THE '5' ROYALES are a five star group, no question. The North Carolina group's enjoyable stew of jump blues, doo-wop and gospel was a major influence on the rock and soul music to come Housed in a beautiful 8 1/2" X 8 1/2" 124 page hardcover package, this complete collection by these founding fathers of American Soul Music contains 141 tracks on 5 compact discs. Headed by influential guitarist/songwriter Lowman Pauling (who influenced guitar greats including Steve Cropper and Eric Clapton", the collection includes the original recordings of "Think" (covered by James Brown), "Dedicated To The One I Love" (covered by The Shirelles and Mamas and Papas) along with a treasure trove of blistering R&B scorchers and some fine ballads as well.
76 Slummer the Slum, Aka Stompenin' Stomp (Alternate Take)
77 Real Thing
78 Real Thing (Alternate Take 2)
79 Your Only Love
80 Your Only Love (Alternate Take)
81 Know It's Hard But It's Fair
82 Miracle of Love
83 Tell Me You Care
84 Wonder Where Your Love Has Gone
85 My Sugar Sugar
86 Pumpkin Pie
87 It Hurts Inside
88 I'm with You
89 Don't Give Me More Than You Can Take
90 Why
91 (Something Moves Me) Within My Heart
92 Solid Rock
93 I'm a Cool Teenager
94 I'm a Cool Teenager (Undubbed Version)
95 Now Baby Don't Do It
96 Everybody Knows
97 Please, Please, Please
98 Got to Know
99 Dedicated to the One I Love (Alternate Mix)
100 If You Don't Need Me
101 I'm Gonna Tell Them
102 Raindrops Keep A-Fallin'
103 Please, Please, Be Mine
104 Not Going to Cry
105 Take Me with You Babjy
106 Here It 'Tis Right Here
107 Jail Bird
108 Much in Need
109 They Don't Know
110 Send Me Somebody
111 Come on Let's Have a Good Time
112 Just Can't Do Me This Way
113 Help Me Somebody
114 Talk About My Woman
115 Talk About My Women PT 2
116 Goof Ball
117 Catch That Teardrop
118 Want It Like That
119 What's in the Heart
120 She Did Me Wrong
121 Show Me
122 Think (Unreleased)
123 I'm Standing in the Shadows
124 Doin' Everything
125 Baby, Don't Do It
126 There's Somebody Over There
127 Baby, Don't Do It
128 Like It Like That
129 Never Turn Your Back
130 Faith
131 Time for Everything
132 It Won't Be Long (Aka Soul House)
133 Mr Moon Man PT 1 & PT 2
134 I'm on the Right Road Now
135 Mr Moon Man
136 Help Yourself
137 Roll with the Punch
138 I'm Not Ashamed
139 Didn't We Fool Them
140 Washboard Take 1
141 (I'm) Gonna Spend My Money
THE '5' ROYALES are a five star group, no question. The North Carolina group's enjoyable stew of jump blues, doo-wop and gospel was a major influence on the rock and soul music to come Housed in a beautiful 8 1/2" X 8 1/2" 124 page hardcover package, this complete collection by these founding fathers of American Soul Music contains 141 tracks on 5 compact discs. Headed by influential guitarist/songwriter Lowman Pauling (who influenced guitar greats including Steve Cropper and Eric Clapton", the collection includes the original recordings of "Think" (covered by James Brown), "Dedicated To The One I Love" (covered by The Shirelles and Mamas and Papas) along with a treasure trove of blistering R&B scorchers and some fine ballads as well.
