DeVilles - I Do Believe - Very Rare Jersey City Doo Wop Ballad

Here's a very rare one by The De Villes. Thanks to Paul Keyser for pointing out that this is a Jersey City group. The Arrawak label was a tiny operation from the Bronx that recorded at least one other group that I know of - The Del-Aires.

Interesting cover of the Maharajahs 45 on Flip

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[1947AUGIE]

This is one KILLER ballad

Thanks a thousand times for this one.

[PJDooWop]

You're welcome

[Paulkyser]

These guys were from my street way back in Jersey City . We recorded our single the same day they recorded theres.. I was about 14 & managed by the same people. My group was last to go into the studio. We had only 15 minuets to record. That was when I said when I grow up Im gonna be a record producer myself. And so I did 1st the Superlatives,Soul Generations, Kool and the gang, Jimmy Briscoe and the Beavers , Rhyze. The Weather Girls, Stylistics,Chi-Lites , to name a few. I am Paul Kyser

[PJDooWop]

Hey Paul.. Nice to hear from you. I'm a BIG fan of your productions. Jimmy Briscoe and The Little Beavers as well as Soul Generation are two of my favorite groups. I didn't know The DeVilles were from Jersey City. Arrawak was a tiny Brooklyn label, so I assumed they were from Brooklyn as well.

If you don't mind me asking, what group were you in back at that time? Did you release a record from that studio session?

[Paulkyser]

Hey PJDooWop

I first sung with a group called the Valitors we recorded but no releases. The session with the DeVilles my group was called The Variations. We go no record release. When I was a senior at Snyder High school in Jersey City I sung with a group called the School Boys (not the one that did Please say you want me) In that group in high school Jeffery Burgess of the Soul Generation sung with me. He was our Baritone.

Paul Kyser

[PJDooWop]

Thanks for the insight. I do appreciate it. I recently picked up one of your rarer productions, but the name of the group is slipping my mind. It's on a really cool looking silver and black label

[cynthia6637]

VERY PRETTY!

"I DO BELIEVE"

[JIMMYAD46]

NEW JERSEY DOES IT AGAIN .

[4JUKEBOXSATURDAYNITE]

1962 - I do Believe / No money (Arrawack 1001).

DeVilles - I Do Believe

[hah13]

wonderful

[Lorenzo1950]

One of my favorites.

[yardlet6]

I heard a mention of this group on WFUV years ago. They wre comparing this song to The Maharajahs version.

[13loomisst]

The DeVilles working hard and sounding good. The talking break is fab. Thanks very much.

[harptone55]

NICE!!