ArtistInfo
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Band, *1958 US, Brooklyn
R&B/Soul and Rock
Little Anthony and the Imperials is an American rhythm and blues/soul/doo-wop vocal group from New York City, first active in the 1950s. Lead singer Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine was noted for his high-pitched falsetto voice, influenced by Jimmy Scott. The other original members were: Clarence Collins (group founder), Ernest Wright, Glouster "Nate" Rogers and Tracy Lord, the last two of which were replaced by Samuel "Sammy" Strain. The group was one of the very few doo-wop groups to maintain success on the R&B and pop charts throughout the 1960s. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 4, 2009, 23 years after the group's first year of eligibility for induction.
Members
 | Kenny Seymour voc |
 | George Kerr voc US |
 | Little Anthony voc *1941 US |
| Clarence Collins b |
 | Anthony Gourdine voc *1958 |
| Ernest Wright US |
 | Sam Strain bvoc |
| Bobby Wade |
Popular Tracks 
Tears on My Pillow on Greatest Hits by Little Anthony & The Imperials I'm On The Outside (Looking In) on I'm On The Outside by Little Anthony & The Imperials Goin' Out Of My Head on Goin' Out Of My Head by Little Anthony & The Imperials Hurt So Bad on Goin' Out Of My Head by Little Anthony & The Imperials Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop on Greatest Hits by Little Anthony & The Imperials Tears on My Pillow Alternate Take on Here Comes... Little Anthony & The Imperials! by Little Anthony & The Imperials Tears On My Pillow on I'm On The Outside by Little Anthony & The Imperials I'm Still in Love with You on Greatest Hits by Little Anthony & The Imperials I'm Falling In Love With You on On a New Street / Hold On by Little Anthony & The Imperials Two People in the World on Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 3 by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tears On My Pillow / A Prayer And A Juke Box | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 2016 | Single |
| Tears On My Pillow / A Prayer And A Juke Box | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 2016 | Single |
| On A New Street : Hold On | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 2013 | Album |
| Tears On My Pillow (20 Doo Wop Classics) | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 2009 | Compil. |
| Little Anthony & The Imperials Meet The Ravens | Little Anthony & The Imperials, The Ravens | 2009 | Compil. |
| You'll Never Know | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 2008 | Compil. |
| Absolutely The Best | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 2003 | Compil. |
| The Ultimate Collection | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 2000 | Compil. |
| The Best Of The 50s, 60s & 70s | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 2000 | Compil. |
| I'm On The Outside (Looking In) / Reflections | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1999 | Compil. |
| Tears On My Pillow | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1999 | Compil. |
| Tears On My Pillow | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1999 | Compil. |
| I'm On The Outside (Looking In) / Goin' Out Of My Head | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1999 | Compil. |
| 27 Original Classics | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1999 | Compil. |
| 25 Greatest Hits | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1998 | Compil. |
| We Are The Imperials / Shades Of The 40's | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1998 | Compil. |
| Goin' Out Of My Head / Payin' Our Dues | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1996 | Compil. |
| The Best Of | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1996 | Compil. |
| LIVE: Up Close & Personal (40th Anniversary Edition) | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1996 | Album |
| Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-K-Bop | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1995 | Compil. |
| Greatest Hits | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1995 | Compil. |
| Tears On My Pillow | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1992 | Compil. |
| Hurt So Bad / I'm On The Outside (Looking In) | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1992 | Single |
| For Collectors Only | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1992 | Compil. |
| The Best Of Little Anthony & The Imperials | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1989 | Compil. |
| The Hits Of Little Anthony And The Imperials | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1989 | Compil. |
| Lil' Bit Of Gold | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1988 | Compil. |
| The Best Of Little Anthony And The Imperials - Outside Lookin' In | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1984 | Compil. |
| Little Anthony & The Imperials | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1983 | Compil. |
| The Original Artists | The Platters, Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1980 | Compil. |
| Black Soul | Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony . Little Anthony & The Imperials, Donnie Elbert, The Softones, Congress Alley | 1979 | Compil. |
| Better Use Your Head / Gonna Fix You Good | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1976 | Single |
| Goin' Out Of My Head | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1976 | Single |
