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The Best Of The Shirelles
Shirelles, THE
The Best Of The Shirelles
Genres: Pop, R&B, Rock
 
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The Shirelles were one of the first, and among the best, of the female vocal groups of the rock era. Smoothly blending pop, soul and rock influence, their sweet harmonies led to a great deal of chart success. This collecti...  more »

     
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All Artists: Shirelles, THE
Title: The Best Of The Shirelles
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Collectables
Release Date: 5/27/2008
Genres: Pop, R&B, Rock
Styles: Oldies, Vocal Pop, Oldies & Retro
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 090431292129

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The Shirelles were one of the first, and among the best, of the female vocal groups of the rock era. Smoothly blending pop, soul and rock influence, their sweet harmonies led to a great deal of chart success. This collection of their very best has an amazing amount of chart hits including Soldier Boy, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and Mama Said.
 

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Larry E. (wle) from DORAVILLE, GA
Reviewed on 10/30/2011...
this seems like the best single disc compilation

BUT

it doesn;t have 'I Met Him on a Sunday'

wtf!

you have to really look at about 5 discs to spot this
i did!
otherwise, it even has a few that the double cd "Shirelles :: Worlds Greatest Girl Group" doesn;t

but that one has a lot of stuff that is probably not that good

so i rate this one best//

except for 'i met him on a sunday' - this disc didn;t meet him on a sunday :(

wle
1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

CD Reviews

This is dedicated to The Shirelles
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 07/02/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"COLLECTABLES' outstanding THE BEST OF THE SHIRELLES compilation includes the group's first 16 SCEPTER 'A' sides:

(American chart positions)

1959: Dedicated to the One I Love (#83) (and #3 in 1961)**

1960: Tonight's the Night (#39)

1961: Will You Love Me Tomorrow (#1)

1961: Mama Said (#4)

1961: What a Sweet Thing That Was (#54)

1961: A Thing of the Past (#41)

1961: Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me?) (#21)

1962: Baby It's You (#8)

1962: The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words) (#107)

1962: Soldier Boy (#1)

1962: Welcome Home, Baby (#22)

1962: Stop The Music (#36)

1962: It's Love That Really Counts (#102)

1963: Everybody Loves a Lover (#19)

1963: Foolish Little Girl (#4)

1963: Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye (#26)



Plus these 'A's:

1963: What Does a Girl Do? (#53)

1964: Tonight You're Gonna Fall in Love With Me (#57)

1964: Sha-La-La (#69)

1964: Maybe Tonight (#88)



And these 'B' sides:

Blue Holiday (backed "Mama Said")

Boys (flip of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow")

The Dance Is Over ('B' of "Tonight's the Night")

I Saw A Tear (on the 1964 "Are You Still My Baby?" single)

Look A Here Baby (from the 1961 rerelease of "Dedicated to the One I Love")





SHIRELLES TRIVIA--

The girls originally called themselves the Poquellos (meaning birds), then The Honeytones. They were renamed in 1958 by their first producer, Florence Greenberg. She based "Shirelles" on the first syllable of leader Shirley Owens name.



At their high school talent show, the Poquellos were a huge hit with an a cappella version of their self-penned "I Met Him on a Sunday."



Based on sales of their first single, "I Met Him on a Sunday," manager/producer Greenberg sold the master and the Shirelles' contract to DECCA for $4000. She used this cash to start the SCEPTER label. After two subsequent flops, DECCA dropped the girls and they landed at SCEPTER, where their 1959 remake of the 5 Royales' "Dedicated to the One I Love" made Billboard's Top 100.



The Shirelles' 1960 version of Goffin/King's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" went all the way to #1 on the Pop charts. They were the first girl group to achieve this. **"Dedicated to the One I Love" was then rereleased, and it entered the Top 10 while "...Tomorrow" was still at #3.



Lyrics to their second #1 hit, "Soldier Boy" are by producer Greenberg.



So much material came their way the girls declined "He's a Rebel" and "The Shoop Shoop Song," which became major hits for other artists.





For another superb 25 song set from the Scepter/Wand/Musicor family, check out THE BEST OF CHUCK JACKSON, also from COLLECTABLES."
Nostalgia Lives!
Charlotte L. Slaughter | Louisville, KY USA | 09/17/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD did not disappoint! These are not some lackluster recordings made years after the artist's heyday. These songs are professionally remastered recordings of the originals. All of the hits are here. However, I especially enjoyed the lesser known stylings by this talented group. This re-confirmed my belief; "The Shirelles" is the premier girl group of 1960's rock and roll."