Short Shorts [CD-single]

Track Listings

1. Intro: Are Those Short Shorts?

2. Boomin' Short Mix

3. Shorts-N-The Club Mix

4. Instrumental

Short Shorts,Raheem the Dream,Lifesong (Dead),R&B,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop

Average customer rating:

Short Changed
A very pleasant sound from an underrated group!
A Cute Nostalgic Sound

Short Shorts: Golden Classics
Royal Teens
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000008GU
Release Date: 1994-08-30

Tracks:

Short Shorts
Royal Blue
Little Trixie
Why
All Right Baby
Believe Me
My Memories Of You
Shame Rock
Dottie Ann
Wounded Heart
My Kind Of Dream
Open The Door

Customer Reviews:

Short Changed.......2007-07-01

This is a must buy, if you want a copy of Short Shorts or Believe Me, one of my favorite songs of 1959 -- right up there with the Crests' The Angels Listened in -- both of which I used to hear on the jukebox at the local A&W back in the day. Neither of these songs are on Time/Life's wonderful collection of 50's and early 60's gems, The Rock 'n' Roll Era, which comprises some 50 CDs!

The problem with this release is that it's sourced (or at least the older copies, I bought mine in 1997) from an L.P., not the master tapes. Listening to the "samples," I doubt that anyone at Collectables has bothered to upgrade it; and, in fact, the master tapes may be "lost" or destroyed. In which case, this is the best we'll get and may explain why Believe Me is not on any of Time/Life's or Rhino's Doo Woop compilation CDs...

I've been searching for an upgrade for years; hopefully, the masters will show up one day and we'll get the quality release these two wonderful songs deserve.

John

A very pleasant sound from an underrated group!.......2005-05-24

I grew up in the Fort Lee, NJ area, literally down the road from the Royal Teens. Consequently I was able to get access to a liberal sampling of their music. I must heartily agree with the last reviewer regarding "Believe Me". The song should have easily been a national top 10 hit but for some unexplained reason stalled outside of the New York/New Jersey area. It's very reminiscent of "Little Star" but different enough to stand on it's own merits as a doowop classic.

I've always been particularly impressed by the Royal Teens' sax-flavored instrumentals and two excellent ones are featured in this short compilation ("Sham Rock" & "Royal Blue"). With only twelve tracks this is not an ideal "Best of" collection. I missed songs like "Leotards" (an obvious attempt to cash in again on "Short Shorts"), "Big Name Button" (another gimmick tune) and "Harvey's Got A Girlfiend". All in all, a vastly underrated group stuck with the "one hit wonder" label.

A Cute Nostalgic Sound.......1999-10-09

It is a shame that The Royal Teens are known for their novelty song "Short Shorts" because they were more than that. "Believe Me" is a terrific song with a wonderful lead voice and it brings back so many fond memories. All in all it's a listenable,enjoyable,nostalgic sound.