 1954. During these short two years, the group released 11 singles on King, and found some commercial success despite heavy turnover. White Cliffs of Dover collects these 22 Checkers' songs, represented by the A- and B- sides of their 11 releases. The title track is probably the quartet's best-known release, but other tracks -- "Without a Song" and "Don't Stop Dan" -- also sold fairly well. The latter song, interestingly, is a belated answer song to "Sixty Minute Man" (which had also been sung by Checkers' founder, Bill Brown) and is coupled with a fantastic version of "House With No Windows." There's also the odd coupling of "You've Been Fooling Around" with a vibrant take on "Over the Rainbow." Interestingly, the group's last single -- "Heaven Only Knows" and "Nine More Miles" -- wasn't released until 1958, four years after the group had busted up. Whether these recordings emanated from the original group and had been hidden away in the vault, or King hired a new group to record them remains a mystery. White Cliffs of Dover is a fine collection and will be warmly embraced by fans of '50s vocal music. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
Producer: Victor Pearlin (Compilation)

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From The Original Master Tapes (2004)