The orlons –

Wah watusi / south street

With five consecutive Top 20 hits, The Orlons were Cameo/Parkway's premier group, with the tight harmonies of Rosetta Hightower, Marlena Davis and Shirley Brickley offset by Steve Caldwell's froggy bass interjections. 1962's "The Wah-Watusi", their first long-player, showcases each member on a collection of mostly covers, but the real Orlons masterpiece is "South Street" from 1963, by which time they had perfected their signature sound and applied it to a wildly disparate repertoire. Amidst jangling tambourines, honking saxes and thumping kettle drums, the group Orlon-izes folk favourite 'Walk Right In', big band warhorses such as 'Muskrat Ramble' and 'Cement Mixer' and a highly imaginative take on Bobby Rydell's 'We Got Love'.Other highlights include Roy Hamilton's 'Don't Let Go' (check out the modulations in perfect harmony) and, of course, the insanely infectious title song. I challenge you to listen to this album without smiling!

Country of Pressing	UK
Artist	The Orlons
Released	2010
Music Genre	Pop / Rock
Label	ACE RECORDS UK
Condition	New
UPC	029667042222
SKU	al-029667042222

1.1 Dedicated to the One I Love
1.2 Tonight
1.3 Mashed Potato Time
1.4 The Plea
1.5 Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)
1.6 I'll Be True
1.7 The Wah-Watusi
1.8 He's Gone
1.9 Let Me in
1.10 Over the Mountain, Across the Sea
1.11 I Met Him on a Sunday (Ronde, Ronde)
1.12 (Happy Birthday) Mr Twenty-One
1.13 Walk Right in
1.14 Big Daddy
1.15 Cement Mixer
1.16 Mister Sandman
1.17 Charlie Brown
1.18 Gather 'Round
1.19 South Street
1.20 Between 18th ; 19th on Chestnut Street
1.21 Don't Let Go
1.22 Muskrat Ramble
1.23 Pokey Lou
1.24 We Got Love