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Cash Box name the Shangri-Las as best new vocal R&B group for 1964. The Shangri-Las appeared as a quartet to promote "Remember", starting with their stint on the 1964 Labor Day Murray the K show. [16] In October 1964, Betty Weiss dropped out temporarily, leaving the group as a trio.
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"Give Him a Great Big Kiss" (sometimes entitled "Great Big Kiss") is a song written by Shadow Morton and performed by the Shangri-Las. It was released as a single in December 1964, debuting at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late December, [3] and peaking at number 18 for two weeks in late January and early February 1965.
"Leader of the Pack" is a song written by George "Shadow" Morton, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich. It was a number one pop hit in 1964 for the American girl group the Shangri-Las. The single is one of the group's best known songs as well as a popular cultural example of a "teenage tragedy song".
The Shangri-Las' recording placed number 395 on Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list in 2004. Billboard named the song number 26 on its list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. [11] In the early 1970s, Buddah Records released a "Radio Active Gold" oldies 45 containing an undubbed version of the demo (no echo or sound ...
"Out in the Streets" is a song written by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry. It was first recorded by the American girl group the Shangri-Las in 1965 and released as their fifth single. The song was produced by Shadow Morton, arranged by Artie Butler and released on Red Bird Records (RB 10-025) with the Morton composition "The Boy" on the B-Side. [1]
"I Can Never Go Home Anymore" is a song written by Shadow Morton and performed by the Shangri-Las. It reached number 6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1965. [1] The song was added to their 1965 album Shangri-Las-65! (reissued as I Can Never Go Home Anymore). [2] [3] [4] The single was arranged by Artie Butler and produced by Shadow Morton. [5]
Leader of the Pack is the debut album by girl group the Shangri-Las, released in 1965 by Red Bird Records.The album was produced to capitalize on the group's breakthrough hits "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" and "Leader of the Pack", the latter of which had been co-written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich in addition to George "Shadow" Morton. [1]