Early Girls Volume 5 by VARIOUS ARTISTS [Audio CD]

Description: Tracks:It Hurts to Be SixteenBaby, Baby (I Still Love You)Don't Just Stand ThereBlue SummerDustyJoey BabyDon't Mention My NameDonnieJust One LookBroken Hearted MelodyAll I Want to Do Is RunSneaky SueRichiePoor Little PuppetLonely SixteenJimmy BoyBe My BoyKookie Little ParadiseSparkle and ShinePaper TigerEternallyNavy BlueWhat Makes Little Girls CryP.S. I Love YouWithout Your LoveDancin' the StrandTonight's The NighsPlay It Again Performer Notes: The fifth volume of this long-running series of girl group-styled music offers 28 singles from the early to mid-'60s, all of which managed to make the national Billboard chart. That doesn't mean, however, that you'll remember all of them, even if you were listening to the radio at the time, as the majority of these songs failed to crack the Top 40, some of them only managing to reach the section for those 45s "bubbling under" the Top 100. Partly for that reason, this isn't nearly as memorable as girl group comps that focus on the big hits, though there are a few Top Ten smashes here, like Diane Renay's "Navy Blue," Patty Duke's Lesley Gore-styled "Don't Just Stand There," Doris Troy's classic "Just One Look," and Sarah Vaughan's "Broken Hearted Melody" (which isn't exactly a girl group tune, but welcome as it's considerably superior to most of the rest of the set). There are a few good obscurities here: the Cinderellas' "Baby, Baby (I Still Love You)" (co-written by Cynthia Weil) is, in fact, one of the finest little-known Brill Building girl group gems, while the Rag Dolls' "Dusty" is a pretty good Four Seasons knockoff. The Royalettes' "Blue Summer" is gossamer soul-pop; the Shepherd Sisters' "Don't Mention My Name" also takes its cues from Four Seasons-styled production; the Paris Sisters' "Be My Boy" is a studied attempt by producer Phil Spector to replicate the sound of the Teddy Bears' "To Know Him Is to Love Him"; and the Chiffons' cover of the Shirelles' "Tonight's the Night," weirdly, seems upon research not to be the Chiffons of "He's So Fine" fame, but an entirely different group. It seems like much of the rest didn't catch on in a big way for a good reason, however; the songs just aren't strong enough, sometimes reflecting the more vacuous face of early-'60s pop/rock pandering to the most blandly innocuous segment of the teen audience. That makes it an uneven listen even for girl group collectors, but they'll appreciate the thorough liner notes, which draw connections from a lot of these relics to some surprisingly well-known musicians, songwriters, and producers. ~ Richie Unterberger Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 29 April, 2008 Label: Ace Records Uk Dimensions: 14.2 x 1.7 x 12.5 centimeters (0.06 kg)

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Language: Eng

Track #1: It Hurts to Be Sixteen

Track #2: Baby, Baby (I Still Love You)

Track #3: Don't Just Stand There

Track #4: Blue Summer

Track #5: Dusty

Track #6: Joey Baby

Track #7: Don't Mention My Name

Track #8: Donnie

Track #9: Just One Look

Track #10: Broken Hearted Melody

Track #11: All I Want to Do Is Run

Track #12: Sneaky Sue

Track #13: Richie

Track #14: Poor Little Puppet

Track #15: Lonely Sixteen

Track #16: Jimmy Boy

Track #17: Be My Boy

Track #18: Kookie Little Paradise

Track #19: Sparkle and Shine

Track #20: Paper Tiger

Track #21: Eternally

Track #22: Navy Blue

Track #23: What Makes Little Girls Cry

Track #24: P.S. I Love You

Track #25: Without Your Love

Track #26: Dancin' the Strand

Track #27: Tonight's The Nighs

Track #28: Play It Again

Format: CD

Release Year: 2008

Features: Studio Recording

Genre: Pop, Rock

Style: Vocal

Type: Album

Artist: Various Artists

Record Label: Ace

Release Title: Early Girls, Vol. 5