--- product_id: 11002620 title: "The Best of the Tymes 1963-1964" brand: "tymes" price: "VT5414" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/11002620-the-best-of-the-tymes-1963-1964 store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The Best of the Tymes 1963-1964 **Brand:** tymes **Price:** VT5414 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Best of the Tymes 1963-1964 by tymes - **How much does it cost?** VT5414 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/11002620-the-best-of-the-tymes-1963-1964) ## Best For - tymes enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted tymes brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Best of the Tymes 1963-1964 ## Images ![The Best of the Tymes 1963-1964 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81bALv7lSxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Tymes-More than just their big hit. *by J***F on Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2016* The Tymes had one of the smoothest sounds of any sixties vocal group. You could tell they had sung together for a long time because they had a perfect vocal blend, the kind that seems effortless but is really the result of lots of practice. I'm sure you could request just about any standard song from them and they could probably improvise an arrangement for it on the spot. From Philadelphia, they had been around in one form or another as the Latineers since 1956, but it was when George Williams joined the group in 1960 that they became the group we know. He had a mellow voice often compared to Johnny Mathis, though not as high and without the fogginess of Johnny's voice. He usually sang the leads with the group harmonizing behind him.Like so many early sixties artists they were discovered in a talent contest by someone who took them to local Philly label Cameo-Parkway, which immediately signed them. Cameo was a major indie with performers like Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker and The Orlons and had enough clout to get a record noticed. Everything fell right into place for them. George had come up with his own song called As We Stroll Along which Cameo songwriter-producers Billy Jackson and Roy Stugis, assigned to the group, worked on, adding things like seagulls and waves and a wordless female vocal. Keeping the vocals front and center and the accompaniment small, they found the group, now renamed The Tymes, with the number one song in the country in early August, 1963. They were number one for only one week when the next week they were knocked out of the top position by some new twelve year old kid called Little Stevie Wonder with his own first hit, Fingertips (part 2).So Much In Love became an all time classic still heard today, as fresh sounding as it ever did. It's a song that always brings a smile to my face; it's like pure, distilled happiness. Even the album, which unusually had spoken words between tracks that told a love story from Alone to Autumn Leaves, went Top Twenty, a rare thing for a top 40 group in those days. The group successfully followed it with their version of Johnny Mathis' first hit, Wonderful Wonderful (1957), a song made for George's voice. They didn't have much chart action after Somewhere, which peaked at number 19. I think they would have if So Much In Love had happened in '61 instead of '63. Everything changed in 1964, and I don't mean just The British Invasion, which was a kind of catalyst. The R&B scene changed too with the bigger beat dance sound of Motown which reigned supreme from 1964 to '67. The time of smooth, mellow acts was over too soon for The Tymes.But the group was really good and all of the tracks here, which do include their lesser charting singles, are beautifully done in their style. You can tell they played nice clubs. It's that kind of sound, smooth and polished. The arrangements stay basically in the mood established by their hits, though Here She Comes has almost a Motown feeling to it and The Magic of Our Summer Love has an arrangement that recalls Ruby & the Romantics. They do Johnny Mathis' Chances Are, making it a little jazzy after the first chorus and a relaxed, cocktail lounge take on One Little Kiss. Several of the songs are melodies of classical composers with words put to them, a popular thing to do since the 40's: Come With Me To the Sea (Tchaikovsky-Symphony #5), Stranger In Paradise (Borodin-Polovtsian Dances), Somewhere (Mozart-Piano Sonata 16) and The Lamp Is Low (Ravel-Pavane For a Dead Princess). The CD is a totally fine from beginning to end.There was more to the Tymes' story, of course. They had a major comeback in the mid 70's with a new sound starting with You Little Trustmaker, which went to #12 nationally. I remember saying to myself, "That couldn't be the old Tymes, could it?" But it was and they had a couple more hits after that. But those were done on RCA and aren't on this CD which is only their Cameo-Parkway recordings. But that was their main period and has the sound that is most associated with them. It's a very worthwhile disc to have. ### ⭐⭐ Lots of forgettable tunes make this one a real disappointment *by P***I on Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2006* Based on what little I had heard of this Philadelphia based soul group I was really expecting great things from this 2005 ABKCO release "The Best of The Tymes". I assumed that a lot of hidden gems had been stashed away in the Cameo-Parkway vaults for all these years. After all, the Tymes had burst onto the scene in 1963 with the smash #1 tune "So Much In Love". They followed that one with a couple of other pretty impressive records namely "Wonderful, Wonderful" and 1964's "Somewhere". It looked for all the world that the Tymes would be a mainstay on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for many years to come. But after sampling "The Best of the Tymes" it is quite apparent to me why The Tymes star faded so quickly in the mid-1960's. The material simply wasn't that good.The simple fact of the matter is that there are an awful lot of very forgettable tunes on "The Best of The Tymes". It is certainly not a disc I would ever be inclined to play again from end to end. I want my money back! Other than the previously mentioned Top 20 hits there is precious little to recommend here. I did enjoy a tune called "Hello Young Lovers" and the groups take on the Four Aces hit "Stranger in Paradise" was OK. However, I thought the arrangements on familiar tunes like "To Each His Own", "And That Reminds Me" and "Goodnight My Love" were pretty weak. The Tymes were a very talented group that deserved better.When Cameo-Parkway ceased operations along about 1966 The Tymes moved on to Columbia where they scored a minor hit with a cover of Barbra Streisand's "People". That was a terriifc record. In the mid 1970's the group re-emerged on RCA and scored with the #1 tune "You Little Trustmaker". I loved all the songs I had ever heard by The Tymes. And that is why I am so disappointed in "The Best of The Tymes". My advice to you would be to save your money. This is a disc that was certainly not worth the wait. Not recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ THE TYMES AND CAMEO-PARKWAY MAKE AN ABSOLUTELY WINNING COMBINATION!!! *by M***C on Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2015* This very talented and versatile group of gentlemen were an absolute smash in their heyday. These selections prove that point to a fault. The vocals, the arrangements, and the production techniques are gorgeous and so listenable. If you like to take music with you to the beach on a trip with that special someone, this is your CD!!! The Tymes combine beautiful vocals delivered flawlessly to a wonderful backdrop of melody and production. These songs work well in every way. This collection is a must have for all collectors of American pop, soul, and rock. 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