Where The Girls Are, Volume 2 [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 1999)
• Original Release Date: July 27, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B00000JJ8K
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #278,525 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. SHE'S GOT EVERYTHING - Maxine Brown - Maxine Brown

2. TO GET YOUR LOVE BACK - Nella Dodds - Nella Dodds

3. SWEET AND LOVELY - Candy and the Kisses - Candy And The Kisses

4. HAPPINESS WILL ONLY COST YOU ONE THIN DIME - Betty Lavette - Betty Lavette

5. HEY, TELL ME BOY - Marie Knight - Marie Knight

6. LET ME DOWN EASY - The Toys - The Toys

7. I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON TEACHER - The Fawns - The Fawns

8. YOU WON'T BE THERE - The Teardrops - The Teardrops

9. THE CHANGE - Ernestine Eady - Ernestine Eady

10. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OUR LOVE - Maxine Brown - Maxine Brown

11. LOOKING FOR TROUBLE (ALT. VOCAL) - The Charmers - The Charmers

12. LONESOME NATIVE GIRL - The Sonnettes - The Sonnettes

13. THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES - Ernestine Eady - Ernestine Eady

14. HALF DESERTED STREET - Baby Jane and the Rockabyes - Baby Jane And The Rockabyes

15. HE'S A FINK - Silky and the Shantungs - Silky And The Shantungs

16. WISHING WELL - The Shangri-Las - The Shangri-Las

17. BYE BYE BABY - Goldie and the Gingerbreads - Goldie And The Gingerbreads

18. VOICE OF EXPERIENCE - Tammy Montgomery - Tammy Montgomery

19. HATE TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO - The Shangri-Las - The Shangri-Las

20. HAPPY BIRTHDAY (WHEREVER YOU ARE) - Baby Jane and the Rockabyes - Baby Jane And The Rockabyes

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

30 gems by U.S. female acts of the '60s signed to the Scepter/ Wand & Musicor labels, including 10 previously unreleased tracks. Artists include Shangri-Las, Shirelles, Goldie & Gingerbreads, The Toys, Candy & The Kisses, Maxine Brown, and others.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Goldie & The Gingerbreads & More!!, January 28, 2008

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gassy goon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Where The Girls Are, Volume 2 (Audio CD)

I love it that GOLDIE AND THE GINGERBREADS - the first all female ROCK BAND THAT PLAYED THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS are on the cover of this CD. It contains their version of Mary Wells' " BYE BYE BABY ". Another bonus is the discovery of a rare track that lead singer GOLDIE who is also known as GENYA RAVAN when she left the group is the singer on LOOKING FOR TROUBLE by a group called THE CHARMERS. Must have been one of those studio group names that was custom back then. Being a huge fan, I am happy to have this CD just for those tracks. The rest of the songs offer a lot of fun & listening pleasure as well.

Ace Records, how about a whole CD of GOLDIE AND THE GINGERBREADS? They did many singles in the UK & the US , and you have the group on 3 " WHERE THE GIRLS ARE " compliations. It's time they get their own full album since they started making records in 1964. GENYA RAVAN has since made some solid music since then, and CAROL MACDONALD made some solo albums too. Carol, GINGER BIANCO and MARGO LEWIS all were part of the 70's progressive band, ISIS also. It's time to give these women a full CD of their music after over 40 years.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Obscure sixties pop for sixties fans only, August 31, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Where The Girls Are, Volume 2 (Audio CD)

In common with the other volumes in this series, this collection consists of rare tracks that didn't make any significant impression when they were released and have largely been forgotten. If you are a casual fan of sixties music just looking for hits, you should look elsewhere. You won't find them here. There are a few familiar names here, but their famous songs are not included.

On this collection, the big names are the Shirelles (represented here by an album track and a B-side), the Shangri-Las (represented by an early flop single) and Maxine Brown (represented by songs that became American hits for others - the Essex and the Avons).

Less obviously familiar is Tammy Montgomery who later achieved fame as Marvin Gaye's duet partner before dying aged just 24. You may also recognize the Toys and Goldie and the Gingerbreads. All of these are also represented here by rare tracks.

Mention must also be made of Dianne and Annita, represented here by two tracks, one of which is the original version of A groovy kind of love - perhaps the most familiar song here. This version was only released on a 1965 French EP originally, so they were the first of the three acts to miss a big opportunity. Patti LaBelle was next - her version was released as a B-side (and can be found on volume 4 of this series), while Lesley Gore's management didn't like the song and refused to allow her to record it, although Lesley was keen to. The song finally became a British and American hit the Mindbenders, while Petula Clark had the South African hit.

The overall sound of this collection is early sixties girl-group. If you are already familiar with this type of music and you have a significant collection of such music, you may find this fascinating. If not, you are probably not ready for this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, December 17, 2003

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nobody123 (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Where The Girls Are, Volume 2 (Audio CD)

What a great collection. The Toys, the Teardrops, Goldie and the Gingerbreads. The highlight of this package cd is definately "I've Got A Crush on Teacher" by the Fawns, a legendary 70's girl group best known for "Girl in Trouble" and "Bless You".