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The Silhouettes
The Silhouettes were an American doo wop/R&B group whose single "Get A Job" was a #1 hit on the Billboard R&B singles chart and pop singles chart in 1958. The doo-wop revival group Sha Na Na derived their name from the song's lyrics. "Get A Job"' is included in the soundtracks of the movies, American Graffiti, Trading Places and Stand By Me. They performed in the 1986 movie, Joey
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Best of Doo-Woop, Vol. 2: Love Potion Number 9... and More [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:45 |
Doo Wop, Vol. 1: Best of 1953-1957 [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Great Uptempo Doo Wop [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:50 |
One Hit Wonders of the 1950's [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:50 |
Claude Saucier Présent: C'est Si Bon-Les Plus Belles Musiques de Nos Souvenirs [2016]
Song | Duration |
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My Prayer | 2:46 |
Great Rock & Roll Bop Songs [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:50 |
Way It Was: Rock Around the Clock the 50's [2016]
Song | Duration |
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My Prayer | 2:47 |
Get a Job | 2:49 |
A Year in Your Life: 1958 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Rock 'n' Roll USA, Vol. 1: 1954-1959 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
100 Rock n Roll Hits: Jukebox Classics [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:44 |
30 Greatest Love Songs: Valentine's Day [2014]
Song | Duration |
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(You've Got) The Magic Touch | 2:31 |
Great #1 R&B Hits of the 1950's [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:50 |
Soda Shop Rock 'n' Roll [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
Sweethearts and Stolen Kisses: From the Movies [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:49 |
The Best Rock n Roll Album in the World… Ever! [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
The Legendary Vocal Groups: 200 Original Hits & Rarities [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
100 Love Songs [Rare Jazz Music Ltd.] [2013]
Song | Duration |
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My Prayer | 2:47 |
300 Hits: Rock 'n' Roll [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:26 |
300 Hits: Saturday Night Party [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:26 |
50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 40 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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You'll Never Know | 2:38 |
50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 70 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:43 |
A Few [2013]
Song | Duration |
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My Prayer | 2:46 |
You'll Never Know | 2:39 |
America's Greatest Hits, Vol. 9: 1958 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Dick Clark's Jukebox Gems [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Dreamboats & Petticoats: At the Hop [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:45 |
Essential Doo Wop, Vol. 5: 100 Essential Doo Wop Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:50 |
Golden Oldies Hit Series, Vol. 42 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:43 |
Highlights of Doo Wop [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Legends of Rock n' Roll, Vol. 24 [Original Classic Recordings] [2013]
Song | Duration |
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You'll Never Know | 2:39 |
Legends of Rock n' Roll, Vol. 44 [Original Classic Recordings] [2013]
Song | Duration |
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The Magic Touch | 2:37 |
Pretender [2013]
Song | Duration |
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My Prayer | 2:46 |
You'll Never Know | 2:39 |
Retrospective: Girl & Guy Groups [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
Rock N Roll Motel, Vol. 3 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:49 |
The History of Doo Wop, Vol. 9: 50 Unforgettable Doo Wop Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:50 |
The History of Rhythm and Blues, Vol. 4 1957-1962 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
The R&B No. 1's of the '50s [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Dad, I Didn't Know I Loved You 'Till I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Dick Clark's Jukebox Gems: The Best of Doo Wop [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Music That Inspired American Graffiti [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Oldies Hits A to Z, Vol. 7 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:43 |
Saturday Night Party: Rock 'n' Roll Party, Vol. 2 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:26 |
Soundtrack Songs From Rock N Roll Movies, Vol. 2 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job [From American Graffiti] | 2:41 |
Street Corner Symphonies: The Complete Story of Doo Wop, Vol. 9 (1957) [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
The Original Sound of R&B 1958 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:50 |
America's Number Ones of the '50s [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
Lemon Popsicles and Strawberry Milkshakes [10 Disc Box Set] [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
The Cruisin' Story 1955-1960 [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
100 Number Ones Of The Fifties [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Get A Job | 2:49 |
Dirty Water: The Birth of Punk Attitude [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:49 |
Philadelphia Pop: Rockin' and Croonin' on Bandstand (1957-1959) [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Rock Around the Clock [Rhino] [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
The Ultimate Oldies But Goodies Collection [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Ultimate Oldies But Goodies Collection [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
100 Hits: 50's [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:39 |
Golden Oldies Forever: Best of the Best [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:27 |
