Discography
36
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Frozen in Time
2026 · 1 tracks
Runaround
2025
Can't Cry Anymore
2025
Reggae per Xics - El Cuc Quàntic
2024
Essential Classics, Vol. 324: The Penguins
2024
10 Hits of The Penguins
2023
Jingle Jangle Christmas
2023
Three of a Kind: The Clovers, The Penguins, Brook Benton
2023
Spotlight on The Penguins
2022
Jingle Jangle Bells
2022
Two of a Kind: The Penguins & Billy Ward and His Dominoes
2022
Reggae per Xics - Quadern de Bitàcola
2021
Top 42 Classics - The Very Best of The Penguins
2021
Doo Wop Legends - The Penguins
2020
Anthology: The Definitive Collection (Remastered)
2020
Doo-Wop
2020
Earth Angel Mama
2020
The Best Of Doo Wop
2020
Fools and Lovers
2020
Earth Angel - Best of the Penguins
2019
You're an Angel
2019
The Penguins at Dootone
2018
Reggae per Xics - Ballant Damunt La Lluna
2018
The Complete Releases 1954-62
2017
Earth Angel - Doo Wop Greats
2017
Reggae per Xics - 5 Anys
2016
Reggae per Xics - Pugem al Tren
2014
The Very Best of The Penguins
2011
The Penguins
2011
Earth Angel - The Very Best of The Penguins
2011
Earth Angel Echoes
2010
Earth Angel - The Best of the Penguins
2010
The Penguins - The Complete Singles
2000
The Best Of The Penguins
1996
The Cool Cool Penguins
1958
Presenting The Penguins
1956
Singles & EPs
11
Earth Angel
Single · 1990
Benvingudes a l'Hivern
Single · 2025
Earth Angel (70th Anniversary Edition)
Single · 2025
Congelat
Single · 2024
Som a Taula
Single · 2024
Sr. Andròmina
Single · 2024
Tinc Un Monstre Sota El Llit
Single · 2021
Memories of El Monte
Single · 2014
Reggae Per Xics
Single · 2012
in2The Penguins - Volume 1
Single · 2010
Earth Angel (2022 Remastered)
Single · 1954
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The Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early '60s, best remembered for their only Top 40 hit, "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)", which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop charts. The song peaked at #8 on the national charts, but had a three-week run at #1 on the R&B "race" chart. Singers Cleveland Duncan, Curtis Williams, Dexter Tisby, and Bruce Tate, all students at Fremont High in Los Angeles, CA, formed the quartet in 1954. They broke up in 1959. Cleve Duncan sang lead on "Earth Angel." The Penguins were one of a number of doo-wop groups of the period named after birds (such as The Orioles, The Flamingos, and The Crows). The Penguins' single "Hey Senorita" was released on Doo-Tone Records in 1955 as the intended A-side, but a radio DJ flipped the record over to the B-side, "Earth Angel", which became far more popular. Their midtempo performance was a cross between rhythm and blues and the new rock and roll played by white performers and enjoyed by teenagers. Coming off the success of "Earth Angel," The Penguins approached Buck Ram to manage them.
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Ram's primary interest was managing The Platters, who at that point had no hit singles but were a profitable touring group. With The Penguins in hand, Ram was able to swing a 2-for-1 deal with Mercury Records in which the company agreed to take on The Platters as a precondition for getting The Penguins (the group that Mercury really wanted). Ironically, The Penguins would never have a second hit single under the Mercury deal, while The Platters would be the label's most successful act. The Penguins never had another national hit, but their 1957 cover of "Pledge of Love" reached #15 on the R&B chart. For three decades, "Earth Angel" was almost always the #2 song on oldies station WCBS-FM's annual Top 500 countdown. (Another doo-wop favorite, The Five Satins' "In the Still of the Night" was the perennial #1 pick.) The Penguins were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2004, "Earth Angel" was named #151 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs Of All Time. "Earth Angel" was also one of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Penguins in brief
- How many The Penguins releases are on Riffiter?
- 47 releases are catalogued, spanning 1954 to 2026.
- When was The Penguins formed?
- The Penguins formed in 1954.
- What is the most recent The Penguins release on Riffiter?
- Frozen in Time, released in 2026.