Not all of the collection's 28 tracks are strictly necessary, but that's what makes it so comprehensive. Along with the title track, "Come a Little Bit Closer" also features the hits "Cara Mia" - one of the best showcases for Black's vocal prowess - and "This Magic Moment," as well as sound-alike follow-ups like "Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)," "Some Enchanted Evening," and "Sunday and Me." The group's attempts to graft folk-rock and psychedelic pop to their own sound on "(He's) Raining in My Sunshine" and "(We'll Meet in the) Yellow Forest" aren't entirely successful, but they are interesting - perhaps more interesting than the band's better-known songs. His impressive range and theatrical delivery made songs like "Only in America" sound like they were from some forgotten musical and made the band's version of "Crying" closely rival Roy Orbison's original. It's too bad that the Americans didn't wait to record that last song until Black had entered their fold. Traynor was the voice behind the group's first big hit, 1962's "She Cried," as well as singles like "Dawning," the melody of which cleverly mimics Edvard Grieg's "Morning Mood" and a laid-back version of "Tonight" from West Side Story. Thanks to Tony at the Vocal Group Harmony Site.The definitive Jay & the Americans collection, Come a Little Bit Closer: The Best of Jay & the Americans, collects the highlights of the band's career with each of its lead singers, Jay Traynor and Jay Black. Rock’n’roll Schallplatten dismisses the theory that Honey Bears and The Hi-Tones: see here and p.44 here. Willie Headen & The Five Birds at the Doo-Wop blog. Liner notes to Ace Records’ Leiber & Stoller Present The Spark Records Story. Willy and Ruth, and Willie Headen, at The One other member was Willie Bradford, later in The Hi-Tones. Ruth’s surname? Her husband’s name? If there’s a full list of the Honey Bears line-up Of Ruth, nothing much seems to be known except that she was married to The Honey Bears’ bass singer. He released several solo singles and a Dooto LP collection, Blame It On the Blues (1960). Williams’s Authentic, Dootone and Dooto labels as Willie Headen & The Five Birds (from 1956) and as a solo artist (1957-1961).
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