The Hollywood Flames – Buzz, Buzz, Buzz – The Singles Collection 1950-62 – 3CD

The Hollywood Flames were a doowop and R&B vocal group, who formed in Los Angeles in 1949, and remained active under a variety of names and with evolving line-ups through into the early 1960s, enjoying a major pop and R&B hit with "Buzz Buzz Buzz" in 1957, and with Bobby Day as featured singer had big hits as Bobby Day & The Satellites. With Robert Byrd (aka Bobby Day), David Ford, Gaynel Hodge and Earl Nelson as long serving key members among the changing personnel, they recorded variously as the Flames, Hollywood Four Flames, The Jets, The Question Marks, The Satellites, The Ebbtides, and The Turks, their records being released on an equally bewildering array of labels. This great-value 78-track 3-CD set comprises most of their A & B sides of their releases under those names on the Selective, Unique, Fidelity, Specialty, Recorded In Hollywood, Spin, 7-11, Swing Time. Lucky, Aladdin, Money, Cash, Class, Ebb, Chess, Goldie and Coronet labels during these years. It features their pop No. 11 and R&B No. 5 "Buzz Buzz Buzz", and R &B No. 26 "Gee", plus the pop No. 2 and R&B No. 1 "Rockin' Robin", and the pop chart entries "Little Bitty Pretty One" and "Over And Over". As a group whose music had to compete a dynamic and rapidly evolving market, it encompasses old-school doowop, R&B, and in the later years pure rock 'n' roll, and this substantial collection is thoroughly entertaining showcase for their talent and versatility.

Track Listing:

CD1:
The Flames: 1. Please Tell Me Now – 2:45   2. Young Girl – 2:35   3. Sugar Man Pt. 1 – 2:40   4. Sugar Man Pt. 2 – 2:28   Hollywood's Four Flames: 5. Dividend Blues – 3:05   6. W-I-N-E – 1:29   The Four Flames: 7. Tabarin – 2:46   8. The Wheel Of Fortune – 2:41   9. Later – 2:34   Hollywood's Four Flames: 10. Cryin' For My Baby – 2:31   11. I'll Always Be A Fool - 3:10   12. She's Got Something – 3:10   13. Young Girl – 2:26   14. Baby Please – 2:42   The Flames: 15. Strange Land Blues – 2:42   16. Cryin' For My Baby – 2:30   Hollywood Four Flames: 17. The Glory Of Love – 2:29   The Jets: 18. Volcano – 2:07   19. Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me) – 2:20   The Flames: 20. Keep On Smiling – 2:21   21. Baby Baby Baby – 2:39   22. Baby, Pretty Baby – 2:31   The Hollywood Flames: 23. Let's Talk It Over – 2:57   24. I Know – 2:44   The Question Marks: 25. Go And Get Some More – 2:34

CD2:
The Hollywood Flames: 1. One Nght With A Fool – 2:58   2. Ride Helen Ride + 2:30   The Jets: 3. I'll Hide My Tears – 3:06   4. Got A Little Shadow – 2:34   The Hollywood Flames: 5. Peggy – 2:06   6. Ooh La La – 2:19   7. Fare Thee Well – 2:47   8. Clickety Clack I'm Leaving – 2:53   The Turks: 9. Emily – 2:56   The Original Turks: 10. Wagon Wheels – 2:33   11. It Can't Be True – 2:34   David Ford, The Ebbtides: 12. The Sound Of Your Voice – 2:50   13. My Confession – 2:49   Earl Nelson & the Pelicans: 14. I Bow To You – 2:55   15. Oh Gee, Oh Golly – 2:19   Bobby Day & The Satellites: Little Bitty Pretty One – 2:27   17. When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano – 2:42   The Hollywood Flames: 18. Buzz Buzz Buzz – 2:18   Bobby Day & The Satellites: 19. Beep Beep Beep – 2:38   The Hollywood Flames: 20. Give Me Back My Heart – 2:01   21. A Little Bird – 1:56   22. Two Little Bees – 1:54   23. It's Love – 2:04   24. Strollin' On The Beach – 1:49   25. Frankenstein's Den – 2:15   Bobby Day & The Satellites: 26. Little Turtle Dove – 2:45   27. Rockin' Robin – 2:33

CD3:
Bobby Day & the Satellites: 1. Over And Over – 2:21   The Satellites : 2. Heavenly Angel – 2:21   3. You Ain't Saying Nothing – 2:47   The Hollywood Flames: 4. I'll Get By – 2:26   5. A Star Fell – 2:09   6. I'll Be Seeing You – 2:11   7. Just For You – 2:26   8. So Good – 2:25   9. There Is Something On Your Mind – 3:00   10. Now That You're Gone - 2:26   11. Hawaiian Dream – 2:49   12. Much Too Much – 2:30   13. In The Dark – 2:12   14. Every Day, Every Way (I'll Always Be In Love With You) – 2:37   15. If I Thought You Needed Me – 2:15   16. Ball And Chain – 2:45   17. I Found A Boy – 2:01   18. Devil Or Angel – 2:03   19. Do You Ever Think Of Me – 2:18   20. Money Honey – 2:52   21. My Heart's On Fire – 2:46   22. Gee – 2:22   23. Yes They Do – 2:41   Dave Ford & The Hollywood Flames: 24. Believe In Me – 2:17   25. Elizabeth – 2:22   26. I Can't Get A Hit Record – 2:22