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Ain't That Somethin: The Best of Somethin' Smith ()

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Ain't That Somethin: The Best of Somethin' Smith - Somethin' Smith and the Redheads
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Track Listing
  1. Red Head
  2. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
  3. I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)
  4. Gee
  5. I'm Gonna Wrap up All My Heartaches
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  1. Red Head
  2. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
  3. I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)
  4. Gee
  5. I'm Gonna Wrap up All My Heartaches
  6. When All the Streets Are Dark
  7. My Melancholy Baby
  8. Ma (She's Making Eyes at Me)
  9. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
  10. The Mambo, Tango, Samba, Calypso Rhumba Blues
  11. In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town
  12. Give Me the Simple Life
  13. Candy
  14. You Always Hurt the One You Love
  15. My Baby Just Cares for Me
  16. Just in Case You Change Your Mind
  17. Heartaches
  18. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
  19. Sweet Georgia Brown
  20. When I Grow Too Old to Dream
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Somethin' Smith & the Redheads were one of the most unique vocal groups of the '50s, mixing old standards like "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" (their biggest hit) and "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" with a distinctive, staccato vocal style that could be more gimmicky than appealing when taken to extremes. Throw in a banjo, and that just about sums up the group's sound. Ain't That Somethin' has 20 tracks, including their four hits from 1955-56, and a few tracks that reveal a hint of rock & roll influence. Somethin' Smith & the ...

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Ain't That Somethin: The Best of Somethin' Smith 1998, Collectors' Choice Music

UPC: 617742004427

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