The Fontane Sisters were a family vocal trio who worked on radio, and made early recordings for the Musicraft label around 1946, before joining Perry Como's radio show, which led to a recording contract with RCA, for whom they had a number of big hits, including duets with Perry Como. They moved to the Dot label in 1954, and immediately had major successes with cover versions of big hits from the R&B charts, most notably a pop No. 1 with their version of The Charms' "Hearts Of Stone", and a No. 3 with a cover of Boyd Bennett's "Seventeen". This great-value 60-track 2-CD collection features all their 44 entries in the Billboard and Cash Box charts, including their two No. 1s with Perry Como "'A' You're Adorable" and "Hoop-De-Doo", plus selected A & B sides from their singles for Musicraft, RCA and Dot from the era. Although they were very much part of the middle-of-the-road pop scene of the late '40s and early '50s, their versatility was such that from their beginnings in the immediate post-war years, they were able to sustain their chart career into the rock 'n' roll era. They are a group who, despite their numerous chart successes, have not been accorded the recognition they merit as artists who had the staying power and talent to ride the waves of the music business during the turbulent era of the mid-'50s. This overview of their active career as recording artists provides an entertaining insight into that talent.

Tracklist:

It Couldn't Be True (Or Could It?)
Linger in My Arms a Little Longer, Baby - Various Performers
N'yot N'yow - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
Underneath the Linden Tree
A' You're Adorable - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
A Dreamer's Holiday - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
I Wanna Go Home - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
Bibbity-Bobbity-Boo - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters
Hoop-Dee-Doo - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters 1
I Wanna Be Loved 1
I Cross My Fingers - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters 1
You're Just in Love - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters 1
Tennessee Waltz 1
Grasshopper Heart - the Fontane Sisters ; the Sons of the Pioneers 1
Let Me in - Texas Jim Robertson/The Fontane Sisters 1
The Fortune Teller Song - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters 1
There's No Boat Like a Rowboat 1
Rhumba Boogie 1
Castle Rock - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters 2
Rollin' Stone - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters 2
Cold, Cold Heart 2
It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters 2
To Know You Is to Love You - Perry Como ; the Fontane Sisters 2
Kissing Bridge 2
Happy Days and Lonely Nights 2
Willow Weep for Me 2
Hearts of Stone 2
Bless Your Heart 2
Rock Love 3
You're Mine 3
Most of All 3
Rollin' Stone 3
Playmates 3
Seventeen 3
If I Could Be with You 3
Daddy-O 3
Adorable 3
Nuttin' for Christmas 3
Eddie My Love 4
Yum, Yum 4
I'm in Love Again 4
Voices - Pat Boone ; the Fontane Sisters 4
Lonesome Lover Blues 4
Please Don't Leave Me 4
Still 4
Honolulu Moon 4
The Banana Boat Song 4
Dancing to the Rock 'N' Rolla 4
I'm Stickin' with You 5
Fool Around 5
Ain't It the Truth 5
Chanson D'amour 5
Buttermilk 5
Encore D'amour 5
Jealous Heart 5
Billy Boy 5
Bless Your Heart 5
You Are My Sunshine 5
Listen to Your Heart 6
Theme from 'A Summer Place' 6
Come Home Eddie

UPC: 824046322328
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 1.19.18
Format: CD

FONTANE SISTERS - Singles Collection 1946-60 (CD)