Leaders of the Pack: The Very Best of the 60's Girls [Universal] (CD, Feb-2004, Universal Distribution)

Album Features
UPC:	602498113264
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2004
Record Label:	Universal Distribution
Genre:	Girl Groups, Oldies

Track Listing
1. Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las
2. Dancing in the Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
3. Sweet Talking Guy - Ciffons
4. Stop! In the Name of Love - The Supremes
5. I Only Want to Be With You - Dusty Springfield
6. Band of Gold - Freda Payne
7. Bobby's Girl - Susan Maughan
8. Walkin' Back to Happiness - Helen Shapiro
9. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
10. Speak to Me Pretty - Brenda Lee
11. Needle in Haystack - The Velvelettes
12. Shout - Lulu & the Luvvers
13. He's So Fine - The Chiffons
14. My Boy Lollipop - Millie
15. Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) - Betty Everett
16. My Boyfriend's Back - St. Michael and All Angels Choir
17. Johnny Angel - Patti Lynn
18. He Was Really Sayin' Something - The Velvelettes
19. Tell Him - Billie Davis
20. Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals
21. Baby Love - The Supremes
22. Jimmy Mack - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
23. In the Middle of Nowhere - Dusty Springfield
24. Respect - Aretha Franklin
25. Nowhere to Run - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
26. Crazy - Patsy Cline
27. Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) - The Shangri-Las
28. Girl From Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto
29. I Put a Spell on You - Nina Simone
30. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
31. Downtown - Petula Clark
32. First Cut Is the Deepest - P.P. Arnold
33. Do You Know the Way to San Jose? - Dionne Warwick
34. Paper Roses - The Kaye Sisters
35. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps - Doris Day
36. (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
37. White Horses - Jacky
38. Chapel of Love - The Dixie-Cups
39. My Guy - Mary Wells
40. Take Me in Your Arms & Love Me - Gladys Knight & the Pips
41. Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee
42. On No Not My Baby - Maxine Brown
43. When You're Young & In Love - The Marvelettes
44. Past, Present & Future - The Shangri-Las
45. It's My Party - Lesley Gore
46. Lover Please - The Vernon Girls
47. I Belong - Kathy Kirby
48. I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself - Dusty Springfield
49. Together - Connie Francis
50. This Little Bird

Details
Distributor:	MSI Music Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
LEADERS OF THE PACK: THE VERY BEST OF THE 60'S GIRLS features "Rescue Me," "Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)," and "Downtown." 50 tracks from your favorite female vocalists!The definitive girl-group collection remains little more than wishful thinking, but the two-disc Leaders of the Pack: The Very Best of the 60s Girls comes far closer to perfection than most, assembling 50 vintage singles that together create a roughly complete portrait of an era that elevated the popular song to the realm of high art. Unlike most girl-group compilations, Leaders of the Pack takes pains to license material from Motown, Atlantic, and Phil Spector's Philles label instead of relying on the cheaper, more accessible hits that typically dominate these proceedings -- likewise, the parameters are expanded to include selections from singers like Astrud Gilberto ("The Girl From Ipanema") and Nina Simone ("I Put a Spell on You"), neither the stereotypical beehive-and-miniskirt chanteuse but each a pivotal force in '60s pop music. Compiled by Universal's U.K. division, the set logically enough boasts a more Anglo-centric slant than most, with appearances from Top of the Pops favorites like Helen Shapiro ("Walkin' Back to Happiness") and Sandie Shaw ("There's Always Something There to Remind Me") -- its flaws can be chalked up in large part to personal tastes (the Chiffons' "He's So Fine" and "Sweet Talkin' Guy" are both included, for example, but their masterpiece "One Fine Day" isn't), but there are enough significant omissions worth quibbling over to dock the collection a point or two. Still, until that definitive girl-group comp finally does appear, this one's a worthy substitute. ~ Jason Ankeny