60's Girl Groups - The Best Songs

I don't know many 60's girl group songs, but I'd like to know more - what are some of the best? Post as many as you like!

 

That Rhino girl group collection in the fake hat box is stellar.

 

The Ronettes!


(Presented here in mono, Be My Baby (1963))

 

The Tammys - Egyptian Shumba

 

Let's not forget The Shaggs!

 

And now it's a Beatles thread. Or something like that.

 

The Shirelles:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Please Mister Postman
Soldier Boy

Paris Sisters:
I Love How You Love Me

Martha And The Vandellas:
Dancing In The Street
Heat Wave

The Shangri-Las:
Leader Of The Pack
Remember Walking in The Sand

The Chiffons:
He’s So Fine
One Fine Day

 

I used to dismiss all of the girl groups because my aunt played Leslie Gore and the Angels on overkill repeat.

That changed when I watched the opening shot sequence to "Mean Streets." My god...

 

The Jaynetts - "Sally Go Round the Roses"
Reperata and the Delrons - "Captain of Your Ship"
Shangri-Las - "Give Him a Great Big Kiss"
Cookies - "Chains"

 

I'll second this. It has lots of quality lesser-known tracks.

But if you just want the hits go for the Rhino Best Of The Girl Groups compilations (I think there are 2 volumes). These were the biggies and it's a good cross section with a few worthwhile obscurities thrown in (i.e. Evie Sands' I Can't Let Go)

 

my Favorites are
The Chiffons
Shirelles
Chantels
Reparata & the Del Rons
Ronettes
Crystals
Marvelettes
Supremes
Martha & Vandellas
Shangri-las
Cookies
plus 100's of other great songs.

 

Shangri-Las - "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" has one of the coolest intros (and outro) of ANY record.
"Out in the Street" is another of their great ones

 

The two Rhino Best of the Girl Groups CDs do the trick for me. Here's the track list of the first volume:

• 1.The Shangri-Las Leader Of The Pack
• 2.The Chiffons He's So Fine
• 3.The Dixie Cups Chapel Of Love
• 4.The Ad-Libs The Boy From New York City
• 5.Betty Everett The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
• 6.The Jaynetts Sally Go 'Round The Roses
• 7.The Shirelles Will You Love Me Tomorrow
• 8.The Shangri-Las Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)
• 9.The Chiffons One Fine Day
• 10.Claudine Clark Party Lights
• 11.The Dixie Cups People Say
• 12.The Exciters He's Got The Power
• 13.Skeeter Davis I Can't Stay Mad At You
• 14.The Jelly Beans I Wanna Love Him So Bad
• 15.Cher Dream Baby
• 16.The Shirelles Baby It's You
• 17.The Shangri-Las Give Him A Great Big Kiss
• 18.Evie Sands I Can't Let Go

 

Thanks everyone so far! I've added the Rhino albums to my "to buy in the future" list...

 

Here's my 60's Girl Group mix cd-r favorites (includes some solo artists that have the girl group sound.)

(1) Don't Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes
(2) Gee Whiz - Carla Thomas
(3) I Want That Boy - Sadina
(4) I Wish I Knew What Dress To Wear - Ginny Arnell
(5) Remember - The Shangrilas
(6) Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares
(7) Maybe - The Chantels
(8) Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
(9) I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
(10) He's A Rebel - The Blossoms
(11) I Will Follow Him - Peggy March
(12) Make Me Your Baby - Barbara Lewis
(13) Dumbhead - Ginny Arnell
(14) Soldier Boy - The Shirelles
(15) Please Don't Talk To The Lifeguard - Diane Ray
(16) Maybe I Know - Lesley Gore
(17) End Of The World - Skeeter Davis
(18) Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush
(19) Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby - The Cookies

 

The Velvelettes ~ Needle In a Haystack

 

If you count solo females from the same era:

 

about 10 years ago - I put together my own CD compilation called 'Sixties Girls' - the following year I put together a Volume Two.

as of 2012, and much mastering fun and comparisons later - I was up to Volume 8!

I could probably quite easily put together two more volumes and make it a round 10!

 

one of the stone cold classics from the "One Kiss..." box set:



Just stay away from "Peanut Duck"!

 

The Ronettes and The Crystals are my favorites.
Perhaps the only ones I really do like.
They were the most consistent of all the other girl groups.
I like almost everything by them.

A song or two here and there is about all I like from the some of the other girl groups.

Mary Wells I like too.

 

The Luv'd Ones were an actual girl band, not just a vocal group. The leader later was the guitarist for Billy Cox's Nitro Function.