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"Egyptian Shumba" was released as a 7-inch single in February 1964 on United Artists Records. [16] It featured "What's So Sweet About Sweet Sixteen" as its B-side, a teen-angst song [15] [17] written by Larry Kusik, Eddie Snyder, Joan Babbitt and Phyllis St. James. [16]
Despite local airplay, "Take Back Your Ring", "Gypsy", and "Egyptian Shumba" all failed to chart nationally throughout 1963 and 1964. By 1965, Christie was using another tough sounding girl group to back him, Jessica James and the Outlaws, which consisted of Bernadette Carroll, Denise Ferri, and Peggy Santiglia. Meanwhile, the Tammys continued ...
Herbert and Christie also composed for his backup singers, a girl group named the Tammys, a handful of songs, including the eccentric single, "Egyptian Shumba," which with its over-the-top, savage vocals and faux-Middle Eastern melody, has become a cult classic. [6] Herbert died in Phoenix, Arizona in 2009, at the age of 87. [7]
Christie and Herbert wrote the single "Egyptian Shumba" for the group, and although it was not a hit, it became a cult favorite in the Northern Soul scene in the early 1970s. Christie made numerous TV appearances on Where the Action Is (1965–1967), and also appeared on American Bandstand and The Buddy Deane Show (1962–1964) in Baltimore.
W. Wah-Wah (song) Wait 'til My Bobby Gets Home; Walking in the Rain (The Ronettes song) Waterloo (song) What Is Life; When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
A. Ain't She Sweet; Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby; Ain't That Good News (song) Al Capone (song) All Day and All of the Night; All My Trials; Almost There (Andy Williams song)
B. B.J. the D.J. Baby Workout; Baby, Baby I Need You; Baby, I Love You; Bad to Me; Ballad of Ole' Betsy; Balladen om det stora slagsmålet på Tegelbacken
"Two Faces Have I" is a song written by Twyla Herbert and Lou Christie and performed by Christie in his signature falsetto. The song was produced by Nick Cenci [1] and was featured on his 1963 album, Lou Christie. [2]