Roger wrote:
REVIEW - The "5" Royales - "Baby Don't Do It" - APOLLO 443;DECEMBER 1952
https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/the-5-royales-baby-dont-do-it-apollo-443/#more-100556
YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-AeAQOQ4yU
Here's how the Royales did with this one in the 1952 Singles Battle
R1
5 Little Walter - Sad Hours - Checker 764
17 The Five Royales - Baby Don't Do It - Apollo 443
R2
15 The Five Royales - Baby Don't Do It - Apollo 443
8 Howlin' Wolf - Mister Highway Man - Chess 1510
R3
12 The Five Royales - Baby Don't Do It - Apollo 443
11 Bill Haley & The Saddlemen - Rock The Joint - Essex 303
R4
14 The Five Royales - Baby Don't Do It - Apollo 443
11 Sonny Boy Williamson - Nine Below Zero - Trumpet 166
R5
22 The Clovers - One Mint Julep - Atlantic 963
5 The Five Royales - Baby Don't Do It - Apollo 443
And in the later Vocal Groups Battle
R1
14 The Five Royales -- Baby Don't Do It -- Apollo 443 -- 1952
3 Bobby Nunn & The Robbins -- That's What The Good Book Says -- Modern 807 -- 1951 R2
R2
13 The Platters -- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -- Mercury 71383 -- 1958
7 The Five Royales -- Baby Don't Do It -- Apollo 443 -- 1952
SPONTANEOUS LUNACY VERDICT - 9/10
High 8 here
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