“The ABC’s of Love” (1956) – Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers * Written by George Goldner and Richard Barrett * 45: “The ABS’s of Love” / “Share” * LP: The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon * Label: Gee
The Motown label must have had a hunch in ’69 that their new group, the Jackson 5, would be the Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers of their day. No surprise, then, that those role models’ catalog would get drawn from as inspiration right off the bat. At 1:10, tenor saxophone session ace Jimmy Bryant quotes “Bali Hai” from South Pacific.