
Artist
The Flamingos
The Flamingos is a r&b artist from Chicago, Illinois, USA formed in 1953. 89 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
R&B · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Best r&b albums
- 89
- Releases
- 1959–2026
- Active years
- 1953
- Formed

Artist
The Flamingos is a r&b artist from Chicago, Illinois, USA formed in 1953. 89 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
R&B · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Best r&b albums

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Flamingo Serenade
1959

Requestfully Yours
1960

Moonbeam Doo-Wop
2026

Can't Say Goodbye
2025

Musical Echoes of the Flamingos
2024

All Blues, The Flamingos
2024

Essential Classics, Vol. 437: The Flamingos
2024

Chicago Doo Wop Legends
2023

We Only Have Eye's For You: The Doo Wop Years 1953-61
2023

Don't Say Goodbye
2021

Great!
2021

We Are in the Mood for Love
2021

Top 10 Hits
2021

The Flamingos (& The Moonglows) - DooWop Originals, Volume 6
2020

Dreams Of A Lifetime
2020

Anthology: The Definitive Collection (Remastered)
2020

The Flamingos - DooWop Originals, Volume 4
2020

The Flamingos - DooWop Originals, Volume 3 (Singles)
2020

The Flamingos - DooWop Originals, Volume 5
2020

The Flamingos - DooWop Originals, Volume 2 (Singles)
2020

The Fantastic Flamingos
2019

The Best of the Flamingos, Vol. 1
2019

The Best of the Flamingos, Vol. 2
2019

The Sound of The Flamingos
2019

Greatest Hits
2018

The Flamingos Collection 1953-61, Vol. 2
2017

The Flamingos Collection 1953-61, Vol. 1
2017

The Complete Chess Masters
2016

Playlist: The Best Of The Flamingos
2016

The Classic Years, Vol. 2
2015

Top 60 Classics - The Very Best of The Flamingos
2014

I Want to Love You
2014

Where Mary Go
2014

I Only Have Eyes For You - The Ultimate Collection
2014

Sweet and Lovely
2014

Vocal Sensation
2013

Diamond Anniversary Tour 2013
2013

2 of a Kind
2013

Till the end of time
2011

The Classic Years
2011

In The Still Of The Night
2011

"Rock, Rock, Rock". From the Motion Picture.
2011

Lovers Never Say Goodbye
2010

Golden Oldies (Digitally Remastered)
2010

Flamingo Serenades / Flamingo Favorites
2009

The Flamingos Meet the Crests Doo Wop, Vol. 1
2009

Collector's Gold Series
2009

Requestfully Yours / The Sound Of The Flamingos
2009

Lee Andrews & the Hearts Meet the Flamingos Doo Wop, Vol. 1
2009

The Very Best of the Flamingos
2008

The Flamingos Meet The Moonglows On The Dusty Road Of Hits
2007

Golden Oldies
2007

Flamingo Favorites
2006

The Chess Sessions
2006

Rock, Rock, Rock
2000

Unspoken Emotions
1999

Until Then (Adult Contemporary Mix)
Single · 2026

The Doo Wop of the Flamingos
EP · 2026

A Man Can Do
Single · 2026

A Mother's Love
Single · 2026

Until Then
Single · 2026

Golden Teardrops (Remastered)
Single · 2025

What a Price to Pay (Dance Remix)
Single · 2025

Born to Love (Learn to Hate)
Single · 2025

Ruby
Single · 2025

Solid Ground (Meet Me There)
Single · 2025

What Did You Do?
Single · 2025

I Only Have Eyes for You (Remix)
Single · 2024

Dream
Single · 2024

Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
Single · 2023

It's You
Single · 2022

Friday Night
Single · 2022

Medley: Never Gonna Give You Up / Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe / You're the First the Last My Everything
Single · 2021

Mio Amore
Single · 2021

The Key
Single · 2021

Wheel of Time
Single · 2015

I Only Have Eyes for You
Single · 2013

The Christmas Song
Single · 2013

I'll Be Home
Single · 2013

Nobody Loves Me Like You
Single · 2013

I'm Yours
Single · 2012

Ko Ko Mo
Single · 2012

Six Play: The Flamingos - EP
EP · 2010

I'm Yours / Ko Ko Mo
Single · 2010

Dream Of A Lifetime / I Found A New Baby
Single · 2010

A Kiss From Your Lips - 4 Track EP
EP · 2009

The Flamingos' Cross Over The Bridge
EP · 2006

The Flamingos
EP · 2001

I'll Be Home / A Kiss from Your Lips
Single · 1984
The Flamingos are a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted doo wop group from the United States, most popular in the mid to late 1950s and best known for their 1959 cover version of "I Only Have Eyes for You". Billboard magazine wrote The Flamingos are universally hailed as one of the finest and most influential vocal groups in pop music history; their music being defined as elegant and sophisticated. Jacob Carey (Jake) and Ezekial Carey (Zeke), bass and 2nd tenor, respectively, formed the group in Chicago, Illinois, after meeting cousins baritone Paul Wilson and first tenor John E. "Johnny" Carter at a Hebrew Israelite congregation. Earl Lewis (not the Channels lead) soon joined, and after a series of name changes, (The Swallows, El Flamingos, The Five Flamingos), wound up being known as The Flamingos. Sollie McElroy soon replaced Lewis (who joined The Five Echoes). The Flamingos' first single (for Chance Records), "If I Can't Have You", was a moderate local success, as was the follow-up "That's My Desire", but it was Johnny Carter's composition of "Golden Teardrops," with its complex vocal harmonies and Carter's soaring falsetto, that cemented their reputation as a top regional act …