Formed in Queens, NY, in 1955, the Cleftones consisted of five friends from… Read Full Bio ↴Formed in Queens, NY, in 1955, the Cleftones consisted of five friends from Jamaica High School -- Herb Cox (lead), Warren Corbin (bass), Charlie James (first tenor), William McClain (baritone), and Berman Patterson (second tenor). Originally signed to Gee, the group released its first single, "You Baby You," late in 1955; an up-tempo doo wop song, the record became a regional hit. "Little Girl of Mine," the Cleftones' second single, broke nationally, charting at number eight R&B and number 57 pop in 1956; two other similar singles, "Can't We Be Sweethearts" and "String Around My Heart," were released the same year, yet they failed to attract national attention. "See You Next Year," a ballad the group recorded in 1957, did not earn the group an audience outside of New York. Two years later, McClain left the group and was replaced by Gene Pearson from the Rivileers. Patricia Spann was also added to the Cleftones' lineup that year, which helped nudge the band away from traditional group-oriented doo wop harmonies and towards a vocal sound that was dominated by the lead vocals. In 1961, the Cleftones realized the potential of the sound with their smash hit version of the standard "Heart and Soul;" it became the group's biggest hit, reaching number 18 on both pop and R&B charts. Later that year, the group had another hit with "For Sentimental Reasons," but the band had reached a peak with "Heart and Soul" and were never able to reach those heights again. The Cleftones broke up in 1964, three years after their greatest success. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All-Music Guide
See You Next Year
The Cleftones Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'See You Next Year' by these artists:
Brave Bird is anybody out there, is anybody out there? is anybody out…
Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler Close your eyes until today becomes tomorrow And the two of…
Foxes and Peppers Funny how connections you make from a distance Can change dr…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Cleftones:
09) Little Girl Of Mine Oh little girl of mine, gee you sure look fine…
Again This couldn't happen again This is that once in a lifetime T…
ANGEL LOVER My my my my my my my my my My angel…
can t we be sweethearts Can't we be sweethearts Why don't we fall in love Right…
Can't We Be Sweethearts Can't we be sweethearts Why don't we fall in love Right…
Cleftones Heart and soul I fell in love with you Heart and soul The…
For Sentimental Reasons I love you for sentimental reasons I hope you do believe…
Heart Heart and soul I fell in love with you Heart and soul The…
Little Girl Oh little girl of mine, gee you sure look fine…
Lover Come Back to Me You went away I let you We broke the ties that bind I…
MY ANGEL LOVER My my my my my my my my my My angel…
Please say you mant me Please say you want me to (to be your love) I…
Sentimental Reasons I love you for sentimental reasons I hope you do believe…
Why You Do Me Like You Do Sugar, you're the apple of my eye Baby, you always make…
You Baby You Please say you want me to (to be your love) I…
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Elaine Ewalt
Great malencholy tune, Mr. D! This one may have been a "minor hit," but to us doo wop fans, this song is still awesome! Thank you for posting! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Dirk Becker
Beautiful ballad, one of their finest! DJ Wildgoner, Germany
Daniel Padilla
Excellent choice mr. Doo wop thank you so much for sharing and also the background I really enjoy reading these stories on the individuals or groups
Lawrence Dorfman
Live this one TYVM.
Most of his songs do sound the same!
Paul Burek
So good!
Nathan Mulroy
Sublime
jerseyrandy
Was Herb Cox on lead for Heart and Soul?
Mr.DooWop
In 1961 the 2nd generation of The Cleftones included Herb Cox, Charlie James, Warren Corbin, Gene Pearson (Baritone from the Rivileers that replaced baritone William "Buzzy" McClane), and new addition Pat Spann, the first and only female to sing with the group. They reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Heart and Soul," a rearrangement of a "1938 song of the same name. Thanks for listening, Mr Doo wop
Joan Morris
Beautiful song!📻📻📻📻📻📻📻📻??📻📻📻📻📻📻📻📻📻