The Best of The Shirelles [Import]

Shirelles | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B00000823T
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,499 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dedicated to the One I Love

2. Look-A-Here Baby

3. Tonight's the Night

4. Will You Love Me Tomorrow

5. Boys

6. Mama Said

7. A Thing of the Past

8. What a Sweet Thing That Was

9. Big John

10. Putty (In Your Hands)

11. Baby It's You

12. Soldier Boy

13. Welcome Home Baby

14. Mama Here Comes the Bride

15. Stop the Music

16. It's Love That Really Counts

17. Everybody Loves a Lover

18. Foolish Little Girl

19. Abracadabra

20. Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye

See all 32 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

One of the dreamiest sounding of all the girl groups, The Shirelles were the first in the genre to hit the No. 1 slot with the all-time classic Will You Love Me Tomorrow. The Gerry Goffin-Carole King masterpiece was only one of many now universally popular songs the group recorded. Also here are Dedicated To The One I Love (later recorded by The Mamas & Papas), Boys, Baby It's You (both covered by The Beatles), Tonight's The Night, Mama Said (covered by Dusty Springfield), Soldier Boy (No. 1 in 1962) and 27 others! The group's five Top 10 entries, five further Top 40 placings and numerous smaller chart forays made them one of the most successful female groups, rivaled only by Detroit's Marvelettes, Vandellas and Supremes. Most of The Shirelles recordings were produced by Luther Dixon and they worked with the cream of writers, producers and arrangers on the New York Scene of the early 1960s. Leiber and Stoller, Van McCoy, Bert Keyes, Teacho Wiltshire, Ed Townsend and Burt Bacharach. The names speak for the quality of the recordings. Spin this little silver disc, drift off back to the 60s and dream on!

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ESSENTIAL - Has All The Hits + Later Singles, June 30, 2007

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gassy goon - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of The Shirelles (Audio CD)

I looked to see what would be the best CD of The Shirelles to buy out of the many around worldwide. Sipmly put, this has an amazing amount of songs! Not only every major hit by The Shirelles , but also most of their minor hits after 1963 as well. Most compilations feature just the biggest hits, but this CD continues through to 1967!

Fans will want all the hits, which you get, but what are big surprises are the songs featured after their hit-making trailed off with the rise of the British Invasion & Motown. SHA LA LA is really an upbeat soul raver, as is LAST MINUTE MIRACLE. DON'T GO HOME [ MY LITTLE DARLING ] will have you humming this song in your head with it's irresistible melody. DOOMSDAY has the girl's superb harmonies. The Shirelles were a group in every sense of the word, and the leads & backing vocals each were integral in their records.

If there is one Shirelles CD to get, this is it. It has songs from their entire career on Sceptor in the 60's. Not many single disc CD's contain those latter day gems that truly are great, and should have been hits alongside the British rock, folk/rock, Motown & all the other genres of the mid to late 60's.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At Their Best, June 11, 2007

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OldWave - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Best of The Shirelles (Audio CD)

If you don't already have these songs, then there is no better collection to get. It not only has their hits, but ACE recordings is one of the best company's when it comes to mixing a great CD.