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".

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)

Referanser

Eksterne lenker 
 
 
  The Shirelles Vocal Group Hall of Fame 
  History-of-Rock artikkel

Medlemmer av Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rockegrupper fra USA
Band etablert i 1958