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"He's a Rebel" is a song written by Gene Pitney that was originally recorded by Vikki Carr and by the girl group the Blossoms. Produced by Phil Spector, the Blossoms' version was issued as a single credited to the Crystals, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1962.
He's a Rebel is the second studio album by girl group the Crystals, and also the second LP in the Philles catalogue. It was released in February 1963, as an effort to take an advantage of the monster hit " He's a Rebel " (written by Gene Pitney ), which went to #1 US in 1962.
"Crystals" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic indie folk/indie pop band Of Monsters and Men. It is the lead single for their second studio album, Beneath the Skin . [ 1 ] The single and album artwork was created by artistic director Leif Podhajsky . [ 2 ]
The latter three songs were originally ranked number 263, [2] number 114, and number 493, respectively, on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [3] However, two songs were omitted from the magazine's 2010 update, leaving only "He's a Rebel" at number 267.
Instead of crediting the song to the Blossoms, Spector released the song under the Crystals without informing the group while they were on tour. [3] After "He's a Rebel" became a hit song, Spector brought the Blossoms back to record "He's Sure the Boy I Love".
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Before the Crystals recorded "Uptown", La La Brooks replaced Myrna Girrard after Girrard became pregnant. [3] During a retake of "Uptown", Spector brought in Eva Boyd after songwriters Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann convinced him to redo the vocals. Boyd got angry with Spector after having to re-record her vocals for "Uptown" multiple times, which ...
Kiss released a version, retitled "Then She Kissed Me", as the final track on their 1977 album Love Gun. Gary Glitter released a version as a single in 1981, retitled "And Then She Kissed Me", which reached number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. [27] German disco group Ebony recorded a version of the song in 1978.