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This classic song from the Tokens is backed with three b-sides.
The Tokens hit big in 1962 with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)," a recasting of a South African tune that had been an earlier hit for the Weavers (the song had actually been written by Zulu songwriter Solomon Linda and was originally entitled "Mbude"). Infectious and full of a kind of vaguely eerie and ominous wisdom, the song has been a hit many times over in various hands. The Tokens, for their part, tried to repeat the trick several times (although without the lions) in such songs as "A Tale of Two Lovers," "B'wanina," and "Monkey Vendor," all of which are included here in this brief collection from RCA Victor. None of these songs captured the allure of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," however, although "Water Prayer" is certainly intriguing and "A Bird Flies out of Sight (Felicidad)" demonstrates a succinct poetic lyric that is certainly a rarity in pop music. There are also two sort of mildly interesting hot rod tunes here, "Little Hot Rod Susie" and "Little Snow White Coupe," that are no more ridiculous than most of the other songs in the genre, and "Little Snow White Coupe" actually affords the listener a unintentionally fascinating study in the psychology of loving inanimate objects. This collection is far too brief to be the essential Tokens purchase, but as an exercise in how a group tries to follow up a huge hit, it is instructive and surprisingly listenable. ~ Steve Leggett
Pretty short weight on this ten-track compilation of early-'60s material. After the title track, you get a few "Wimoweh" soundalikes, a couple of odd hot rod numbers that try to imitate the Beach Boys, and a version of "Sincerely" arranged to sound as much as possible like their first hit, "Tonight I Fell in Love." That hit, by the way, isn't here, as it wasn't recorded for RCA. ~ Richie Unterberger
French exclusive 24-bit remastered reissue features four tracks, 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight', 'Tina', 'Sincerely', & 'When Summer Is Through', packaged with original artwork. Magic Records.
Recorded between July 21, 1961 and December 16, 1963.
The French import preserves the original artwork.
Compilation producer: Paul Williams. Lion Sleeps Tonight Music Tokens Lion Sleeps Tonight Songs | 1. | The Lion Sleeps Tonight  | |
| 2. | Hear The Bells | |
| 3. | B'wanina | |
| 4. | Tonight I Met An Angel | $0.99 | |
| 5. | When I Go To Sleep At Night | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Dream An Angel Good Night | |
| 7. | A-B-C, 1-2-3 | $0.99 | |
| 8. | Dry Your Eyes | $0.99 | |
| 9. | My Friend's Car | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Speedo | |
| 11. | Wimoweh | |
| 12. | 'A' You're Adorable | |
| 13. | This Endless Night | |
| 14. | Gee | |
| 15. | The Wreck Of John B. | |
| 16. | Children Go Where I Send Thee | |
| 17. | Water Prayer | $0.99 | |
| 18. | Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) | |
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