Avant de sortir leur tout premier album " Tonight's The Night " en 1961 , les Shirelles avaient déjà à leur actif huit singles édités en Amérique entre 1958 et 1960 . Les voici donc réunis sur un cd de ma réalisation que j'ai tout bonnement intitulé " The Early Years Singles 1958-1960 " . Nous sommes en plein Doo Wop et donc bien avant la Northern Soul . 

Fevrier 1958

01 ) I Met Him On A Sunday [ Ronde-Ronde ] 2'17

02 ) I Want You To Be My Boyfriend 2'34

Juin 1958

03 ) My Love Is A Charm 2'22

04 ) Slop Time 2'01

Novembre 1958

05 ) I Got The Message 1'57

06 ) Stop Me 2'13

Mai 1959

07 ) Dedicated To The One I Love 2'04

08 ) Look A Here Baby 1'44

Septembre 1959

09 ) A Teardrop And A Lollipop 2'32

10 ) Doin' The Ronde 2'14

Fevrier 1960

11 ) Please Be My Boyfriend 1'53

12 ) I Saw A Tear 2'15

Avril 1960

13 ) The Dance Is Over 2'38

14 ) Tonight's The Night 2'01

Novembre 1960

15 ) Will You Love Me Tomorrow 2'42

16 ) Boys 2'10

Le premier album des Shirelles ; " Tonight's The Night " est édité en Amérique sur le label Scepter Records 501 / LP 501 / S-501 [ US ] en 1961 . Il est également publié au Canada sur les labels Scepter Records S-501 / Reo Records RLP-630 / RLP 630 / LP 630[  CA ] , en Australie sur le label Top Rank International Records TRL-30.144 [ AU ] la même année , en Espagne sous le titre de " The Shirelles " sur le label Vergara Records 7014-N [ ES ] en 1967 et en Angleterre sur le label Wand Records WCS 1001 [ UK ] en 1970 . C'est donc le premier album des Shirelles , mais c'est aussi le premier album de Scepter Records . 

A 1 ) Tonight's The Night 2'01

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Shirley Owens

A 2 ) Johnny On My Mind 2'10

Written By : Edward Lyons

A 3 ) Lower The Flame 2'11

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Edward Abraham "Eddie" Snyder , Stanley J. Kahan

A 4 ) Will You Love Me Tomorrow 2'40

Written By : Carole King , Gerry Goffin

A 5 ) Doin The Ronde 2'14

Written By : Shirley Owens , Beverly Lee , Doris Coley Kenner , Addie "Micki" Harris Mc Faddens

A 6 ) You Don't Want My Love 2'09

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams "

B 1 ) Dedicated To The One I Love 2'16

Written By : Lomond "Lowman" Pauling , Ralph Basso Jr.

B 2 ) Boys 2'13

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Wes Farrell " Wes Fogel "

B 3 ) The Dance Is Over 2'38

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams "

B 4 ) Oh , What A Waste Of Love 1'56

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Allyson R. Khent

B 5 ) Unlucky 2'25

Written By : Lillian Shockley , Robert Banks

B 6 ) Tonight At The Prom 2'30

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Edward Abraham "Eddie" Snyder , Stanley J. Kahan

Le deuxième album des Shirelles ; " The Shirelles Sing To Trumpets And Strings " est édité en Amérique sur le label Scepter Records LP 502 ( Mono ) / SLP 502 ( Stéréo ) [ US ] en 1961 . Il est également publié au Canada sur le label Reo Records REO LP-641 / RLP-641 [ CA ] et en Angleterre sur le label Top Rank International Records 35-115 [ UK ] la même année . 

A 1 ) Mama Said 2'13

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams ", Willie Denson

A 2 ) What A Sweet Thing That Was 2'29

Written By : Carol King , Gerry Goffin

A 3 ) It's Mine 2'34

Written By : Willie Denson

A 4 ) I Saw A Tear 2'22

Written By : Shirley Owens , Stan Green " Stanley Greenberg "

A 5 ) I Don't Want To Cry 2'22

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Charles "Chuck" Jackson

A 6 ) Rainbow Valley 3'01

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams "

B 1 ) My Willow Tree 2'51

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Bob Elgin " Stanley Kahan " , Kay Rogers " Eddie Snyder "

B 2 ) The First One 2'23

Written By : Rose Marie McCoy , Ulysses "Dorian" Burton

B 3 ) What's Mine Is Yours 2'21

Written By : Edward Abraham "Eddie" Snyder , Luther Dixon " Barney Williams "

B 4 ) Without A Word Of Complaint 2'08

Written By : George David Weiss , John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges , Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington

B 5 ) I'll Do The Same Thing Too 1'55

Written By : Rose Marie McCoy , Big Dee Irwin " DiFosco T. Ervin Jr. " , Ulysses "Dorian" Burton

B 6 ) Blue Holiday 3'20

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Willie Denson

Mon petit bonus

Single SP Scepter Records 1217 [ US ] le 10 Avril 1961

B ) Blue Holiday [ Single Version ] 2'20

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Willie Denson

Le troisième album des Shirelles ; " Baby It's You " est édité en Amérique sur le label Scepter Records 504 ( Mono ) / SPS-504 ( Stéréo ) [ US ] en Avril 1962 . Il est également publié au Canada sur le label Scepter Records 504, Reo Records  RLP-645 / RLP 645 [ CA ] et en Angleterre sur le label Stateside Records SL 10006 [ UK ] la même année . Pour compléter l'album , j'ai ajouter quelques singles édités en Amérique toujours en 1962 mais qui ne figurent pas sur cette galette . 

A 1 ) Baby It's You 2'42

Written By : Mack David , Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Burt Freeman Bacharach

A 2 ) Irresistible You 2'13

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Alfred J. "Al" Kasha

A 3 ) Things I Want To Hear [ Pretty Words ] 2'42

Written By : Fred Anisfield , Willie "Denny" Denson

A 4 ) Big John [ Ain't You Gonna Marry Me ] 2'20

Written By : Big John Patton , Emiel Sommers

A 5 ) The Same Old Story 2'20

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Edward Abraham " Kay Rogers" Snyder , Bob "Stanley J. Kahan" Elgin

A 6 ) Voice Of Experience 2'19

Written By : Big John Patton , Edward Abraham " Kay Rogers" Snyder

B 1 ) Soldier Boy 2'41

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Florence Greenberg

B 2 ) A Thing Of The Past 2'38

Written By : Irwin Levine , Robert "Bob" Brass

B 3 ) Twenty One 2'01

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Edgil A. "Eddie" Reed

B 4 ) Make The Night A Little Longer 2'31

Written By : Gerald "Gerry" Goffin , Carole King

B 5 ) Twisting In The U.S.A. 1'53

Written By : Kal Mann " Kalman Cohen "

B 6 ) Putty In Your Hands 2'29

Written By : Big John Patton , Edward Abraham " Kay Rogers" Snyder

Mon petit bonus

Single SP Scepter Records 1228 [ US ] en Mars 1962

B ) Love Is A Swingin' Thing 2'16

Written By : Luther Dixon " Barney Williams " , Shirley "Lady Rose" Owens Alston , Willie "Denny" Denson

Single SP Scepter Records 1237 [ US ] en Aout 1962

A ) It's Love That Really Counts [ In The Long Run ] 2'17

Written By : Harold Lane "Hal" David , Burt Freeman Bacharach

B ) Stop The Music 2'14

Written By : Van Allen Clinton McCoy , Willie "Denny" Denson

Single SP Scepter Records 1243 [ US ] en Novembre 1962

A ) Everybody Loves A Lover 2'41

Written By : Robert Allen , Richard Adler