Discography
54
Most popular
Freedom Means
1971
There Is
1968
New Beginnings
1978
We Got to Get Our Thing Together
1975
Then & Now
2008
No Way Back
1976
Face to Face
1979
Love Connection
1977
They Said It Couldn't Be Done, but We Did It!
1977
The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits
1972
One Step Closer
1984
Reminiscing
2000
I Touched a Dream
1980
It's Not Unusual
1965
Sweet as Funk Can Be
1972
Whatever Turns You On
1981
Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation
1973
I Salute You
1992
Like It Is, Like It Was
1970
Sweet Dreams (Live New York '72)
2025
The Best of The Dells
2024
All Blues, The Dells
2024
Essential Classics, Vol. 391: The Dells
2024
Dance, Dance, Dance
2023
Jeepers Creepers
2022
Dells Selection
2020
Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
2020
Passionate Breezes: The Best Of The Dells 1975-1991
2018
At Their Very Best
2017
Great Vocal Groups
2017
The Great Ballads
2016
When Will We Love Again . . .
2015
The Dells Early Years
2014
Dreams Of Contentment (Special Deluxe Collection)
2014
The Early Years - The Complete Singles A's & B's 1954-62
2014
The Best of the Best
2012
Forever in a Song
2011
Since I Fell For You
2010
The Dells Live
2010
American Doo Wop Classics 1954-1960
2010
The El Dorados Meet the Dells Doo Wop
2009
Voices from the Heart
2008
Stay in My Corner: The Soulful Years
2008
The Complete Early Singles Collection
2000
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Dells
2000
Oh, What A Night! / The Great Ballads
1998
Bring Back The Love: Classic Dells Soul
1996
The Dells vs. The Dramatics
1996
The Mighty Mighty Dells
1973
Love Is Blue
1969
Always Together: The Dells Musical Menu
1968
The Dells Live In Concert
1968
Oh! What a Night / Rockin' Robin
1965
Presenting The Dells
1955
Singles & EPs
9
Oh, What a Nite
Single · 1959
The Mighty Dells
EP · 2022
Extended Play Collection
EP · 2019
My Heart Can't Stand Another Breakup - Single
Single · 2015
Reminiscing - So Good To See You Again
Single · 2013
Why Do You Have to Go
Single · 2013
Spending Our Christmases Together
Single · 2008
Their Very Best
EP · 2008
Oh! What a Night
Single · 1965
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The Dells are one of the longest standing R&B groups; formed in 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, and still going as of 2006. Moreover, the membership of the band has stayed the same since 1960. One of the few doo-wop groups to successfully update its sound, the Dells enjoyed most success in the late 1960s and 1970s as a soul music group with songs like "Oh, What a Night", "Stay in my Corner" and "Give your Baby a Standing Ovation" which was their only million-seller. The band acted as a consultant for a 1991 film about a fictional vocal group called The Five Heartbeats and they had a surprise hit from the soundtrack "The Heart is a House for Love". Their revived popularity caught the attention of NBC producer Roger Brown who featured them in a segment on "The Today Show" that same year. As well as their recording career, the band also worked with Dinah Washington and Ray Charles as backup singers during the 1960s. They can also be heard singing the catchy background vocals on Barbara Lewis' "Hello Stranger". One of the members, Chuck Barksdale, was temporarily a member of the Moonglows with a young Marvin Gaye in the late 1950s.
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Falsetto tenor Johnny Carter was once a member of The Flamingos. Two of their songs, "Wear It On Our Face" and "Run For Cover" are very popular on the Northern Soul circuit. The Dells grew up in Harvey, Illinois and began singing together while attending Thornton Township High School.
The Dells in brief
- How many The Dells releases are on Riffiter?
- 63 releases are catalogued, spanning 1955 to 2025.
- When was The Dells formed?
- The Dells formed in 1954.
- What is the most recent The Dells release on Riffiter?
- Sweet Dreams (Live New York '72), released in 2025.