The 5 Royales
Biography
The "5" Royales were a relatively unheralded, but significant, link between early R&B and early soul in their combination of doo wop, jump blues, and gospel styles. Their commercial success was relatively modest — they had seven Top Ten R&B hits in the 1950s, most recorded in the span of little over a year between late 1952 and late 1953. A few of their singles would prove extremely popular in cover versions by other artists, though — James Brown and Aretha Franklin tore it up with "Think," Ray Charles covered "Tell the Truth," and the Shirelles (and later the Mamas & the Papas) had pop success with "Dedicated to the One I Love." Almost all of their material was written by guitarist Lowman Pauling, who influenced Steve Cropper with his biting and bluesy guitar lines, which at their most ferocious almost sound like a precursor to blues-rock.. The "5" Royales were a relatively unheralded, but significant, link between early R&B and early soul in their combination of doo wop, jump blues, and gospel styles. Their commercial success was relatively modest — they had seven Top Ten R&B hits in the 1950s, most recorded in the span of little over a year between late 1952 and late 1953. A few of their singles would prove extremely popular in cover versions by other artists, though — James Brown and Aretha Franklin tore it up with "Think," Ray Charles covered "Tell the Truth," and the Shirelles (and later the Mamas & the Papas) had pop success with "Dedicated to the One I Love." Almost all of their material was written by guitarist Lowman Pauling, who influenced Steve Cropper with his biting and bluesy guitar lines, which at their most ferocious almost sound like a precursor to blues-rock.
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1. | Please Please Be Mine | Dance Hall Killers | 2:38 | $1.29 | |
2. | Double Or Nothing | Doo-Wop Diner 3 | 2:05 | $0.99 | |
3. | They Don't Know | Rockin' Rhythm 'n.. | 2:17 | $0.99 | |
4. | She Did Me Wrong | Rockin' Rhythm 'n.. | 2:33 | $0.99 | |
5. | Not Going to Cry | Rockin' Rhythm 'n.. | 2:34 | $0.99 | |
6. | I Got To Know | Rockin' Rhythm 'n.. | 2:32 | $0.99 | |
7. | Think | Black, Proud & Loud! Ea.. | 2:37 | $0.99 | |
8. | Baby Take All of Me | American Roots of Doo Wop | 2:36 | $0.99 | |
9. | Baby Take All Of Me | 100 Doo Wop Hits | 2:36 | $0.99 | |
10. | Wonder Where Your Love Has Gone | It's Rare Doo Wop, Vol... | 2:28 | $0.99 | |
11. | Help me Sombody | American R And B No1 Hits V.. | 3:05 | $0.99 | |
12. | Catch That Teardrop | R&B Soul Classics | 2:31 | $0.99 | |
13. | Catch That Teardrop | Lost Soul Gems | 2:31 | $0.99 | |
14. | Women About to Make Me Go Crazy | Five Royales | 3:02 | $0.99 | |
15. | One Mistake | Five Royales | 2:58 | $0.99 | |
16. | Mine Forever | Five Royales | 2:19 | $0.99 | |
17. | It Hurts Inside | Five Royales | 2:39 | $0.99 | |
18. | Wonder Where Your Love Has Gone | Five Royales | 2:39 | $0.99 | |
19. | Tell Me You Care | Five Royales | 3:03 | $0.99 | |
20. | Get Something Out of It | Five Royales | 2:30 | $0.99 | |
21. | School Girl | Five Royales | 2:50 | $0.99 | |
22. | When You Walked Through the Door | Five Royales | 2:49 | $0.99 | |
23. | My Sugar Sugar | Five Royales | 2:59 | $0.99 | |
24. | Miracle of Love | Five Royales | 2:43 | $0.99 | |
25. | I Know It’s Hard But It’s Fair | Five Royales | 2:47 | $0.99 | |