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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Awards Various Refers
THE DELLS
Harvey, Illinois, USA
*  1955

Line-Up:

DELLS (photo)
 

Marvin Junior - voc
Johnny Carter - voc
Verne Allison - voc
Mickey McGill - voc
Chuck Barksdale - voc

Former Members:

Johnny Funches (voc, 1955-?)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.There Is1967
2.Musical Menu1968
3.Greatest Hits1968
4.Love Is Blue1969
5.Like It Is1970
6.Freedom Means1970
7.The Dells Sing Dionne Warwick1972
8.Sweet As Funk Can Be1972
9.The Best Of The Dells6/1973 Checker
10.Give Your Baby1974
11.The Dells1974
12.The Dells Versus Dramatics
& Dramatics		4/1974 Cadet
13.The Mighty Mighty Dells9/1974 Cadet
14.We Got Together1975
15.No Way Back1975
16.Oh What A Night1976
17.It's Not Unusual1977
18.Face To Face1977
19.Cornered1977 2LP
20.Love Connection1978
21.They Said It Could't Be Done But We Did1978
22.New Beginnings1978
23.I Touched A Dream1980
24.Stay In My Corner1980
25.Whatever Turns You On1981
26.Rockin' On Banstand1983
27.One Step Closer1984
28.I Salute You1992
29.Dreams of Contentment17.11.1993VeeJay
30.The Collection (1955-1992)28.09.1999Hip-O
31.Reminiscing26.06.2000Fantasy/Zyx
32.Still In Their Corner16.10.2001Music Club
33.Ultimate Collection09.03.2004Hip-O
34.Hott2004 A&E
35.20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of The Dells03.04.2007Geffen
36.Live from New York City10.07.2007Soul Concerts
37.Best of the Vee Jay Years25.09.2007Shout! Factory
38.Always Together: Great Chess Ballads11.12.2007Shout
39.Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits12.02.2008
40.The Early Years: The Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-6202.12.2014Acrobat
41.Oh What a Nite! 1954-62: Vee Jay & Argo Sides09.12.2016Soul Jam

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Dreams of Contentment1955 Vee Jay
2.Oh What A Night1956
3.The (Bossa Nova) Bird12/1962 Argo 97
4.Stay In My Corner6/1965 Vee-Jay 122
5.O-O, I Love You10/1967 Cadet 61
6.There Is1/1968 Cadet 20
7.Wear It On Our Face4/1968 Cadet 44
8.Stand In My Corner6/1968 Cadet 10
9.Always Together10/1968 Cadet 18
10.Does Anybody Know I'm Here12/1968 Cadet 38
11.Hallways In My Mind2/1969 Cadet 92
12.I Can't Do Enough3/1969 Cadet 98
13.I Can Sing A Rainbow / Love Is Blue (Medley)5/1969 Chess15 22
14.Oh What A Night7/1969 Cadet 10
15.On The Dock Of The Bay10/1969 Cadet 42
16.When I'm In Your Arms10/1969 Cadet 108
17.Oh What A Day1/1970 Cadet 43
18.Open Up Your Heart / Nadine4/1970 Cadet 51
19.Long Lonely Nights7/1970 Cadet 74
20.The Glory Of Love1/1971 Cadet 92
21.The Love We Had (Stays On My Hand)8/1971 Cadet 30
22.It's All Up To You / Oh, My Dear1/1972 Cadet 94
23.Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation4/1973 Cadet 20
24.My Pretending Days Are Over9/1973 Cadet 51
25.I Miss You1/1974 Cadet 60
26.I Wish It Was Me You Loved5/1974 Cadet 94
27.Bring Back The Love Of Yesterday / Learning To Love You Was Easy (But It's So Hard Trying To Forget)9/1974 Cadet 87
28.We Gotta Get Our Thing Together12/1975 Mercury 104
29.The Power Of Love1/1976 Mercury 106
30.Slow Motion7/1976 Mercury 102
31.Our Love24.06.1977Mercury
32.Super Woman8/1978 ABC 108
33.I Touched A Dream19.09.198020th Century Fox
34.A Heart Is a House for Love1991
35.My Lady2004 A&E
36.Funhouse
& TSOB		01.08.2005
37.Let's Wade In The Water / Run For Cover
& Marlena Shaw		05.11.2007Cadet
38.Mercury Disco Sampler EP
(Dancing Feet / Shake Your Rumpo To The Funk / The More I Get To Know You (part 1) / Cosmic Lady / Pazuzu / No Way Back)
& Houston Person & The Barkays & 5 Special & Tony Silvester & The New Ingredient		07.07.2011
39.It's All Up To You / Wear It On Our Face28.04.2015Chess
40.Run for Cover / Sweeter than the Day Before
& The Valentinos		19.08.2016Chess

Awards:

2004 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
2004 Vocal Group Hall of Fame

Various:

1953-55 El-Rays

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19732707.07.197324Albumsalbum review
19803220.09.198016Singlessingle review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1973018.08.197336Albumsalbum review