La Légende [2009]
Song | Duration |
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The Magic Touch (You’ve Got) |
Lights Camera Doo Wop! [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job [from "Good Morning Vietnam", "Trading Places", "American Gra | 2:46 |
Shake, Rattle And Roll: R&B's Greatest Hits 1953-1958 [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
The Rock 'n Roll [Box Set] [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
The Silhouettes Meet The Five Crowns [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:51 |
I Sold My Heart to the Junkman | 2:05 |
Toen Was Geluk Heel Gewoon [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Doo Wop Love Songs [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:49 |
Doo Wop as Seen on TV, Vol. 10 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
Greatest '50s Rock n' Roll [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Music Inspired by American Graffiti [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Music of My Life: Golden Decade, Vol. 23 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:44 |
The Ultimate Oldies But Goodies Collection: Raunchy [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Ultimate 50s Collection [Collectables] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Get A Job |
Ü 30 Rock & Roll [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
All #1 Hits of the '50s [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Cousin Brucie's Doo Wop Favorites [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Fifty #1 Hits of the 50s [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Malt Shop Memories, Vol. 5 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Top Hits of the 50s: Rockin' Hits [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Blowing the Fuse: 31 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1958 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Great Labels of the Doo Wop Era: Ember Records [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Street Corner Symphonies [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Ultimate Roots of Rock and Roll [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Complete Package [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:49 |
I Sold My Heart to the Junkman | 2:04 |
The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Greatest Hits of the 50's [BMG Special Products] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
I Love Rock & Roll, Vol. 11 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Philadelphia Doo Wop [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Real 50's: The Big Beat [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
The Best of Doo Wop, Vol. 1 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
The Fabulous Fifties [Collectables] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
History of Rock, Vol. 1-10 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
One Hit Wonders [Sony Special Products] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Real 50's: The Big Beat [Disc 2] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
25 All-Time Doo Wop Hits [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
40 Years of Jukebox Hits: The 50's, 60's, 70's & 80's [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
American Graffiti, Vol. 2 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:40 |
Casey Kasem Presents: America's Top Ten - The 50's Doo-Wop Years [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Doo Wop 45s on CD, Vol. 1 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Doo Wop's Greatest Hits [BMG Special Products] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Jukebox Hits of the '50s [Collectables] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:18 |
Number 1 Hits 50's 60's & 70's [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Remembering Roots of Soul, Vol. 1: Heralding The Hits [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Doo Wop Classics [Castle Pie] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:44 |
The Classic Rhythm & Blues Collection, Vol. 1: 1958-1963 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
The Ultimate Jukebox Hits of the '50s, Vols. 4 & 5 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:18 |
50's Decade [Double Disc] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Ember House of Hits [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Forever Gold: 50's Decade [2 CD] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
New Millennium Doo Wop Party [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Only the Best of Encyclopedia of Doo Wop, Vol. 1 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Rock 'n' Roll Memories [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:52 |
Rock Revival: Good Rockin' Tonight [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:52 |
The Doo Wop Years [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
The Encyclopedia of Doo Wop [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
The Ultimate Doo Wop Collection [Collectables 2 Disc] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
The Ultimate Doo Wop Collection [Collectables Limited Edition] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Ultimate Doo Wop Collection, Vol. 2 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Platters [1999]
Song | Duration |
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You'll Never Never Know | 2:38 |
Greatest Hits of the 50's [Platinum Disc] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Greatest Hits of the 50's, Vol. 1 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Greatest Hits of the 50s [Box Set #1] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Philly Favorites [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Rubber Biscuits & Ramma Lama Ding Dongs: Doo Wop for Kids [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Street Corner Serenade: The Greatest Doo Wop of the '50s and '60s [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
The Best of the Platters [Polygram] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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My Prayer | 2:46 |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: Greatest Hits [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Zoom Zoom Zoom: Premier Doo-Wop, Vol. 1 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:45 |
