The Dreamlovers

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The Dreamlovers were an American doo wop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Formed in 1956, the group took several names early in its career, recording demos as The Romancers and The Midnighters (under which name they backed Chubby Checker on a 1958 recording of "The Twist").[1] They recorded briefly for V-Tone Records before signing to Heritage Records, who released their 1961 single "When We Get Married". The song reached #10 on the US Billboard Hot 100; the next year, their tune "If I Should Lose You" (on End Records) made it to #61.[2]

The group remained active well into the 1960s. "When We Get Married" was covered by The Intruders in 1970.

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[edit] Members

  • Don Hogan - lead
  • James Dunn - bass
  • Clifton Dunn - baritone
  • Tommy Ricks - tenor
  • Cleveland Hammock - tenor

[edit] References

  1. ^ Biography, Allmusic.com
  2. ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com

==Discography== [1]

[edit] Singles

Len 1006 For the First Time/Take It From a Fool 1960 V-Tone 211 Home Is Where the Heart Is/Annabelle Lee 1960 V-Tone 229 Time/May I Kiss the Bride 1961 Heritage 102 When We Get Married/Just Because 1961 Heritage 104 Welcome Home/Let Them Love 1961 Heritage 107 Zoom Zoom Zoom/While We Were Dancing 1962 End 1114 If I Should Lose You/I Miss You 1962 Casino 1308 Together/Amazons and Coyotees 1963 Swan 4167 Together/Amazons and Coyotees 1963 Columbia 42698 Sad Sad Boy/If I Were a Magician 1963 Columbia 42752 Black Bottom/Sad Sad Boy 1963 Columbia 42842 Pretty Little Girl/I'm Through With You 1963 Cameo 326 Oh Baby Mine/These Will Be the Good Old Days 1964 Warner Brothers 5619 You Gave Me Somebody to Love/Doin' Things Together With You 1965 Mercury 72595 The Bad Times Make the Good Times/Bless Your Soul 1966 Mercury 72630 Calling Jo-Ann/You Gave Me Somebody to Love 1966

[edit] LPs

Columbia 8820 The Bird (& Other Golden Dancing Grooves) 1963 Collectibles 5004 The Best of the Dreamlovers, Vol. 1 1980s Collectibles 5005 The Best of the Dreamlovers, Vol. 2 1980s

[edit] CDs

Collectables 5004 The Best of the Dreamlovers, Vol. 1 1990 Collectables 5005 The Best of the Dreamlovers, Vol. 1 1990