Where the Girls Are, Vol. 9

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Overview

The ninth volume of Ace's ongoing girl group chronicle Where the Girls Are relies on a few new-to-CD singles, along with three unreleased recordings from the vaults. This is collector bait but, by this point, the hallmark of the series is that it doesn't concentrate on the familiar; it excavates the interesting tunes beloved -- or perhaps desired -- by collectors. As such, there isn't much surprise in sound or format here but that's fine: anybody dialing into this collection will want to hear Spector arrangements, florid harmonies, and heartbreak, which is precisely what this compilation delivers. A few cuts dazzle -- the melodrama of the Bitter Sweets' "What a Lonely Way to Start the Summertime," the swinging style of Evie Sands' "Billy Sunshine," the Motown rhythms of Lena Calhoun & the Emotions' "I Can Tell (I'm Losing Your Love)" -- but the appeal of Where the Girls Are, Vol. 9 is the consistency, how it delivers the sound you love without ever serving up a dull moment...something that's pretty impressive nine volumes into a series. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/04/2016
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667075428
Rank:	69030

Tracks

1. That's the Way It Is (When a Girl's in Love)  - Leon Huff  -  Sweet Three  - Jimmy Wisner
2. Society Girl  - Charles Calello  - Bob Crewe  - Sandy Linzer  -  Rag Dolls  - Denny Randell
3. Little Boy  - Diane Christian  - Bob Feldman  - Jerry Goldstein  - Richard Gottehrer  - Bassett Hand  - Robert Spencer
4. I Don't Want to Be Your Baby Anymore  - Mark Barkan  -  Popsicles  - Ben Raleigh
5. What a Lonely Way to Start the Summertime  - Bob Arnold  -  Bitter Sweets  -  Brute Force
6. Something Strange Is Going On  - Artie Butler  - Roddie Joy  - Mike Lewis  - Joe Sauter  - Stuart Wiener
7. Billy Sunshine  - Al Gorgoni  - Evie Sands  - Chip Taylor
8. Come Down  - Laura Polkinghorne Creamer  - Ian Freebairn-Smith  - Lee Hazlewood  -  Honey Ltd.
9. With a Kiss  -  Bluezettes  - George Fischoff  - Tony Powers
10. Don't Forget  - Ruth Conte  -  Murmaids  - Stan Ross
11. I Can Tell (I'm Losing Your Love)  -  Calhoun  - Ed Wells
12. You Better Stop It  - Patricia Hamilton  - Rozena Hamilton  - Earnest Hines  -  Lovelites
13. I'll Come Running Over  - Bert Berns  - Carl Edmondson  - Ilene Stuart  -  Two of Clubs
14. Mama Don't Allow  - John Abbott  - Charles Davenport  -  Reparata & the Delrons
15. Ballyhoo  - Lee Hazlewood  - Alvin Johnson  - Edwin Johnson  - Ramona King  - Jack Nitzsche
16. Who Stole the Cookie  -  Jaynetts  - Zell Sanders
17. Young Daddy  -  Fran-cettes  - Frances Gray
18. I Need a Boy  - Hank Madness  - Mitch Margo  - Phil Margo  -  Penny Sisters  - Jay Siegel
19. (They Call Him A) Bad Boy  - Christine Cooper  - Ritchie Cordell  - Jerry Kasenetz  - Jeff Katz  - Sal Trimachi
20. What Did You Do Last Night  -  Drake Sisters  - Bobby Paris  - Stan Ross  - Bill Young
21. Baby I Miss You  - Mark Barkan  -  Popsicles  - Ben Raleigh
22. On a Rainy Night  -  Flowers  - Bill Haney  - Herb Ryals  - Jerry Willis
23. Sweet Kind of Loneliness  -  Darlettes  - Nora Kirby  - Van McCoy
24. More Than a Friend  - Chester Pipkin  - Gary Pipkin  -  Wooden Nickels
25. Moon Walking  -  Blossoms  - Billy Strange

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Bluezettes   Primary Artist
Reparata & the Delrons   Primary Artist
The Flowers   Primary Artist
Wooden Nickels   Primary Artist
The Murmaids   Primary Artist
Lena Calhoun & The Emotions   Primary Artist
The Darlettes   Primary Artist
The Penny Sisters   Primary Artist
Honey Ltd.   Primary Artist
2 of Clubs   Primary Artist
The Bitter Sweets   Primary Artist
The Sweet Three   Primary Artist
Diane Christian   Primary Artist
Popsicles   Primary Artist
The Blossoms   Primary Artist
The Lovelites   Primary Artist
The Fran-cettes   Primary Artist
The Jaynetts   Primary Artist
Christine Cooper   Primary Artist
The Rag Dolls   Primary Artist
Evie Sands   Primary Artist
Roddie Joy   Primary Artist
Ramona King   Primary Artist
The Drake Sisters   Primary Artist
Billy Strange   Featured Artist
Charles Calello   Conductor
Artie Butler   Conductor
Bassett Hand   Conductor
Jimmy Wisner   Orchestra Director

Technical Credits

Mike Lewis   Producer,Composer
Ruth Conte   Producer
Nora Kirby   Composer
Stan Ross   Engineer
Paul Jeffrey   Package Design
Steve Jerome   Photo Courtesy
Al Gorgoni   Composer,Arranger
Gilles Petard   Photo Courtesy
Zell Sanders   Composer,Producer
Bill Haney   Producer
Ed Wells   Composer
Brute Force   Composer
Alec Palao   Photo Courtesy
George Fischoff   Composer
Bert Berns   Composer
Billy Strange   Arranger
Ian Freebairn-Smith   Arranger
Chip Taylor   Composer
Charles Calello   Arranger
John Abbott   Arranger
Leon Huff   Composer,Producer
Mark Pickerel   Cover Photo,Photo Courtesy
Richard Gottehrer   Composer
Artie Butler   Arranger
Edwin Johnson   Composer
Alvin Johnson   Composer
Chester Pipkin   Composer,Producer
Rozena Hamilton   Composer
Hank Madness   Composer
George Schowerer   Photo Courtesy
Patricia Hamilton   Composer
Sal Trimachi   Composer,Producer
Bobby Paris   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Jerry Kasenetz   Arranger
Bill Young   Composer
Jay Siegel   Composer
Tony Powers   Composer
Gary Pipkin   Composer
Joe Sauter   Composer
Carl Edmondson   Producer
Bassett Hand   Arranger
Herb Ryals   Composer
Bob Arnold   Engineer
Stuart Wiener   Producer
Eric Charge   Photo Courtesy
Laura Polkinghorne Creamer   Composer
Earnest Hines   Composer
Frances Gray   Composer
Temmer Darigan   Photo Courtesy
Ilene Stuart   Composer
Bob Crewe   Composer
Bob Feldman   Composer
Mick Patrick   Liner Notes
Jack Nitzsche   Arranger
Ben Raleigh   Composer
Charles Davenport   Composer
Ritchie Cordell   Composer,Producer
Jeff Katz   Arranger
Lee Hazlewood   Producer
Robert Spencer   Composer
Denny Randell   Composer
Phil Margo   Composer
Jerry Willis   Composer
Mark Barkan   Composer
Sandy Linzer   Composer
Van McCoy   Producer
Jerry Goldstein   Composer
Nick Robbins   Mastering
Mitch Margo   Composer