While are remembered as a one-hit wonder for their 1957 smash they did have a couple of other singles that charted strongly on the listings ( and ), as well as recording quite a few singles for several labels over the next few years. This collection has 30 of their tracks (including all the aforementioned hits), dating mostly from 1957-1963, although a few stray items from the late '60s and early '70s are on board as well. In the world, this male-female duo did have an unusual, somewhat spooky sound -- carried the bulk of the vocal duties, with often not so much a harmonizer or co-lead singer as one who wove around wordlessly in the distance, occasionally adding a spoken recitation. That's the formula that made so memorable. Unfortunately, it's a formula they milked quite a bit, sometimes to the point of blatant rewrites/remakes of as this anthology makes clear. That makes the disc useful primarily to serious fans and collectors, although the pair, working both together and on their own, did manage to record some sides (a few of which are found on this CD) in a more updated style in the late '60s and early '70s. does its usual fine job with the packaging, with thorough liner notes and a discography. ~ Richie Unterberger