The Emotions was formed in 1958 by Joe Favale and Tony Maltese. Recently discharged from the Navy Joe began singing with a group from lower Manhattan called The Moments. After a couple of years of performing but having no luck getting a record contract they disbanded. At the same time Tony Maltese's group, The Runarounds decided to call it quits. One night while singing Doo-Wop harmonies together in a bowling alley in Brooklyn they decided to join forces and start a new group. They enlisted the services of Dom Colurra, Larry Cusamano and Joe Nigro. They called themselves The Runarounds, acquired a personal manager named Henry Boye and recorded "Down Lovers's Lane" and "Nearest Thing To Heaven". Two songs written by Joe and Henry. The record was played for a brief time on a number of local stations but never reached the charts.

A year later they changed their name to The Emotions and got together to rehearse five nights a week in the back of "The Pink And Blue" beauty parlor on Nostrand Avenue. Kids from all over the neighborhood would gather every night at the beauty parlor to enjoy their Doo-Wop harmonies.

For the next couple of years, the group performed in local high school and church dances. Their big break came in 1962 when they landed a record contract with Kapp Records. The Emotions first release, "Echo" won "Murray The K s pick hit of the week" contest and went on to become a giant hit, appearing in the top 10 on Billboard and Cashbox s top forty within a short time. In 1963 "The Emotions" signed with 20th Century Fox and proceeded to release "Story Untold". Within two weeks the record broke into the top 10.

The group continued to perform into the late 60 s, appearing in night clubs and concerts throughout the country. In 1982 the original members reunited to record an album for Columbia s "Ambient Sound" label. The experience proved so successful, the group became active on the oldie circuit. They debuted their act at Manhattan's "Bottom Line" in September of 1982 and have been performing ever since.