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Foolish Little Girl (song)
"Foolish Little Girl" is a song written by Helen Miller and Howard Greenfield and performed by The Shirelles. The song reached #4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #9 on the R&B chart, and #38 on the UK Singles Chart in 1963. The song appeared on their 1963 album, '' Foolish Little Girl''. The song was ranked #57 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top ''Hot 100'' songs of 1963. Background ''Cash Box'' described it as "a most attractive, easy beat cha cha romancer." The song released as a single was a demo recorded at Associated Studios in NYC on 7th Avenue. The plan was to re record the song at the studios Scepter Records had access to at the time, but when their attempts at re recording the song at their studios proved to be unsatisfactory, Luther Dixon sent out The Shirelles to record their vocals on the demo version of the song at Associated, and that was the version that was released as a single and that was the version that became a hit. Personnel The Shirelles' version *Lead vocals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shirelles
The Shirelles were an American girl group formed in Passaic, New Jersey in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner-Jackson), Addie "Micki" Harris (later Addie Harris McFadden), and Beverly Lee. Founded in 1957 for a talent show at their high school, they were signed by Florence Greenberg of Tiara Records. Their first single, "I Met Him on a Sunday", was released by Tiara and licensed by Decca Records in 1958. After a brief and unsuccessful period with Decca, they went with Greenberg to her newly formed company, Scepter Records. Working with Luther Dixon, the group rose to fame with "Tonight's the Night (The Shirelles song), Tonight's the Night". After a successful period of collaboration with Dixon and promotion by Scepter, with seven top 20 hits, the Shirelles left Scepter in 1966. Afterwards, they were unable to maintain their previous popularity. The Shirelles have been described as having a "naive sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Coley
Doris Coley (August 2, 1941 – February 5, 2000) was an American musician, who was best known as a member (and occasional lead singer) of The Shirelles. She initially left the group in 1968, but returned in 1975. Through marriages, she became ''Doris Coley Kenner'' and later, ''Doris Kenner Jackson''. Personal life Coley was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina but moved with her family to Passaic, New Jersey. With schoolmates Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Addie "Micki" Harris and Beverly Lee, she formed the Shirelles in Passaic in 1958, one of the 1st all-girl groups of the rock era. The four teenagers did not graduate with their class of 1958, but they earned diplomas later. They performed their self-written "I Met Him on a Sunday" for Florence Greenberg and was signed to her Tiara label (the song was so popular, it was bought by Decca Records). Many years later, in 1994, when the Rhythm and Blues Foundation gave the Shirelles a Heritage Award, Kenner sang with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
