The Greatest Group of Them All isn't the best title for the Ravens' entry in Savoy's Roots of Rock and Roll series. The group was certainly worthy of the claim, but this ballads-heavy collection isn't the best to prove it, and most of the songs aren't even the best of their down-tempo material. Basically for Ravens fans only, this works more as a compilation of the group's later National sides (roughly 1950-51) plus a few unattributed odds-and-ends, focused on songs rarely compiled elsewhere. As a result, "Ol' Man River" and "Be I Bumble Bee or Not" are missing, but there are solid runthroughs of the standards "Until the Real Thing Comes Along," "September Song," "Deep Purple," "Lilacs in the Rain," "It's the Talk of the Town," "Who's Sorry Now," and "I've Got the World on a String." It's an interesting collection, but one that has a little trouble coming through on the title's high promises.

TRACKLIST

01. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
02. For You
03. Write Me A Letter
04. September Song
05. Always
06. I'm Afraid Of You
07. Together
08. How Could I Know ?
09. It's Too Soon To Know
10. Deep Purple
11. There's Nothing Like A Woman In Love
12. If You Didn't Mean It
13. Lilacs In The Rain
14. I've Been A Fool
15. I'm Gonna Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters
16. Sylvia
17. Tea For Two
18. Without A Song
19. It's The Talk Of The Town
20. No More Kisses For Baby
21. Moonglow
22. Who's Sorry Now
23. I've Got The World On A String