Thursday, February 6, 2014

#83 This I Swear -- The Skyliners (1959)



Although some (including Wikipedia) would call them a doo-wop group, “harmony group” or “vocal group” seems like a more appropriate term. Regardless, the Skyliners were great, whether doing material they wrote themselves such as “Since I Don’t Have You” and this classic, or standards such as “Pennies from Heaven.” Picking one favorite from these three was not an easy task. According to the liner notes from manager and lyricist Joe Rock from their Greatest Hits CD, the “very creative vocal arrangement [made] the bridge of [This I Swear] too difficult for other groups to copy. With the several later remakes of the song, no one had been able to figure out who goes where vocally in the bridge…”

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