The Volumes

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The Volumes (sometimes written as The Volume's) were an American R&B vocal group formed in 1960 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.{{cite book|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=2601}} The group's 1962 single for Chex Records, "I Love You", was a hit in the U.S., peaking at number 22 that year on the Billboard Hot 100. The tune was an amalgam of doo wop and Latin beats, and was co-written by bass Ernest Newson and the group's manager, Willie Ewing.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5773|pure_url=yes}} Biography], AllMusic The group recorded further singles for Chex and American Arts but never returned to the charts, remaining archetypical one-hit wonders.

Members

  • Ed Union
  • Elijah Davis
  • Larry Wright
  • Joe Travillion
  • Ernest Newson
  • Herb Hamlett
  • Clarence Berger Jr.

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