The Tokens (1955 - )
Group - United States
Releases (27)
Official
Album
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1961
- Both Sides Now 1970
- Intercourse 1972
- Tonight the Lion Dances 27 Jun 1996
- Oldies Are Now 2001
- Both Sides Now 2008
- It's a Happening World 26 Jun 2012
- Unscrewed
Album - Compilation
- Silver Anniversary: Greatest Hits - Collectors Edition 18 Jan 1994
- Wimoweh!!! The Best of the Tokens 31 Oct 1994
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight 08 Nov 1994
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1995
- All Time Greatest Hits!!! 30 Jun 1998
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1999
- Tokens Unsrewed 12 May 2003
- The Tokens Greatest Hits (Re-Recorded Version) 30 Oct 2007
- The Greatest Hits of the Tokens 14 Jul 2008
- All Time Greatest Hits 2008
- Very Best of the Tokens 02 Feb 2010
Single
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight / Tina 1961
- (Hey - Hey) Juanita / Oh, What a Night 1961
- Tonight I Fell In Love / I'll Always Love You 1961
- The Bells Of St. Mary 1965
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight / B'Wa Nina (Pretty Girl) 1970
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) 1994
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight / La Bamba 1994
Relationships (8)
Members
- Neil Sedaka ( - 1958) original, lead vocals
- Hank Medress original
- Cynthia Zolitin original
- Eddie Rabkin original
- Mitch Margo
- Jay Siegel lead vocals
- Joe Venneri guitar
- Philip Margo
Recordings by (188)
- Tonight I Fell in Love 1:47 (1961)
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:41 (1961)
- Tina 2:15 (1961)
- I'll Always Love You 2:29 (1961)
- The Wreck of the John B. 2:19 (1961) living stereo
- Water Prayer 2:38 (1961) living stereo
- Hindi Lullabye 2:13 (1961) living stereo
- Jamaica Farewell 2:15 (1961) living stereo
- The Riddle 2:24 (1961) living stereo
- Lonesome Traveller 2:13 (1961) living stereo
- Michael 2:20 (1961) mono
- Children Go Where I Send Thee 2:06 (1961) mono
- Shenandoah 3:00 (1961) mono
- Big Boat 2:01 (1961) mono
- (Hey - Hey) Juanita 2:47 (1961)
- Oh, What a Night 2:08 (1961)
- Please Write 2:22 (1963)
- Come Dance With Me ?:?? (1964)
- The Bells Of St. Mary 1:50 (1965)
- Just One Smile 2:29 (1965)
- He’s in Town 2:29 (1970)
- Some People Sleep 1:54 (1970)
- Don't Worry Baby 2:44 (1970)
- She Lets Her Hair Down 2:53 (1970)
- I Hear Trumpets Blow 2:32 (1970)
- If I Were a Carpenter 2:20 (1970)
- Both Sides Now 2:18 (1970)
- Brandywine 2:40 (1970)
- Green Tambourine 2:06 (1970)
- Beautiful People 2:45 (1970)
- B'Wa Nina (Pretty Girl) 2:15 (1970)
- Buy Some, Try Some, Lie Some ?:?? (1972)
- I've Been Waiting For You ?:?? (1972)
- It's Amazing To Be Alive 0:39 (1972)
- Droplet of Water 2:14 (1972)
- Bathroom Wall 1:41 (1972)
- Animal 3:17 (1972)
- Wonder Things 2:09 (1972)
- I Could Be 2:16 (1972)
- I Want to Make Love to You 2:24 (1972)
- You Loser You Fool 2:20 (1972)
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimowen) (Moube) ?:?? (1975)
- Only in My Dreams 3:50 (1988)
- Re-Doo-Wop 6:42 (1988)
- Three Bass Hits 2:59 (1988)
- I'm Through With You 2:34 (1988)
- I'll Remember (In the Still of the Night) 3:23 (1988)
- Choice Ladies 6:12 (1988)
- I'm So Happy 3:02 (1988)
- Slow Dance 3:30 (1988)
On Recordings (8)
Vocals
- Radio A‐E‐O 3:37 Elliott Randall (1977) background vocals
- It’s Gonna Be Great 3:17 Elliott Randall (1977) background vocals
- When You Got the Music 7:26 Elliott Randall (1977) background vocals
- High on Love 3:35 Elliott Randall (1977) background vocals
- Samantha 3:15 Elliott Randall (1977) background vocals
Produced
- Knock Three Times 2:58 Tony Orlando & Dawn (1970)
- Some People Sleep 1:54 The Tokens (1970)
- Home 2:26 Tony Orlando & Dawn (1970)
Credited as (7)
- The Tokens
- Dean Randolph Bked by The Tokens
- Tokens
- The Tokens & Ritchie Valens
- United States Double Quartet, The Tokens, The Kirby Stone Four
- The Tokens Featuring Mitch Margo
- The Tokens featuring Mitch Margo
Works (2)
Wrote
Links (17)
Official Homepages
Other Databases
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92031879
- https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_tokens
- https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n92031879
- https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13932422n
- https://d-nb.info/gnd/5568681-3