The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2
The second set of Rhino Records'The Doo Wop Boxincludes  such gems as Robert & Johnny's "We Belong Together," Gene Chandler's "Duke of Earl"  and the Robins' original version of Leiber & Stoller's "Smokey Joe's Café." The box set  contains 39 Top 30 R&B; hits plus such pop smashes as the Platters' "My Prayer," the  Clovers' "Love Potion No. 9," Dion & the Belmonts' "Where or When," the Crests' "Step  by Step," the Marcels' "Heartaches" and Don & Juan's "What's Your Name." Putting  more emphasis on uptempo tunes than its predecessor, the new box includes both the  Cadillacs' "Zoom" and the Collegians' "Zoom Zoom Zoom" as well as Frankie Lymon's  giddy, boy soprano on the galloping "ABC's of Love." The firstDoo Wop  Boxis still the better collection, for it had first crack at the widely acknowledged  classics of the genre, butThe Doo Wop Box IIis full of historical  milestones and dizzying music.--Geoffrey Himes