| We Are The Imperials Featuring Little Anthony | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1976 | Compil. |
| Hold On! | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1976 | Album |
| Young Girl | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1975 | Single |
| Hold On (Just A Little Bit Longer) | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1975 | Single |
| The Very Best Of Little Anthony & The Imperials | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1974 | Compil. |
| The Loneliest House On The Block / Loving You Won't Hurt As Much Tomorrow | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1974 | Single |
| La La La At The End | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1974 | Single |
| La La La At The End / Lazy Suzan | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1973 | Single |
| I'm Falling In Love With You | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1973 | Single |
| I'll Be Loving You Sooner Or Later | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1973 | Single |
| The Loneliest House On The Block / I Don't Have Time To Worry | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1973 | Single |
| On A New Street | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1973 | Album |
| Traveling Stranger / My Empty Room | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1972 | Single |
| (Where Do I Begin) Love Story | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1971 | Single |
| Little Anthony And The Imperials | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1970 | Compil. |
| World Of Darkness / The Change | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1970 | Single |
| It'll Never Be The Same Again / Don't Get Close | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1970 | Single |
| Help Me Find A Way (To Say I Love You) / If I Love You | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1970 | Single |
| Anthem (Grow, Grow, Grow) / Goodbye Goodtimes | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1969 | Single |
| Let The Sunshine In / Don't Get Close | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1969 | Single |
| Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind / Summer's Comin' In | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1969 | Single |
| The Ten Commandments Of Love / Let The Sunshine In | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1969 | Single |
| Goodbye Goodtimes / Anthem (Grow, Grow, Grow) | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1969 | Single |
| Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1969 | Album |
| Yesterday Has Gone | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1968 | Single |
| Beautiful People / If I Remember To Forget | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1968 | Single |
| The Best Of Volume 2 | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1968 | Compil. |
| I'm Hypnotized / Hungry Heart | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1968 | Single |
| The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In) / The Gentle Rain | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1968 | Single |
| In The Back Of My Heart | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1968 | Single |
| Forever Yours | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1968 | Compil. |
| Don't Tie Me Down | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1967 | Single |
| Movie Grabbers | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1967 | Album |
| You Only Live Twice | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1967 | Single |
| You Only Live Twice | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1967 | Single |
| Reflections | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1967 | Album |
| Hold On To Someone | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1967 | Single |
| Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop / Tears In My Pillow | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1966 | Single |
| It's Not The Same | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1966 | Single |
| Better Use Your Head | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1966 | Single |
| Payin' Our Dues | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1966 | Album |
| Gonna Fix You Good (Everytime You're Bad) / You Better Take It Easy Baby | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1966 | Single |
| Hurt / Never Again | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1966 | Single |
| Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop / Tears In My Pillow | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1966 | Single |
| Payin' Our Dues | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1966 | Album |
| The Best Of Little Anthony & The Imperials | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1965 | Compil. |
| The Greatest Hits Of Little Anthony And The Imperials | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1965 | Compil. |
| Take Me Back | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1965 | Single |
| I'm On The Outside (Looking In) / Where Did Our Love Go? / Walk On By / Goin' Out Of My Head | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1965 | Single |
| Hurt So Bad / Reputation | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1965 | Single |
| Little Anthony And The Imperials | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1965 | Single |
| Goin' Out Of My Head / Take Me Back | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1965 | Single |
