It was written by three members of the group, warren davis, george malone and charles patrick. About book of love the book of love also titled who wrote the book of love is a rock and roll doowop song, originally by the monotones. What youre about to read was culled from various sources, and hopefully will provide a better history of the monotones. Lyrics for book of love by the monotones songfacts. Who wrote the book of love s monotones only on jiosaavn a referenceto the monotones book of love flip who wrote the book of love a song by monotones on spotify who. The monotones one hit wonders, but the book of love really is a classic slice of americana. Yesterday turned 62 years old this incredible show. This was the best cd made in 100 years you will never find a cd like this again they dont. This was inspired by a pepsodent toothpaste commercial with the jingle, youll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with pepsodent. It didnt take hull long to realize they had a hit on their hands. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. These are not intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
Saturday night, walnut and beech show april 12, 1958. The monotones book of love 1958, tricentre, vinyl discogs. Louis park, mn book of love was also used as the theme for the newlywed game when paul rodriguez replaced bob eubanks as host in 1988. The monotones book of love you never loved me vinyl. I wonder wonder whooo who who wrote the book of love tell me, tell me, tell me oh, who wrote the book of love. Song information for book of love the monotones on allmusic. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the monotones at the discogs marketplace. Who wrote the book of love baby, baby, baby i love you, yes i do well it says so in this book of love ours is the one thats true oh, i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who who wrote the book. Book of love is an american synthpop and electronic band, formed in 1983 in philadelphia, pennsylvania and later based in new york city.
London records fl 1746,london american recordings fl 1746 format. The monotones who wrote the book of love lyrics genius. Who wrote the book of love wlyrics the monotones youtube. The monotones were a sixmember american doowop vocal group in the 1950s. John ryanes passed away in 1972 and, sadly, his brother warren died in 82. Although, their only big hit was the book of love, they had other great tunes. Baby, baby, baby, i love you, yes i do well, it says so in this book of love ours is a one thats true oh, i wonder, wonder who, mah doo ooh, who who wrote the book of. There was also a seventh original monotones member, patricks brother james, but he left before the book of love became a hit. The monotones were a sixmember african american doowop vocal group in the 1950s. The rest of the cd features their other material, not in the same class but still worth a listen for ardent dowop fans only, novices should start with some, coasters, cadillacs or drifters 1954. One of the most recognizable sounds of the 50s right up there with get a job was the monotones book of love. According to group member charles patrick, he was in a store looking at sheet music for a different song called book of love when the jingle came on the radio. They are considered a onehit wonder, as their only hit single was the book of lo.
The monotones were from newark, new jersey, and formed in 1955. Atlantic wanted book of love for the bobbettes, but former herald records bookkeeper. Book of lovethe monotonesoriginal song1958 youtube. The single was released digitally on january 30, 2010, the. In early 1960, the monotones issued their first true hull release, a strange sort of answer song to their own record, called reading the book of love even though it had been two years since the other book of love song was a hit. Song information for you never loved me the monotones on allmusic.
In september 1957, the monotones recorded the book of love, which was released on the mascot label in december that year. Song information for book of love the monotones on allmusic allmusic. The monotones book of love you never loved me 1958. The group formed in 1955, when 17 year old lead vocalist charles patrick an. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our faq this page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics. The monotones recorded a series of novelty followups including zombi, and the legend of sleepy hollow, but they were not successful. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. The book of love was sung by warren davis, charles patrick, george malone, frankie smith and the brothers john and warren ryanes.
Misheard lyrics also called mondegreens occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. The rest of the cd features their other material, not in the same class but still worth a listen for ardent dowop fans only, novices should start with some, coasters, cadillacs or drifters 1954 1960. Sep 05, 2016 the book of love is a rock and roll song, originally by the monotones. The book of love lyrics by the monotones at lyrics on demand. The monotones were a sixmember black american doowop vocal group in the 1950s. Sixman groups were a rarity, but the monotones consisted of lead tenor charles patrick, first tenor warren davis, second tenor george malone, baritone warren ryanes, and twin basses frank smith and john ryanes warrens younger brother.
My favorites are fools will be fools, and what would you do if there wasnt any rock n roll. The small record company could not cope with its popularity, and it was reissued on chess records subsidiary argo label in february 1958. It was written by three members of the group, warren davis, george malone and charles patrick, and it peaked at no. Hull was interested, and, on september 26, the monotones recorded book of love and you never loved me, which were released on hulls mascot subsidiary in december of that year. Book of love by the monotones song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart. The monotones book of love karaoke version instrumental karaoke version instrumental.
Who wrote the book of love by the monotones on amazon. Although this record is book of love and you never loved me by the monotones, argo 5290, it is incorrectly labeled as whos to know and corrigidor rock by wendell tracy and orchestra, argo 5296. The monotones recorded a spate of clever novelties in the late 50searly 60s, the most successful of which was the enduring who wrote the book of love. The original group consisted of warren ryanes, john ryanes, charles patrick, warren davis, george malone, frankie smith and charles patricks brother james, who left the group shortly after it formed. Song information for the book of love the monotones on allmusic. Smith and malone got together a new version of the monotones, reopened the book of love, and relived their glory days of 58 with a steady presence at oldies revival shows in the 1980s and 90s. Will you still love me tomorrow the shirelles duration. This song is gabriels cover of a magnetic fields song from their 1999 threevolume concept album, 69 love songs. The magnetic fields is the principal creative outlet of singersongwriter stephin merritt and the book of love is backed by merritts cover of gabriels not one of us.
The monotones book of love you never loved me discogs. You never loved me the monotones song info allmusic. Ted ottaviano has stated, its not that we had a love for that song at all, its just the imagery worked for us. There are at least four bands who were called the monotones. They are considered a onehit wonder, as their only hit single was the book of love, which peaked at no. The single was released digitally on january 30, 2010, the day of january 2010s full moon. The monotones who wrote book of love image collections book. Surviving members met to revive book of love several times after the breakup. John ryanes died in 1972, aged 31, and his brother warren died in 1982. They grew up in the baxter terrace projects and sang in the new hope baptist church choir. The song book of love by the monotones is a doo wop classic and one may wanted to sing or dance to. The band name book of love is taken from the song the book of love by the monotones. Whether their only hit was partially inspired by a pepsodent toothpaste jingle is a matter of conjecture, as is whether that bass drum boom on the breaks was the result of a ball being thrown against the wall of their rehearsal space at the right instant.