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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".
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.
"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 ]
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.
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Beyond title and gender changes, new lyrics were written retelling the story of the Crystals' song from the boyfriend's point of view. Two years after appearing on the album, in April 1967 the song was released as a single in the United Kingdom, appearing as a stop-gap release while work continued on the " Heroes and Villains " single.
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Phil Spector's arrangement was ominous and ambiguous. [1]It was a brutal song, as any attempt to justify such violence must be, and Spector’s arrangement only amplified its savagery, framing Barbara Alston’s lone vocal amid a sea of caustic strings and funereal drums, while the backing vocals almost trilled their own belief that the boy had done nothing wrong.