Released in 1992 by the British Sequel label, and now out of print, this package, with excellent notes by Peter Grendysa, presents EVERY song recorded for the Jubilee label by this group which descended tangentially from the original Ink Spots, including early demo work and other previously unreleased sides.
Ivory "Deek" Watson left the original Ink Spots in 1944 and formed his own group, ultimately called the Brown Dots, which consisted of Watson, William "Pat" Best, Jimmy Gordon and Joe King (soon replaced by Jimmy Nabbie). By the end of 1946, the Brown Dots, less Watson, had begun also recording on the side for Manor with Danny Owens, formerly of the Coleman Brothers, as the Sentimentalists. Tommy Dorsey objected to their use of this name because the vocal group with his orchestra was using it, so these Sentimentalists became the Four Tunes. In 1949 the Four Tunes began recording for RCA, having left Manor, and in 1953 they moved on to Jubilee, recording in a principally "pop" vein, where they remained until 1959. They returned to Jubilee in 1962 to cut a few sides which remained "in the can" until resurrected for this compilation.
Disc 1:
1. Marie (11 Sep 1953)
2. I Gambled With Love (11 Sep 1953)
3. I Understand (11 Sep 1953)
4. Sugar Lump (11 Sep 1953)
5. My Wild Irish Rose (10 Dec 1953)
6. Do Do Do It Again (10 Dec 1953)
7. The Greatest Feeling In The World (10 Dec 1953)
8. Lonesome (10 Dec 1953)
9. L'Amour Toujours, L'Amour (10 Dec 1953)
10. Don't Cry Darling (10 Dec 1953)
11. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (10 Dec 1953)
12. Far Away Places (10 Dec 1953)
13. Let Me Go Lover (1 Oct 1954)
14. I Sold My Heart To The Junkman (1 Oct 1954)
15. Good News (Chariot's Comin') (1 Oct 1954)
16. You Are My Love (1 Oct 1954)
17. At The Steamboat River Ball (1 Oct 1954)
18. A Yellow Moon Sailing By (unrel. - 1 Oct 1954)
19. I Hope (Jan 1955)
20. I Close My Eyes (Jan 1955)
21. Time Out For Tears (25 Mar 1955)
22. Tired Of Waitin' (25 Mar 1955)
23. Brooklyn Bridge (25 Mar 1955)
24. Three Little Chickens (25 Mar 1955)
Disc 2:
1. Rock And Roll Call (Oct 1955)
2. Our Love (Oct 1955)
3. I Gotta Go (15 Feb 1956)
4. Hold Me Closer (15 Feb 1956)
5. Lonesome For You (unrel. - 15 Feb 1956)
6. Rock And Egg Roll (unrel. - 15 Feb 1956)
7. I Cried (unrel. - 15 Feb 1956)
8. Help Me (unrel. - 15 Feb 1956)
9. Rose Marie (26 May 1956)
10. Marquita (26 May 1956)
11. A Little Lonely On The Side (26 May 1956)
12. I'll Try (unrel. - 26 May 1956)
13. Cool Water (26 May 1956)
14. Ballad Of James Dean (6 Aug 1956)
15. Sayonara (6 Aug 1956)
16. Love Is Calling (unrel. - Summer 1962)
17. You Don't Love Me No More (unrel. - Summer 1962)
18. Come To Me (unrel. - Summer 1962)
19. All Torn Up (demo - Summer 1953)
20. I Want My Baby To Come Home (demo - Summer 1953)
21. True Love (demo - Summer 1953)
22. You're An Angel (demo - Summer 1953)
23. Sometime, Sometime (unfinished demo - Summer 1953)