#1 Hits: The 50's Decade [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Blue Moon: 26 Doo Wop Classics [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:39 |
Teenagers in Love [Razor & Tie] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: Golden Greats [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Doo Wop's Greatest Hits [K-Tel] [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:45 |
Double Date with Joanie and Chachi [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
History of Rock: The 50s, Pt. 1 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Rock 'N Roll Relix: 1954-1959 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Rock n' Roll Reunion: Class of 58 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:44 |
The Best Rock 'N' Roll Album in the World...Ever [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: Rock 'N' Roll Legends [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:45 |
Whole Lotta Rock: 1957 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
A Child's Celebration of Rock 'n' Roll [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:44 |
Get a Job [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:49 |
I Sold My Heart to the Junkman | 2:03 |
Only Rock 'N Roll 1955-1959: #1 Radio Hits [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:49 |
Heart & Soul Fifties [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
Spotlite on Ember Records, Vol. 1 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:49 |
Great Groups of the Fifties, Vol. 2 [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
In the Still of the Nite [Castle] [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:45 |
The Doo Wop Box [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
The Golden Era of Doo-Wops: Ember Records [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:49 |
Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits: 1957-1961 [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
The Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 2 [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:14 |
Greatest Groups of the 50s [1992]
Song | Duration |
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I Sold My Heart to the Junkman | 2:06 |
History of Rock: Jukebox Giants, Vol. 3 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
History of Rock: The 50s, Pt. 1 [1992] [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
History of Rock: The Doo Wop Era, Pt. 2 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Jukebox Giants: WCBS New York, Vol. 3 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Rhythm & Blues: 1958 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
History of Rock: The Doo-Wop Era, Pt. 2 - WCBS FM-101 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Harlem Holiday: New York Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 7 [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
History of Rock, Vol. 2 [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
16 Original Doo-Wop Classics [1989]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Best of Doo Wop Uptempo [1989]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:25 |
Echoes Down the Hall: 16 Original Doo-Wop Classics [1989]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:49 |
70 Ounces of Gold: Golden Hits [1988]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Cruisin' 1958 [1988]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:25 |
Giants of Rock 'N' Roll [Baur] [1987]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:45 |
Dick Clark's Best of Bandstand, Vol. 1 [1986]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
Stand By Me [1986]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Super Oldies of the 50's, Vol. 1 [1986]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
The Best of 50's Jumpin' Jive [1986]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
American Graffiti [Video] [1984]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
American Graffiti [1973]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
Alan Freed's Top 15 [1962]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
Original Hits, Vol. 6 [1962]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1958 [1958]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
The Platters [Mercury] [1956]
Song | Duration |
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On My Word of Honor | 2:45 |
#1 Hits of the 50s [Music & Melody]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
Amor: 60 Romantic Songs
Song | Duration |
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You'll Never Never Know | 2:40 |
Classic Love Songs of Rock 'N' Roll
Song | Duration |
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(You’ve Got) The Magic Touch | 2:26 |
Gold
Song | Duration |
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Only You (and You Alone) | 2:39 |
I'm Sorry | 2:54 |
(You've Got) the Magic Touch | 2:29 |
You'll Never Know | 2:40 |
My Prayer | 2:47 |
On My Word of Honor | 2:44 |
The Great Pretender | 2:40 |
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | 2:40 |
Twilight Time | 2:46 |
Get a Job | 2:48 |
I Sold My Heart To the Junkman | 2:04 |
Greatest Hits of the 50s [ZYX]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
It All Started with Doo Wop
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:46 |
Original Solid Gold Hits, Vol. 2
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
Red River Rock [Bellevue]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:26 |
Remember How Great, Vol. 3
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:47 |
The Best of the Platters & the Silhouettes
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
I Sold My Heart To the Junkman | 2:04 |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1958 [1987]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job | 2:48 |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1958 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
Ultimate Rock N Roll
Song | Duration |
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Get a Job |
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