Early Girls Volume 1 (Popsicles & Icicles)

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The subtitling - Early Girls Volume 1: 1955-1964 - merely hints at the delights waiting to be heard on this CD. Among its 28 tracks are some of the best girl recordings of the 1950s and 1960s. Carole King sings her classic It Might As Well Rain Until September - a wonderful recording that predates her mega-selling 'Tapestry' album by 9 years. Shirley Ellis raps and rhymes the novelty hit The Name Game, Betty Everett asserts herself after the realisation of You're No Good while Reparata & The Delrons sing their eternal song of confused adolesence Whenever A Teenager Cries. The Shirelles define the girl group sound with Dedicated To The One I Love (and on the way offer an anthem for the harmony sound of the late 1960s - the song was covered by The Mamas & Papas). The Paris Sisters caress I Love How You Love Me, The Angels philsophise on 'Til and Rosie & The Originals sing Angel Baby (in an alternate take of Highland 1011).The Blossoms feature on Son-In-Law, their only hit under their own name. As session singers they appeared on a multitude of other people's recordings as well as ghosting the vocals for The Crystals on He's A Rebel. The group's Darlene Love and Fanita James also scored as two-thirds of Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans with Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah and Darlene went on to chart on Phil Spector's Philles label. Unlike other 'girl' compilations, this mixes groups with solo artists and is drawn from far wider period.

Tracklist

1 The Exciters– Do-Wah-Diddy
2:25
2 Betty Everett– You're No Good
2:18
3 Shirley Ellis– The Name Game
2:59
4 The Cookies– Chains
2:29
5 Carole King– It Might As Well Rain Until September
2:22
6 Earl-Jean*– I'm Into Something Good
2:50
7 Skeeter Davis– I Can't Stay Mad At You
2:06
8 Little Peggy March*– I Wish I Were A Princess
2:11
9 Linda Scott– I've Told Every Little Star
2:17
10 Janie Grant– Triangle
2:26
11 Toni Fisher– West Of The Wall
2:31
12 Dodie Stevens– Pink Shoe Laces
2:23
13 The Sensations (2)– Music, Music, Music
3:14
14 The Hearts– Dear Abby
2:55
15 Reparata & The Delrons*– Whenever A Teenager Cries
2:45
16 The Murmaids– Popsicles & Icicles
2:30
17 Robin Ward– Wonderful Summer
2:25
18 The Paris Sisters– I Love How You Love Me
2:02
19 Bonnie Guitar– Dark Moon
2:40
20 The Aquatones– You
1:56
21 The Angels (3)– 'Til
2:27
22 Kathy Young– The Great Pretender
3:08
23 Rosie And The Originals*– Angel Baby
2:46
24 The Teen Queens– Eddie My Love
3:10
25 The Chantels– He's Gone
2:25
26 The Shirelles– Dedicated To The One I Love
2:00
27 The Blossoms– Son-In-Law
2:03
28 The Essex– Easier Said Than Done
2:06