The Best of Johnny Maestro: 1958-1985

Well it's about time! You've heard that voice on the radio for decades now. In the late fifties as lead singer of the Crests he sparkled on great doo-wop sounds like "Step By Step", "The Angels Listened In", "My Juanita" and of course "16 Candles". In the early sixties he hit the charts again as a solo artist with terrific tunes like "Model Girl" and one of my personal favorites "What A Surprise". And then in the late sixties Johnny Maestro formed a great new group he dubbed Brooklyn Bridge. That group hit the charts with memorable numbers like "Blessed Is The Rain", Rogers and Hammerstein's "You'll Never Walk Alone" and of course the #3 smash "The Worst That Could Happen" from 1968. You will find all of these and so much more on Shout Factory's wonderful new 2006 anthology "The Best of Johnny Maestro 1958-1985". This is a collection that is long overdue!!!After all these many years Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge remain wildly popular in the New York/New Jersey and New England area. And what's not to like? At age 66 Johnny Maestro is still getting it done with one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in rock and roll. Check out the two acapella numbers on this disc. Great stuff! You are also sure to enjoy tunes like "Trouble In Paradise" and "A Year Ago Tonight". The fact of the matter is that there is no a bad song among the 15 tracks on this disc. What prevents this collection from being a five star offering is Shout Factory's inexplicable failure to include one of the most popular Brooklyn Bridge hits "Welcome Me Love". No Johnny Maestro collection can be considered complete without that one. But all in all this is a really fine collection. These are the original Coed and Buddah recordings you enjoyed in your youth. I can highly recommend it! If you are looking for other Johnny Maestro recordings might I suggest Collectables 2004 release "Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge Today". This was the groups first new studio recording in decades. Either way you can't go wrong. Long live Johnny Maestro!

Johnny had one of the best "clear-as-a-bell" voices of the late 50s with the multi-racial Crests. His transition to a fine ballad singer in the late 60s/early 70s simply shows off his wide-ranging abilities. Nice to have a clean copy of "Blessed is the Rain", and what a version of "You'll Never Walk Alone"--wow!

The CD was received as described. It was delivered in flawless condition with its original shrink wrap. The CD was delivered ahead of its expected due date. This is a highly valued seller that deserves my future business.

I bought this album for a couple of the songs. However, I've enjoyed just about everything on the album. Some of the songs sound truly dated but these are classics and the recording is very good quality. If these are not the original recordings (although I believe they are) they are so close that you really couldn't tell the difference. If you're a baby boomer you'll know many of these songs and, if this is the music you grew up with, you'll most likely enjoy this album. I play it much more frequently than I had anticipated when I made my purchase. Check out the track listing and see if this is something you'd like to check out.

It brought back old memories with each song by both the crests and Brooklyn bridge with Johnny leading them

Johnny Maestro was one of the best singers of the 50s until his passing. This album has so many of his great hits from his time with the crest and then the Brooklyn Bridge.

Johnny Maestro had one of The Classic voices in doo wop history. These are the Original songs, no rerecordings here. Just Real music. Thanks.

Johnny Maestro could really sing.

I knew this cd was going to be great and listening to it a few times confirmed that. Thanks for having it available and at a reasonable price