If I Didn't Care by Ink Spots is a classic album that showcases the group's unique style and vocal harmonies. The album features a mix of original songs and covers, all of which are delivered with the group's signature smooth and mellow sound.
One of the standout tracks on the album is the title track, "If I Didn't Care," which has become one of the group's most well-known songs. The track features a simple piano melody and the group's haunting harmonies, creating a nostalgic and romantic mood.
Other notable tracks on the album include "Java Jive," a playful and upbeat song about coffee, and "Whispering Grass," a melancholy tune about lost love.
Bill Kenny (1977) - I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
Whispering Grass - The Ink Spots
If I Didn't Care - The Ink Spots HD
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Catalog Numbers
Q 16042
MH 45-173B
CLP 5448
M 30269
11914
SR-1001
2286
COL-90227
L1561, CST 448
704112
CST 448
P 18042
U4057
CLP-5448
RK CD 490
T 1012
91099
Labels
51 West
Waldorf Music Hall
Crown Records
Decca
Pickwick
Swift Records
Collectables
Tops Records, Crown Records
Hallmark Music & Entertainment
CBS Special Products
Spectrum Records
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Formats
Vinyl
LP
Stereo
7"
45 RPM
Album
Mono
Shellac
10"
78 RPM
Cassette
Compilation
Single
Reissue
CD
Remastered
33 ⅓ RPM
EP
Companies
Role
Company
Phonographic Copyright (p)
CBS Inc.
Manufactured By
Waldorf Music Hall
Distributed By
Simitar Entertainment, Inc.
Copyright (c)
Simitar Entertainment, Inc.
Pressed By
Turicaphon Riedikon
Credits
Role
Credit
Artwork By
Michael Mendel
Notes
Shares title and catalog number with alternate Canadian and US releases with different track listing.
Recorded 1939
Reissue.
Released on a black Top High Fidelity label.
Front sleeve varies from the US version.
CST 448 appears on front sleeve.
L1561 appears on the label.
Shares title and catalog number with alternate Canadian release with different track listing.
Compilation album featuring re-recordings of Ink Spots songs done by Bill Kenny backed by a studio group.
Liner notes:
"This album consists of previously released material"
"All songs courtesy of Springboard International Records, Inc."
Label notes:
"All selections are courtesy of Koala Record Company"
Runout Side A: AS 18042 G/C
Runout Side B: BS 18042 G/C
These are re-recordings of the original hit tracks.
Shares title and catalog number with alternate Canadian release with different track listing. Stereo version of https://www.localhost/The-Ink-Spots-If-I-Didnt-Care/release/9827708
Poor recycled vinyl pressing with spots and lot´s of bubbles in the vinyl. Most of the copies of this record got trashed over the years because of their bad looks.
Date of release: Around 1955
Barcodes
Matrix / Runout (A Side): CLP-5448-1
Matrix / Runout (B Side): CLP-5448-2
Matrix / Runout: (A): 64891
Matrix / Runout: (B): 64893
Barcode: 082551119141
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Stamped): L1561-A-RE2-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Stamped): L1561-B RE - 1
Label Code (A Side): (CST 448-1) RE 2
Label Code (B Side): (CST 448-2) RE 2
Matrix / Runout (A Side): CST-448-1 R2
Matrix / Runout (B Side): CST-448-2 RE2
Barcode: 7989-18042-1
Barcode: 5012106440579
Other (SPARS Code): DDD
Matrix / Runout (Side A): CST 448-1 RE 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Stamped): CST 448-1 R 2
Barcode (Side B): CST 448-1 RE 2
Barcode (Runout Side B, Stamped): CST 448-1 RE 2
Label Code (Side A Label): (CST 448-1)
Label Code (Side B Label): (CST 448-2)
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, etched): CST-448-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, etched): CST-448-2
Label Code: CLP-5448
Rights Society: BIEM
About Ink Spots
The Ink Spots were a popular African-American vocal group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Best known for their recordings of Pop ballads, The Ink Spots were frequent chart toppers totaling over 50 hits in their 17 year recording career. Their best selling record "If I Didn't Care" sold over 19 million copies and is currently the 7th best selling single of all time. Bill Kenny (leader) disbanded The Ink Spots in 1954 however many spin-off or imposter groups have been performing and recording ever since.
Original Ink Spots
1935: Founding members (1935): (bass), (tenor), (tenor) and (baritone).
1936: Jerry Daniels is replaced by tenor
1943: Charlie Fuqua is replaced by baritone
1943: Deek Watson replaced by tenor
1945: Baritone briefly replaces Mackey before Charlie Fuqua returns in October 1945
1945: Orville "Hoppy" Jones replaced by bass singer Herb Kenny, Bill Kenny's twin brother
1951: Herb Kenny replaced by bass singer
1952: Charlie Fuqua replaced by R&B guitarist
1954: Bill Kenny officially retires the group.
Spin-offs
1952: Charlie Fuqua left the group and formed his own vocal group also called "The Ink Spots," claiming his was the "original" group.
1971: After Fuqua's death, his band leader established
Awards
1946: Cashbox award for making "The Gypsy" the biggest money making song of the year.
1948: Awarded a plaque from the Negro Actors Guild for the efforts in "breaking down the walls of racial prejudice".
1989: Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as influences; they were listed as Bill Kenny, Charlie Fuqua, Deek Watson, and Hoppy Jones.
1989: 1939 recording of "If I Didn't Care" inducted in to the Grammy Hall of Fame.
1999: Inducted into Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
If I Didn't Care is a must-have for fans of classic vocal harmony groups like The Ink Spots. The album showcases the group's unique sound and timeless appeal, making it a perfect addition to any music collection.
Would have been interesting to see if the Mills Bros. and Ink Spots could have sang as a large group as they both had similar voices and styles on many songs. But a great group on their own, Will probably never be another.