Where the Girls Are

by N/A

Overview

Twenty-four girl-group rarities from all over the place, released between 1961 and 1968 (the track by Reparata and the Delrons was previously unissued). This will have pretty limited appeal beyond the hardline girl-group collecting market. The level of production expertise is high -- indeed, there are little-known efforts by Leiber & Stoller, David Gates, Goffin-King, and future early Byrds producers Terry Melcher and Allen Stanton. Yet the songs aren't really too special, with a higher innocuousness quotient than is the norm in an already innocuous genre. It does have a couple of semi-forgotten classics (though they actually hit the Top 40) in Ruby & the Romantics' 1963 original of "Hey There Lonely Boy" (which would be reworked into a number two hit by Eddie Holman in 1970 as "Hey There Lonely Girl"), and Patty & the Emblems brassy'n'sassy "Mixed-Up, Shook-Up Girl" (co-written by Leon Huff). Curiosity seekers, it must be said, will find plenty here, including barely known girl-group-style singles by Joey Heatherton, Doris Day, and Dolly Parton; a 1961 single by Erma Franklin, Aretha's sister; and a 1962 single by Idalia Boyd, sister of Little Eva of "Loco-Motion" fame. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/24/1997
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667164825
Rank:	94567

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ruby & the Romantics   Primary Artist
Erma Franklin   Primary Artist
The Sherrys   Primary Artist
The Charmettes   Primary Artist
The Victorians   Primary Artist
Patty & the Emblems   Primary Artist
The Lovettes   Primary Artist
The Goodees   Primary Artist
Charmaine   Primary Artist
Joan Moody   Primary Artist
The Kolettes   Primary Artist
Tren-Teens   Primary Artist
Joey Heatherton   Primary Artist
Noreen Corcoran   Primary Artist
Baby Jane   Primary Artist
Suzy Wallis   Primary Artist
The Geminis   Primary Artist
Barbara Brown   Primary Artist
Dolly Parton   Primary Artist
Doris Day   Primary Artist
Reparata & the Delrons   Primary Artist
Mort Garson   Conductor
Bert Berns   Director
A. Bendinelli   Conductor
Rob Finiz   Conductor
Garry Sherman   Conductor
Jimmy Wisner   Director
David Gates   Conductor
Leroy Lovett   Conductor

Technical Credits

Leon Carr   Composer
Valerie Simpson   Composer
Paul Robinson   Producer
Smokey McAlister   Composer
Perry Botkin, Jr.   Arranger
Ronnie Wilkins   Composer
Ray Stevens   Producer
Ruby & the Romantics   Performer
Nino Tempo   Composer,Producer
The Sherrys   Performer
Alan Lorber   Arranger
William Garrett   Composer
Dave Hamilton   Composer
Mort Garson   Arranger
Al Kasha   Producer
Gerry Goffin   Composer,Producer
Winfred "Blue" Lovett   Composer
Bob Ferguson   Producer
The Charmettes   Performer
Bob Merrill   Composer
Jack Keller   Composer
Barry Mann   Composer
Gene Redd, Jr.   Composer
John Abbott   Arranger
John Madara   Composer
Leon Huff   Composer
Marty Cooper   Composer,Producer
Nickolas Ashford   Composer
The Victorians   Performer
Allen Stanton   Producer
Patty & the Emblems   Performer
Steve Jerome   Producer,Photography
Terry Melcher   Producer
Mike Hanks   Composer
Bob Finiz   Composer
The Lovettes   Performer
Kenny Young   Composer
Mick Patrick   Liner Notes,Photography,Compilation Producer
Bobby Russell   Composer
Charmaine   Performer
Barbara Brown   Composer,Performer
David Young   Producer,Post Production
Williams   Producer
Evans   Producer
Bill Jerome   Producer
Teacho Wiltshire   Arranger
Howard Boggess   Composer,Producer
A. Bendinelli   Arranger
Tren-Teens   Performer
Rob Finiz   Arranger,Producer
Ralston McGriff   Composer
Cara Bell   Composer
Joey Heatherton   Performer
Fred Dobbs   Composer
Brian Burrows   Cover Design
Scott Douglas   Composer
Malcolm Baumgart   Liner Notes,Photography,Compilation Producer
Baby Jane   Performer
Garry Sherman   Arranger
Dave White Tricker   Composer
Jimmy Steward   Composer
Suzy Wallis   Performer
Glenn Miller   Producer
Della Williams   Composer
Charles E. King   Composer
Earl Williams   Composer
Larry Kolber   Composer
Jo Armstead   Composer
Don Davis   Composer,Producer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Earl Shuman   Composer
Joe Seneca   Composer
Carole King   Arranger
Dolly Parton   Performer
Fred Briggs   Composer
Joe Reisman   Producer
David Gates   Arranger
Russ Titelman   Composer
Doris Day   Performer
Erma Franklin   Performer
Leroy Lovett   Arranger