Sugar Doll

Overview

Despite the great work of many excellent reissue labels, there remain hundreds of sides from the rock & roll era that are unheard outside of a small coterie. The German Buffalo Bop label isn't the heaviest hitter, but it knows its way around an appealing thematic compilation, and Sugar Doll unearths no less than 30 interesting sides from female rocksters and popsters. This is seriously obscure music, the area where chart positions are virtually nonexistent and knowledge of the songs known only to those who collect 45s. (For a good gauge, consider that the most famous name here is Linda Scott, who barely cracked the Top 40.) As could be expected from the obscurity of the material, these are not well-recorded songs, and the arrangements are rudimentary, even compared to the standards of the time. (Plenty of the songs are light novelty fare, and listeners will know the drill as soon as they hear titles like "Rockin' in the Nursery" and "Ring a Ding Dong Dandy.") Still, the singers are sincere, and the songs chart an interesting variety from Brill Building pop to sock-hop rock & roll to country crossover. For that certain segment of music fandom interested in historical patterns, second-rank material like this is just as interesting as (and occasionally more revealing than) songs by Connie Francis or Wanda Jackson. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	05/17/2005
Label:	Buffalo Bop
UPC:	4001043551739
Rank:	214505

Tracks

1. Do I Do Right
2. The "USA"  - Paul Anka
3. Mind Your Own Business  - Evelyn White
4. I Got the Hurt
5. Rockin' in the Nursery
6. Rockin' and Washing Sue
7. Please Don't Call Me Lonesome  - Groovey Joe Poovey  - Cheri Robbins  - Jim Shell
8. Boy Watcher  - Pat Parker  - Buck Trail
9. Let's Have a Party
10. I Wanta Be Free  - Mary Clark  - Evelyn Harlene
11. You Can't Get Away from Me  -  Rae
12. Scrapbook Twist
13. Ring a Ding Dong Dandy
14. Sugar Plum  - Beverly Bea  - Sax Kari
15. Glue Me Back, Jack
16. He's Coming Back  - Carole Bennett  -  Satisfiers
17. Twisteree
18. Bye-Bye Baby  - Morton Levand
19. Mama's Alibi
20. Needle in a Haystack
21. Baby Oh Baby
22. Old Moon  - Waco Austin  - Betty Foley
23. Do Dee Oodle Dee Do I'm in Love  - Geraldine Coker
24. Full Time Lover
25. Devil Doll
26. Come on and Dance  - Maureen Gray
27. What Would Johnny Say
28. I've Told Every Little Star  - Linda Scott
29. Real Kool Kitty  -  Rae
30. Big Fat Mama

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Satisfiers   Primary Artist
Maureen Gray   Primary Artist
Betty Foley   Primary Artist
Evelyn Harlene   Primary Artist
Evelyn White   Primary Artist
Beverly Bea   Primary Artist
Pat Parker   Primary Artist
Linda Scott   Primary Artist
Carole Bennett   Primary Artist
Cheri Robbins   Primary Artist
Nona Rae & B. Collins Band   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Mary Clark   Composer
Jim Shell   Composer
Buck Trail   Composer
Waco Austin   Composer
Geraldine Coker   Composer
Paul Anka   Composer
Sax Kari   Composer
Groovey Joe Poovey   Composer
Morton Levand   Composer