| I Miss You So | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1965 | Single |
| Take Me Back | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1965 | Single |
| Hurt So Bad / Take Me Back | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1965 | Single |
| Goin' Out Of My Head | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1964 | Album |
| Sing Their Big Hits | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1964 | Compil. |
| I'm On The Outside (Looking In) | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1964 | Single |
| I'm On The Outside (Looking In) | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1964 | Album |
| Goin' Out Of My Head | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1964 | Single |
| I'm On The Outside (Looking In) / Please Go | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1964 | Single |
| A Short Prayer / Where Will You Be | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1962 | Single |
| Say Yeah / Traveling Stanger | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1961 | Single |
| That Lil' Ole Lovemaker Me / It Just Ain't Fair | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1961 | Single |
| Formula Of Love / Dream | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1961 | Single |
| Please Say You Want Me / So Near And Yet So Far | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1961 | Single |
| I'm Taking A Vacation From Love / Only Sympathy | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1960 | Single |
| Shades Of The 40's | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1960 | Album |
| My Empty Room | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1960 | Single |
| Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1960 | Single |
| Limbo | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1960 | Single |
| Battle Of The Groups Round VII | Little Anthony & The Imperials, Jo Ann Campbell, The Dubs, The Chantels | 1959 | Single |
| We Are The Imperials Featuring Little Anthony | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1959 | Single |
| Battle Of The Groups Round IV | Little Anthony & The Imperials, Sam Hawkins / The Dubs, Jo Ann Campbell | 1959 | Single |
| Battle Of The Groups Round V | The Chantels, The Flamingos, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Richard Barrett | 1959 | Single |
| Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1959 | Single |
| Little Anthony & The Imperials | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1959 | Single |
| Wishful Thinking | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1959 | Single |
| I'm Alright / So Near And Yet So Far | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1959 | Single |
| A Prayer And A Jukebox / River Path | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1959 | Single |
| Round X | The Flamingos, Jo Ann Campbell, The Dubs, Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1959 | Single |
| Battle Of The Groups Round IX | The Chantels, The Flamingos, Little Anthony & The Imperials, The Temptations | 1959 | Single |
| Battle Of The Groups Round VIII | The Flamingos, Little Anthony & The Imperials, The Neons, The Chantels | 1959 | Single |
| We Are The Imperials Featuring Little Anthony | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1959 | Album |
| Two People In The World | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1958 | Single |
| The Diary | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1958 | Single |
| Tears On My Pillow / Two People In The World | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1958 | Single |
| So Much / Oh Yeah | Little Anthony & The Imperials | 1958 | Single |
| Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop / I'm Alright | Little Anthony & The Imperials | Single | |
| Goin' Out Of My Head / This Is My Story | Little Anthony & The Imperials | Single | |
| So Much | Little Anthony & The Imperials | Single | |
| Goin' Out Of My Head / I'm On The Outside (Looking In) | Little Anthony & The Imperials | Single | |
| California Sun / Hurt So Bad | The Rivieras / Little Anthony & The Imperials | Single | |
| The Story Of Rock And Roll | Little Anthony & The Imperials | Compil. | |
| Two People In The World / The Diary | Little Anthony & The Imperials | Single | |
| Greatest Hits | Little Anthony & The Imperials | Compil. | |
| Gonna Fix You Good (Everytime You're Bad) / Hooked By Love | Little Anthony & The Imperials / Homer Banks | Single | |
| Tears On My Pillow / Happy, Happy, Birthday Baby | Little Anthony & The Imperials / The Tune Weavers | Single | |
| Tears On My Pillow / Who's Sorry Now? | Little Anthony & The Imperials | Single | |
| When You Wish Upon A Star / I'm Still In Love With You | Little Anthony & The Imperials | Single | |
| Father, Father / Each One Teach One | Little Anthony & The Imperials | Single | |
| If I Remember To Forget / What Time Is It | Little Anthony & The Imperials / Four Havens | Single | |
| A Short Prayer | Little Anthony & The Imperials, King Perry | Single | |
| If You Love Me / La La At The End | Little Anthony & The Imperials | Single | |
| A Lovely Way To Spend The Evening / Dream | Little Anthony & The Imperials | Single | |
| Remember How Great: The Original Hits, Volume One | The Heartbeats, Frankie Lymon, The Flamingos, The Fiestas, The Monotones, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Chuck Berry, Lee Dorsey, Lee Andrews & The Hearts, Robert & Johnny, Etta James | Compil. |
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