The Shirelles

The Shirelles var et amerikansk band som på 60-tallet ble den første jentegruppen til å toppe singellistene i USA. Gruppen bestod i Shirley Owens, Doris Coley, Beverly Lee og Addie "Micki" Harris og ble dannet i New Jersey i 1958. De er mest kjent for sine låter "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "Mama Said", "Baby It's You" og "Sha La La".

The Shirelles
Utmerkelser		Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1996)
Opphav		Passaic, USA (1958)
Musikalsk karriere
Sjanger		Doo-wop, rhythm and blues
Aktive år		1958–1982
Plateselskap		Tiara Records
Nettsted		https://www.theshirelles.com/
Medlemmer
Shirley Owens
The Shirelles på Commons

Diskografi

Studioalbum

• 1961: Tonight's the Night
• 1961: The Shirelles Sing to Trumpets and Strings
• 1962: Baby It's You (US #59)
• 1962: The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party (duettalbum med King Curtis)
• 1963: Foolish Little Girl (US #68)
• 1963: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
• 1967: Spontaneous Combustion (konsertalbum)
• 1968: Eternally, Soul (duettalbum med King Curtis)
• 1972: Happy and in Love (RCA)
• 1973: The Shirelles (RCA)
• 1975: Shirley Alston: With a Little Help From My Friends (Prodigal)
• 1976: The Shirelles: Let's Give Each Other Love (RCA)
• 1977; Lady Rose (Shirley Alston) (Strawberry)
• 1977; Lady Rose Sings the Shirelles' Greatest Hits (Shirley Alston) (Strawberry)

Samlealbum

• 1963: Greatest Hits (US #19)
• 1964: The Shirelles Sing the Golden Oldies
• 1967: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
• 1972: Remember When

Singler

• 1958: "I Met Him on a Sunday (Ronde-Ronde)" (USA Decca #49)
• 1959: "Dedicated to the One I Love" (USA Scepter #83)
• 1960: "Tonight's the Night" (USA #39)
• 1961: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (Gerry Goffin/Carole King) (USA #1, England #3)
• 1961: "Dedicated to the One I Love" (USA #3; rerelease of 1959 hit)
• 1961: "Mama Said" (USA #4)
• 1961: "What a Sweet Thing That Was" (USA #54)
• 1961: "A Thing of the Past" (USA #41)
• 1961: "Big John" (USA #21)
• 1962: "Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach/Mack David/Barney Williams) (USA #8)
• 1962: "The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words)" (USA #107)
• 1962: "Soldier Boy" (Luther Dixon/Florence Greenberg) (USA #1, England #23)
• 1962: "Welcome Home, Baby" (USA #22)
• 1962: "Stop The Music" (USA #36)
• 1962: "It's Love That Really Counts" (USA #102)
• 1963: "Everybody Loves a Lover" (USA #19)
• 1963: "Foolish Little Girl" (USA #4, UK Stateside #38)
• 1963: "Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye" (USA #26)
• 1963: "Not for All the Money in the World" (USA #100)
• 1963: "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (USA #92)
• 1963: "31 Flavors" (USA #97)
• 1963: "What Does a Girl Do?" (USA #53)
• 1964: "Tonight You're Gonna Fall in Love With Me" (USA #57)
• 1964: "Sha-La-La" (USA #69)
• 1964: "Thank You, Baby" (USA #63)
• 1964: "Maybe Tonight" (USA #88)
• 1965: "Are You Still My Baby" (USA #91)
• 1967: "Last Minute Miracle" (USA #99)
• 1969: "Go Away, Find Yourself" (Bell)
• 1970: "Strange, I Still Love You" (UA)
• 1970: "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (UA)
• 1972: "No Sugar Tonight" (RCA)
• 1972: "Let's Give Each Other Love" (RCA)
• 1974: "I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing"/"Chapel of Love" (Shirley Alston) (Prodigal)

Eksterne lenker

• (en) Offisielt nettsted
• (en) The Shirelles – kategori av bilder, video eller lyd på Commons
• (en) The Shirelles på Discogs
• (en) The Shirelles på MusicBrainz
• (en) The Shirelles på Spotify
• (en) The Shirelles på Songkick
• (en) The Shirelles på AllMusic
• (en) The Shirelles Vocal Group Hall of Fame
• (en) History-of-Rock artikkel