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VA - Early Girls, Volume 3 (2000) 

Info: This third release in their Early Girls series continues the mix of relatively easy-to-find selections and a few that will immediately grab the attention of collectors everywhere, especially those who concentrate on the Girl Group Sound.

It starts right off with one that became the only hit for an L.A.-based trio that included Nannette Jackson, Gloria Goodson, and Carolyn Willis, who also sang with Bobb B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans and The Honey Cone. Written for them by David Gates of Bread, My One And Only Jimmy Boy peaked at # 49 Billboard Pop Hot 100 in December 1963/January 1964 on the Colpix label, becoming just one of many otherwise nice tunes shoved aside by the onslaught of the British Invasion.

Three more One-Hit Wonders you don't see in many releases are Alice Faye Henderson, Ginny Arnell, and The Percells. Alice, while working as a maid, was discovered by the next-door neighbour, Stephen Schlaks, who also happened to own Bardell Records. In the summer of 1963 she cut He's Mine (I Love Him, I Love Him, I Love Him) under the billing Alice Wonder Land and saw it reach # 62 Hot 100 that September. Arnell, from New Haven, had her only hit, Dumb Head, top out at # 50 Hot 100 in December 1963 on one of the major labels, MGM, while The Percells (lead Gail Jones, Joan Paulin, Jean Marie Johnson and Betty Lloyd) from Long Island, N.Y., had What Are Boys Made Of? make it to # 53 Hot 100 in April/May 1963 on ABC-Paramount.

The real find, however, is I Want You To Be My Baby, a # 18 Pop Top 100 in September 1955 for Lillian Briggs (orchestra backing by O.B. Masingill), a vocalist/trombone player discovered by the legendary Alan Freed while she played with Joy Cayler's All-Girl Orchestra in New York. Released on Columbia's Epic subsidiary, that was her only hit as well. The Pixies Three, on the other hand, had four hits to their credit, with the best for this Hanover, Pennsylvania trio was their first, Birthday Party, which reached the Hot 100 Top 40 at exactly # 40 in late summer 1963 on Mercury. Group members were lead Midge Bollinger (replaved by Bonnie Long in 1964), Kaye McColl, and Debbie Swisher, who would take over from Peggy Santiglia as lead of The Angels in 1967/68.

The Starlets from Chicago (lead Dynetta Boone - also known as Liz Walker - Maxine Edwards, Mickey McKinney, Jane Hall, Bernice Williams and Jeanette Miles) is another group generally associated with One-Hit Wonders, with Better Tell Him No hitting # 24 R&B and # 38 Hot 100 in May 1961 for the PAM label. However, while still under contract to PAM, they also recorded I Sold My Heart To The Junkman for Newtown Records and they, in order to avoid a lawsuit, released it as by one of their own groups, The Blue-Belles, led by Patti LaBelle. In May 1962 it peaked at # 13 R&B/# 15 Hot 100.

Debbie Dovale was, however, a member of that ignominious group with her only hit, Hey Lover, reaching # 81 in November 1963 on Roulette. One selection here, What Kind Of Girl (Do You Think I Am?) by Gigi (Griffin, nee Marian Jackson) and the Charmaines was never a hit. In fact, this Cincinnati trio never had a Pop Hot 100. But, like The Blossoms (see Volume 1 in this series), they did memorable background work with major stars like Gary U.S. Bonds, James Brown, Lonnie Mack, Bobby Freeman, Little Willie John, and Country artists Conway Twitty and Hawkshaw Hawkins.

Topping it all off are 22 pages of liner notes written in 2000 by Mick Patrick, complete with vintage poster/record reproductions and numerous photographs, including Lillian Briggs, Patti Page, Jodie Sands, Della Reese, Etta Jones, Shelby Flint, The Starlets, Timi Yuro, The Charmaines (rare), Shelley Fabares, Joanie Summers, Little Peggy March, The Percells, Diane Ray, The Pixies Three, Ginny Arnell, The Girlfriends and Bernadette Carroll. A discography of the contents appears on the reverse.

If I have one complaint about Ace, it's that they have too MANY great series on the market. My pocketbook is limited, but slowly and surely I am gathering in every volume. Head and shoulders above the competition in every respect.


Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Rock, Oldies
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Bitrate: Lossless
Grootte: 324Mb
Speelduur: 01:09:57
Covers: Ja


Tracklist:

01. Girlfriends - My One And Only Jimmy Boy
02. Little Peggy March - I Will Follow Him
03. Alice Wonder Land - He's Mine
04. Shelly Fabares - Johnny Angel
05. Ginny Arnell - Dumb Head
06. Cathy Jean And Roommates - Please Love Me Forever
07. Etta James - At Last
08. Percells - What Are Boys Made Of
09. Della Reese - Don't You Know
10. Lillian Briggs - I Want You To Be My Baby
11. Jodie Sands - With All My Heart
12. Margie Rayburn - I'm Available
13. Patti Page - Old Cape Cod
14. Shelby Flint - Angel On My Shoulder
15. Timi Yuro - Hurt
16. Joanie Sommers - Johnny Get Angry
17. Diane Ray - Please Don't Talk To The Lifeguard
18. The Pixies Three - Birthday Party
19. Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)
20. Faye Adams - Shake A Hand
21. Etta Jones - Don't Go To Strangers
22. Bernadette Carroll - Party Girl
23. The Starlets - Better Tell Him No
24. The Charmaines - What Kind Of Girl (Do You Think I Am )
25. Esther Phillips - Release Me
26. Debbie Dovale - Hey Lover
27. The Chantels - Look In My Eyes
28. Suzie Clark - Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya

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