Various Artists - Here Come The Girls (British Girl Singers Of The Sixties) (1990)

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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Here Come The Girls (British Girl Singers Of The Sixties)
Year Of Release: 1960
Label: Sequel Records
Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Vocal, Mod
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, log)
Total Time: 01:03:08
Total Size: 178/373 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. The Breakaways - That's How It Goes 2:27
02. Sandra Barry - We Were Lovers (When the Party Began) 2:17
03. Antonette - There He Goes (The Boy I Love) 2:16
04. Glo Macari - He Knows I Love Him Too Much 2:39
05. Sandie Shaw - As Long as You're Happy Baby 2:44
06. Barbara Ruskin - Song Without End 2:31
07. Simone Jackson - Tell Me What to Do 2:28
08. Jan Panter - Put Yourself in My Place 2:54
09. Glenda Collins - It's Hard to Believe It 3:02
10. Polly Brown - So Much in Love 2:22
11. Cannon, Judy - The Very First Day I Met You 2:21
12. Darren, Maxine - How Can I Hide It from My Heart 2:36
13. Billie Davis - No Other Baby 3:13
14. Sarah Jane - Listen People 2:46
15. Julie Grant - Come to Me 2:43
16. Tammy St. John - Dark Shadows and Empty Hallways 3:31
17. Lorraine Silver - Happy Faces 2:28
18. Anita Harris - Something Must Be Done 2:29
19. Petula Clark - You'd Better Come Home 2:56
20. Yvonne Prenosilova - When My Baby Cries 2:33
21. The Honeycombs - Something I've Got to Tell You 2:24
22. Jeannie & The Big Guys - I Want You 2:31
23. Val McKenna - I Can't Believe What You Say 2:32
24. Jackie Trent - If You Love Me (Really Love Me) 2:26

The British girl group scene wasn't nearly as vital as the American one, but there were still quite a few fun recordings produced in the style during the mid-'60s. This compilation is a good overview of lesser-known highlights of a sub-genre that is nearly unknown in the U.S. The emphasis is not on groups, but solo singers in the girl group style; Petula Clark was the only one of these 24 performers to reach stardom Stateside, and only a couple of others (Sandie Shaw, the Honeycombs) became even moderately well-known. In fact, most of these singles flopped in the U.K. as well. There's still a good amount of sass and sub-New York soul/pop/rock production to be found in the tracks by the Breakaways, Antoinette, Val McKenna, and others. Notable highlights include Sarah Jane's "Listen People" (a ringer for Marianne Faithfull's mid-'60s sound) and Julie Grant's splendidly sultry, operatic "Come to Me."~Richie Unterberger

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