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In the early 1960s, Barbara Alston, Mary Thomas, Dolores “Dee Dee” Kenniebrew, Myrna Girard and Patricia “Patsy” Wright formed The Crystals through the help of Benny Wells, Barbara’s uncle. Soon, the quintet signed with Phil Spector’s label Philles Records. Spector then chose Alston to be the group’s lead singer by default, which made her very uncomfortable since she had a fear of singing in front of audiences.
Their first hit was 1961’s “There’s No Other Like My Baby” (see 1961 in music). This song’s A-side “Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby” (featuring Wright on lead) didn’t generate the interest that the more late 50s R&B-flavored, “Chantels-like” B-side did. Their second release, “Uptown” was very topical and socially-aware, as it had the group crooning about loving a boy in the ghetto. After the success of “Uptown”, a pregnant Girard was replaced by Dolores “LaLa” Brooks. The next single was 1962’s “He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)”, still widely remembered though only rarely played on the radio due to the touchy subject matter of spousal abuse. Sales were sluggish.
Soon after “He Hit Me” flopped, Phil Spector began recording singer Darlene Love and her backing group The Blossoms under the name “The Crystals”. Legend has it that the real Crystals were not able to travel from New York to Los Angeles fast enough to suit the LA-based Spector, who wanted to quickly record writer Gene Pitney’s “He’s a Rebel” before anyone else could release a version.
Their first hit was 1961’s “There’s No Other Like My Baby” (see 1961 in music). This song’s A-side “Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby” (featuring Wright on lead) didn’t generate the interest that the more late 50s R&B-flavored, “Chantels-like” B-side did. Their second release, “Uptown” was very topical and socially-aware, as it had the group crooning about loving a boy in the ghetto. After the success of “Uptown”, a pregnant Girard was replaced by Dolores “LaLa” Brooks. The next single was 1962’s “He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)”, still widely remembered though only rarely played on the radio due to the touchy subject matter of spousal abuse. Sales were sluggish.
Soon after “He Hit Me” flopped, Phil Spector began recording singer Darlene Love and her backing group The Blossoms under the name “The Crystals”. Legend has it that the real Crystals were not able to travel from New York to Los Angeles fast enough to suit the LA-based Spector, who wanted to quickly record writer Gene Pitney’s “He’s a Rebel” before anyone else could release a version.
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Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)
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lemago escreveu:
thank you Phil Spector.
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pretentiousname escreveu:
Amazing.
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anarchodandyist escreveu:
I'm all a-flutter!
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crabnebula escreveu:
Then He Kissed Me (It Felt Like a Hit)
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avacatherine escreveu:
To: wabs216 ahaha!
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steamboat58 escreveu:
Another great song from my youth.
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Sonofthe60s escreveu:
LastBigEars is right - how about the original studio versions! Those "remixs" or whatever they are don't do these ladies justice. They had a sound all their own - and it's lost.
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wabs216 escreveu:
Would love to hear Rhianna/Chris Brown duet He Hit Me (It felt like a kiss)
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artrush escreveu:
do the screw
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boothanew escreveu:
their all so cute :]
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chemical_bride escreveu:
@ penny136 : exactly
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chemical_bride escreveu:
.... and then he kissed me !
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Melunos escreveu:
"just because he doesn't do what every body else does!"
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bobbysgirl39 escreveu:
That is my hubby right down to the core,and I love him..This was always his theme
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penny136 escreveu:
Makes me want to get ready to go to the drive inn.
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PADijkstra escreveu:
Goodfellas!!! And Then He Kissed Me....marvelous scene
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awffle escreveu:
DANCE THE SCREW
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distantpanic escreveu:
i'm almost certain that the spoon album is named for their song
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LastBigEars escreveu:
You can listen to samples from “Best of The Crystals [US Import] The Crystals (23 Dec 1999)” here … <http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Crystals-US/dp/B000003BDS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1207179403&sr=1-2>;.
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LastBigEars escreveu:
The “Listen Now” album shown is “Best of The Crystals [US Import] The Crystals (23 Dec 1999)”. The music being played is not from this album. “Da Doo Ron Ron” seems to be original & authentic but “Then He Kissed Me”, “He's a Rebel” & “He's Sure the Boy I Love” seems to be, at best, very odd, non Spector, versions.
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