Description
STREET CORNER CONFESSIONS
Released November 16, 2023
Frankie Moreno’s STREET CORNER CONFESSIONS is a nostalgic homage to the classic doo-wop era, blending timeless harmonies with contemporary flair. Charting at #1 on iTunes, this album showcases Moreno’s mastery of the genre, featuring stacked vocals, all done by Moreno, with perfectly simple arrangements that evoke the golden age of doo-wop.
Standout original tracks like “Worry” and “Mr. Me Misses You” highlight Moreno’s ability to infuse traditional sounds with a fresh, modern twist. A heartfelt tribute to the past, celebrating the enduring charm and emotional resonance of doo-wop music.
Produced by Frankie Moreno
Mixed and Mastered by Pat Thrall
Released on Bermuda Records ©2023
ALBUM CHARTING:
#1 Tunes Canada Blues Charts – 11/17/23
#88 Apple Music Denmark Blues Charts – 6/15/24
SINGLES CHARTING:
“Why Do Fools Fall In Love”
#1 iTunes US Blues Charts – 6/13/23
#1 iTunes Denmark Blues Charts – 6/13/23
#88 iTunes Denmark All Genres Chart- 6/13/23
“SH-Boom”
#1 iTunes US Blues Charts – 6/15/23
#2 iTunes Canada Blues Charts – 6/15/23
#4 iTunes Mexico Blues Charts – 10/31/23
#5 iTunes United Kingdom Blues Charts – 11/10/23
#17 iTunes Denmark Blues Charts – 6/15/23
“Runaround Sue”
#1 iTunes US Blues Charts – 6/21/23
#1 iTunes Denmark Blues Charts – 6/21/23
#91 iTunes Denmark All Genres Charts – 6/21/23
“Get A Job”
#1 iTunes US Blues Charts – 6/20/23
#1 iTunes Spain Blues Charts – 7/28/24
#28 iTunes Denmark Blues Charts – 6/20/23
“Come Go With Me”
#1 iTunes US Blues Charts – 6/17/23
#1 iTunes Denmark Blues Charts – 6/17/23
#12 iTunes UK Blues Charts – 1/7/24
“Little Bitty Pretty One”
#1 iTunes US Blues Charts – 6/22/23
#26 iTunes Denmark Blues Charts – 6/22/23
#55 Apple Music Cambodia Blues Charts – 6/29/23
“Worry”
#2 iTunes US Blues Charts – 2/19/21
#5 Amazon Global Blues Charts – 3/5/21
#11 iTunes UK Blues Charts – 1/7/24
#69 iTunes Denmark Blues Charts – 2/19/21
“Mr. Me Misses You”
#1 iTunes US Blues Charts – 6/18/23
#5 iTunes Canada Blues Charts 6/18/23
#22 iTunes Denmark Blues Charts – 6/18/23
“Mountain Of Love”
#1 iTunes US Blues Charts – 6/14/23
#2 iTunes Canada Blues Charts – 6/14/23
#4 iTunes Denmark Blues Charts – 10/20/24
#4 iTunes United Kingdom Blues Charts – 8/13/23
“Love Me”
#1 iTunes US Blues Charts – 6/16/23
#1 iTunes Denmark Blues Charts – 6/16/23
“One Fine Day”
#1 iTunes Belgium Blues Charts – 9/24/23
#1 iTunes Sweden Blues Charts – 9/23/23
#1 iTunes US Blues Charts – 6/19/23
#1 iTunes Austria Blues Charts – 9/20/23
#5 iTunes United Kingdom Blues Charts – 9/19/23
#10 iTunes UK Blues Charts – 1/7/24
#13 iTunes Canada Blues Charts – 6/19/23
#24 iTunes Denmark Blues Charts – 6/19/23
“Ice Cream Medley”
#9 iTunes UK Blues Charts – 1/7/24
Featuring:
“Why Do Fools Fall In Love”, “SH-Boom”, “Runaraound Sue”, “Get A Job”, “Come Go With Me”, “Little Bitty Pretty One”, “Yakety Yak”, “Worry”, “Blue Moon”, “Mr. Me Misses You”, “Mountain Of Love”, “Whispering Bells”, “Love Me”, “One Fine Day”, “Ice Cream Medley”
INSIDE THE ALBUM with Frankie:
I remember when I was very young, I was introduced to the music of Dion and The Belmonts through my dad’s old albums. Wow! A vocal group from the 1950s singing Doo-Wop—it was like nothing I’d ever heard before. Unfortunately, I didn’t get many opportunities to explore this style personally because it requires multiple harmony singers and a deep bass voice, which just wasn’t easy to find in my era. I was hooked on that sound though, and started hunting down old recordings from similar groups like The Del Vikings, The Chords, and The Teenagers. I couldn’t get enough, but it always felt like an unreachable dream for me to create music like that without the right vocal group.
One day, I was messing around in the studio and decided to try laying down the vocal parts myself. I started with the bass voice and then stacked three more harmonies on top before adding the lead part. It was fun—I could create that classic vocal quartet sound just by overdubbing my own voice. I ended up recording another song, then another, purely for my own enjoyment. Before I knew it, I had a bunch of these things in a matter of days. I kept the arrangements almost identical to how I remembered them from my dad’s old records, and was thrilled with how it all turned out, so I put it together as an album.
