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An updated version of the Shirelles' first song, "I Met Him on a Sunday" entitled "I Met Him on a Sunday '66" The Shirelles on the cover of Cash Box, 15 April 1961 The group that later became the Shirelles was formed in 1957 by four teenage girls from Passaic, New Jersey, [2] under the name the Poquellos [3] (or Pequellos [4]).
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"Will You Love Me Tomorrow", sometimes known as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", [3] is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was first recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles for their album Tonight's the Night; released as a single that November, it became the first song by an African-American girl group to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [4]
Tonight's the Night is the debut album by American girl group the Shirelles, released in December 1960 by Scepter Records. It contains the hit song "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" as well as "Tonight's the Night", which became a minor hit for the Shirelles. The album was remastered and restored by Cornbread Records.
Rolling Stone selected "Tonight's the Night" as the 409th best song of all time in their 2010 update to The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. It was the lower-ranked of two Shirelles songs; "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" was ranked 126th. [5] The song "The Dance is Over" was sampled by indie pop band TV Girl on their song "Lovers Rock", from ...
It became a top-ten hit, on both the pop and R&B charts, when it was released as a single in 1961. "Mama Said" went number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B chart [ 1 ] and has been covered by American Spring , Melanie , Dusty Springfield , the Stereos , the Growlers , and a young Dionne Bromfield .
Foolish Little Girl is a 1963 album by The Shirelles.The title track turned out to be the last of the group's big hits, stopping at number four on the U.S. pop charts. The album's other single, "Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye," (#26 US) was The Shirelles' last top forty US hit.
A review in Billboard recommended the album to retailers for the success of "Mama Said". [1] Editors of AllMusic Guide gave this album 3.5 out of five stars, with critic Richie Unterberger noting the strong vocals of the group, but pointing out that the singles are much stronger than the other songs. [2]