I Only Have Eyes for You

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Written by: Harry Warren
Produced by: George Goldner
Released: April '59 on End
Charts: 13 weeks
Top spot: No. 11

Dubbed "The Sultans of Smooth," this Chicago quintet honed its harmonies singing in a black Jewish church choir. One of the greatest vocal groups of the doo-wop era, it's best known for "I Only Have Eyes for You," originally a hit for crooner Ben Selvin in 1934. The Flamingos take the song all the way to Venus with elegant vocalizations and the otherworldly doo-bop-sh-bop.

Appears on: The Best of the Flamingos (Rhino)

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