''He's a Rebel'' is the second album issued by girl group

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in 1963, and also the second LP in the Philles catalogue. This was an effort to take an advantage of the monster hit " He's a Rebel" which went to #1 US in 1962, written by Gene Pitney. The song was actually recorded by

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with

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on lead vocals and attributed to The Crystals. Notably on the LP is " He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)," a withdrawn single by the "real" Crystals group. This was actually a repackaging of ''

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'', The Crystals' debut. Two of the original eleven tracks were taken from that album and replaced with "He's a Rebel" and its follow-up "

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" (#11 US, also recorded with The Blossoms) while "He Hit Me" was added for a twelfth track. The ''He's a Rebel'' album peaked at #131 US.

Track listing

Side one

#" He's a Rebel"- (2:25) #" Uptown"- (2:18) #"Another Country-Another World"- (3:00) #"Frankenstein Twist"- (2:47) #"Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby"- (2:23) #"He's Sure the Boy I Love"- (2:29)

Side two

#" There's No Other (Like My Baby)"- (2:28) #" On Broadway"- (2:27) #"What a Nice Way to Turn Seventeen"- (2:40) #"No One Ever Tells You"- (2:16) #" He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)- (2:28) #"I Love You Eddie"- (2:55)

Personnel

*Barbara Alston (w/

)- Lead vocals *

(w/

)- Lead vocals on " He's a Rebel" and "He's Sure the Boy I Love" *Patricia "Patsy" Wright (w/

)- Lead vocals on "Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby" * LaLa Brooks (w/

)- Lead vocals on "Frankenstein Twist" *

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- Producer

Singles history

*" There's No Other (Like My Baby)"/"Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby" (#20 US) *"Uptown"/"What a Nice Way to Turn Seventeen" (#13 US) *" He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)"/"No One Ever Tells You" (withdrawn) *" He's a Rebel"/"I Love You Eddie" (#1 US) *"

"/"Walkin' Along (La-La-La)" (#11 US)

References

1962 albums Albums produced by Phil Spector Albums recorded at Gold Star Studios Philles Records albums The Crystals albums {{1960s-pop-album-stub