Honeybeat Groovy 60s Girl-Pop

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Liner Note Author: Sheila Burgel. Recording information: Columbia Studio, Hollywood, CA (01/1968); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (01/1968); FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL (01/1968); RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN (01/1968); RCA VIctor Studios, New York, NY (01/1968); tera Shirma Sound Studios, Detroit, MI (01/1968); Columbia Studio, Hollywood, CA (03/1965); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (03/1965); FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL (03/1965); RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN (03/1965); RCA VIctor Studios, New York, NY (03/1965); tera Shirma Sound Studios, Detroit, MI (03/1965); Columbia Studio, Hollywood, CA (06/1996); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (06/1996); FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL (06/1996); RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN (06/1996); RCA VIctor Studios, New York, NY (06/1996); tera Shirma Sound Studios, Detroit, MI (06/1996); Columbia Studio, Hollywood, CA (10/1965); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (10/1965); FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL (10/1965); RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN (10/1965); RCA VIctor Studios, New York, NY (10/1965); tera Shirma Sound Studios, Detroit, MI (10/1965); Columbia Studio, Hollywood, CA (12/1966); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (12/1966); FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL (12/1966); RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN (12/1966); RCA VIctor Studios, New York, NY (12/1966); tera Shirma Sound Studios, Detroit, MI (12/1966); Columbia Studio, Hollywood, CA (1961); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (1961); FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL (1961); RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN (1961); RCA VIctor Studios, New York, NY (1961); tera Shirma Sound Studios, Detroit, MI (1961); Columbia Studio, Hollywood, CA (1963); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (1963); FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL (1963); RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN (1963); RCA VIctor Studios, New York, NY (1963); tera Shirma Sound Studios, Detroit, MI (1963); Columbia Studio, Hollywood, CA (1964); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (1964); FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL (1964); RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN (1964); RCA VIctor Studios, New York, NY (1964); tera Shirma Sound Studios, Detroit, MI (1964); Columbia Studio, Hollywood, CA (1965); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (1965); FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL (1965); RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN (1965); RCA VIctor Studios, New York, NY (1965); tera Shirma Sound Studios, Detroit, MI (1965); Columbia Studio, Hollywood, CA (1966); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (1966); FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL (1966); RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN (1966); RCA VIctor Studios, New York, NY (1966); tera Shirma Sound Studios, Detroit, MI (1966); Columbia Studio, Hollywood, CA (1967); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (1967); FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL (1967); RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN (1967); RCA VIctor Studios, New York, NY (1967); tera Shirma Sound Studios, Detroit, MI (1967). Sheila Burgel (a disc jockey, writer, historian, and host of the Cha Cha Charming website) compiled this collection of rare pop, rock, and R&B sides from the '60s that offers a welcome look into some of the lesser-known corners of female-fronted pop music. Recorded between 1961 and 1968, these 19 songs are largely the work of vocalists who didn't have long or memorable careers, though there are exceptions, most notably country star Skeeter Davis (here showing she was a sure hand with pop/rock on "I Can't Stay Mad at You"), Little Eva (of "The Loco-Motion" fame, here belting out a strong rendition of "Stand by Me"), and Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhuru herself, who sounds great on the sassy R&B number "Why Don't You Do Right?"). Stylistically, Burgel covers a broad range for Honeybeat, with the passion of the vocalists and the skill of the songwriters and producers being the key unifying factors, rather than genre. The track listing sways from the Shangri-La's-influenced "The Rider" by the Pussycats and the tough-talking soul of "I Don't Want No Mama's Boy" by Erma Franklin (Aretha's sister) to the youthful but