Shirley & The Shirelles - Playthings / Looking Glass album flac

The Shirelles were an American girl group notable for their rhythm and blues, doo-wop and soul music and gaining popularity in the early 1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner-Jackson), Addie "Micki" Harris (later Addie Harris McFadden), and Beverly Lee. Founded in 1957 for a talent show at their high school, they were signed by Florence Greenberg of Tiara Records

The Shirelles were an influential American girl group in the early 1960s, and they were the very first girl group to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The members of the quartet were Shirley Owens (who was the lead singer for the most part), Doris Coley, Beverly Lee, and Addie "Micki" Harris.

Shirley & the Shirelles. Highlights All Songs. Look What You’ve Done To My Heart.

The Shirelles kicked off their career at Tiara Records. Their first single was released by Tiara but licensed by Decca Records.  baby it’s you. This song was written by Burt Bacharach, