The Dreamlovers were an American
doo wop group from
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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.
Formed in 1956, the group took several names early in its career, recording demos as The Romancers and The Midnighters (under which name they backed
Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks; November 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of The Midnighters and one of the first rock and roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s. He played an inte ...
on a 1960 recording of "
The Twist"). They recorded briefly for V-Tone Records before signing to
Heritage Records, who released their 1961 single "
When We Get Married". The song reached No. 10 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100; the next year, their tune "If I Should Lose You" (on
End Records
End Records was a record label founded in 1957 by George Goldner. In 1962 the label was acquired by Morris Levy and incorporated into Roulette Records. Among its more successful recording acts were the Flamingos, the Chantels, and Little Anthony ...
) made it to No. 62.
The group remained active well into the 1960s. Their hit "When We Get Married" was covered by
The Intruders in 1970 and by
Larry Graham in 1980; "You Gave Me Somebody to Love" was a
UK hit for
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann were an English rock band, formed in London and active between 1962 and 1969. The group were named after their keyboardist Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The band had two diffe ...
in 1966.
Members
*Morris Gardner - lead
*Don Hogan - lead
*James Dunn - bass
*Clifton Dunn - baritone (died June 22, 2014)
*Tommy Ricks - tenor
*Cleveland Hammock - tenor
Discography
Singles
*"For the First Time" / "Take It from a Fool" (1960, Len 1006)
*"Home Is Where the Heart Is" / "Annabelle Lee" (1960, V-Tone 211)
*"Time" / "May I Kiss the Bride" (1961, V-Tone 229)
*"When We Get Married" / "Just Because" (1961, Heritage 102) (US #10)
*"Welcome Home" / "Let Them Love" (1961, Heritage 104)
*"Zoom Zoom Zoom" / "While We Were Dancing" (1962, Heritage 107)
*"If I Should Lose You" / "I Miss You" (1962, End 1114) (US #62)
*"Together" / "Amazons and Coyotees" (1963, Casino 1308)
*"Together" / "Amazons and Coyotees" (1963, Swan 4167)
*"Sad Sad Boy" / "If I Were a Magician" (1963, Columbia 42698)
*"Black Bottom" / "Sad Sad Boy" (1963, Columbia 42752)
*"Pretty Little Girl" / "I'm Through with You" (1963, Columbia 42842)
*"Oh Baby Mine" / "These Will Be the Good Old Days" (1964, Cameo 326)
*"You Gave Me Somebody to Love" / "Doin' Things Together with You" (1965, Warner Brothers 5619)
*"The Bad Times Make the Good Times" / "Bless Your Soul" (1966, Mercury 72595)
*"Calling Jo-Ann" / "You Gave Me Somebody to Love" (1966, Mercury 72630)
LPs
*''The Bird (& Other Golden Dancing Grooves)'' (1963, Columbia 8820)
*''The Best of the Dreamlovers, Vol. 1'' (1980s, Collectibles 5004)
*''The Best of the Dreamlovers, Vol. 2'' (1980s, Collectibles 5005)
CDs
*''The Best of the Dreamlovers, Vol. 1'' (1990, Collectables 5004)
*''The Best of the Dreamlovers, Vol. 2'' (1990, Collectables 5005)
References
External links
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Doo-wop groups
Musical groups from Philadelphia