Album Review:
The Very Best of the 5 Royales
- Release Date: 2004
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues
- Label: Collectables
- Artist: The "5" Royales
- Flags: Compilation (best of)
- Type: Compilation
- Rating:
- Styles: R&B, Doo Wop
- Track Picks: "Dedicated to the One I Love," "Monkey Hips and Rice," "Think"
Review
The Very Best of the 5 Royales is a slightly inferior collection compared to Rhino's Monkey Hips and Rice. The track selection is only slightly altered, but in this case that makes a big difference. This disc highlights 25 tracks recorded for the King label, but two of their earliest hits, "Baby Don't Do It" and "Help Me Somebody," were released on Apollo and have been omitted. Fortunately, this is still a strong, cohesive collection. Definitive versions of "Dedicated to the One I Love," "Tears of Joy," "Tell the Truth," and "Think" sound great, as do the more obscure numbers "Monkey Hips and Rice," "The Slummer the Slum," and "Right Around the Corner." This fine 5 Royales package certainly won't disappoint the doo wop novice, but collectors will definitely want the Apollo material. ~ Al Campbell, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | iTunes | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Monkey Hips and Rice | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:55) | |
| I'm Gonna Run It Down | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:52) | |
| One Mistake | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:55) | |
| How I Wonder | The "5" Royales | (2:45) | ||
| I Need Your Lovin' Baby | Otto "Jeff" Jeffries | The "5" Royales | (2:49) | |
| Women About to Make Me Go Crazy | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (3:03) | |
| Someone Made for You | Henry Glover | The "5" Royales | (2:37) | |
| Right Around the Corner | McCoy Singleton, Rose Marie McCoy | The "5" Royales | (2:28) | |
| My Wants for Love | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:50) | |
| Come on and Save Me | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:36) | |
| Just as I Am | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:26) | |
| Mine Forevermore | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:18) | |
| Thirty Second Lover | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:28) | |
| Tears of Joy | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:41) | |
| Think | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:37) | |
| Dedicated to the One I Love | Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:45) | |
| The Feeling Is Real | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (1:59) | |
| Tell the Truth | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:15) | |
| Don't Let It Be in Vain | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:23) | |
| Your Only Love | Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling, Charles Jones | The "5" Royales | (1:45) | |
| The Slummer the Slum | Obadiah "Scoop" Carter, Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:15) | |
| Miracle of Love | Floyd Smith | The "5" Royales | (2:37) | |
| I Know It's Hard But It's Fair | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:42) | |
| I'm With You | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (4:23) | |
| Don't Give No More Than You Can Take | Lowman Pauling | The "5" Royales | (2:52) |
