The Tiaras were a Canadian soul group from Toronto, Ontario, comprising

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, Jackie Richardson, Colina Phillips, and Arlene Trotman.The Tiaras - Where Does All the Time Go / All I Ever Need Is You - 7"
CanuckistanMusic.com. Accessed on July 17, 2019. Formed in the mid-1960s by composer, producer and musician Al Rain. Rain founded the group as well as wrote their singles as also he wrote for Grant Smith & The Power, The Allen Sisters and Pat Hervey and most notably the theme song "Travellin' Man" the Canadian sensation "The Tommy Hunter Show". the group released two 7" singles, "Where Does All the Time Go" b/w "All I Ever Need Is You" and "Foolish Girl" b/w "Surprise".The Tiaras - Foolish Girl / Surprise - 7"
CanuckistanMusic.com. Accessed on July 17, 2019. The Tiaras also provided backing vocals for acts such as

Grant Smith & The Power Grant Smith & The Power were a popular Canadian (from Toronto) rock-soul outfit from the 1960s that had a hit with a cover of Jackie Edwards' "Keep On Running" (previously a big hit for The Spencer Davis Group) and was also a training ground for m ...

, Pat Hervey, and The Allen Sisters. "Where Does All the Time Go" attracted the attention of ''

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'', who featured the single in its March 28, 1968 issue. The following year, the group disbanded; Russell later became a Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter, while Richardson became a prominent singer-actress.

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