{"product_id":"gene-and-eunice-this-is-our-story-cd","title":"This Is Our Story - Singles As \u0026 Bs 1954-1960 CD","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eGene and Eunice • This Is Our Story - Singles As \u0026amp; Bs 1954-1960 CD\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ‘boy\/girl’ duet partnership was an integral component of black American music in the 1950s and 1960s, and a continuous presence on the charts throughout both decades.\u003cbr\u003eSome duos paired existing individual solo stars, but the majority introduced new pairings of young people who were involved professionally, and occasionally romantically.\u003cbr\u003eSuch was the case with one of R\u0026amp;B’s biggest twosomes of the '50s.\u003cbr\u003eTransplanted Texans Gene Forrest and Eunice Russ Levy both had limited solo experience before they pooled their talent resources in Los Angeles in 1954 and came up with a string of singles that pretty much set the template for mixed R\u0026amp;B duos for the rest of the decade.\u003cbr\u003eThese started with the original version of a record that turned out to be one of the first big hits and most covered songs of R\u0026amp;B’s pre-Rock ‘n’ Roll era, the immortal \u003cem\u003eKoKo Mo\u003c\/em\u003e in 1954.\u003cbr\u003eOver the next five years, and alternating between up-tempo rockers and sweet ballads – almost all of which they wrote themselves – Gene \u0026amp; Eunice established themselves with a string of 45s that endeared them to young record buyers across the US.\u003cbr\u003eThey also gained popularity in the Caribbean, where their fast and low numbers alike were staples of the local sound system culture in Jamaica and songs like \u003cem\u003eThis Is My Story\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Vow\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI’ll Never Believe In You\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBomBom Lulu\u003c\/em\u003e were revived by local artists many times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKo Ko Mo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou And Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKo Ko Mo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlim Flam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan We Forget It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMove It Over Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Is My Story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHave You Changed Your Mind?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Gotta Go Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHootchy Kootchy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'll Never Believe In You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet's Get Together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm So In Love With You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBom Bom Lulu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHi Diddle Diddle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrange World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Treat Me This Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoodle Doodle Doo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Angels Gave You To Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Mean Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoco Loco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGo On Kokomo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAh! Ah!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Think I'm Not Thinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithout Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Drive Me Buggy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAching and Crying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSend Me Someone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly Lovers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Gene \u0026 Eunice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54208731840841,"sku":"JASMCD3268","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/gene_and_eunice_this_is_our_story_cd.jpg?v=1776343885","url":"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/products\/gene-and-eunice-this-is-our-story-cd","provider":"Raucous Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}