The Five Keys - The Aladdin Years (1995)

01. With A Broken Heart
02. The Glory Of Love		play
03. Yes Sir, That's My Baby
04. Red Sails In The Sunset
05. Be Anything But Be Mine
06. Mistakes
07. If You Only Knew
08. Hold Me
09. Will My Heart Stand A Chance
10. (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance
11. Can't Keep From Crying
12. Yearning
13. There Ought To Be A Law
14. Mama (Your Daughter Told A Lie On Me)
15. When You're Gone
16. I'll Always Be In Love With You
17. Rocking And Crying Blues
18. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)	play
19. Teardrops In Your Eyes
20. My Saddest Hour
21. (There'll Be Bluebirds Over The) White Cliffs Of Dover
22. Oh! Babe!
23. Someday, Sweetheart
24. Deep In My Heart
25. Story Of Love

Credits:
Ulysses K. Hicks  	Vocals
Ripley Ingram 	        Vocals
Ramon Loper 		Vocals
Gene Moore 		Vocals
Maryland Pierce 	        Vocals
Bernie West 		Vocals
Rudy West 		Vocals

This CD contains 25 tracks recorded by the Five Keys for Aladdin Records between 1951 and 1953. 9 of these tracks were unreleased. Only one track charted. That was "The Glory of Love", an R&B #1 in 1951. Most (18) of the tracks have Rudy West in the lead. The others have Ulysses K. Hicks doing lead (when Rudy was in the military). Almost all cuts are ballads, sometimes doo-wop, sometimes 40's vocal group style. The Five Keys specialized in pop standards during this period. This CD is filled with excellent ballads like "The Glory Of Love", "Red Sails In The Sunset", "I'll Always Be In Love With You", "These Foolish Things", "My Saddest Hour" and "White Cliffs Of Dover". There really isn't a bad track to be found. The liner notes contain a complete sessionography for the Five Keys.

The Five Keys is an American rhythm and blues vocal group that was instrumental in shaping this genre in the 1950s. They are generally regarded by aficionados of 1950s R&B vocal group harmony as one of the finest groups to ever record in this genre.

The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002.

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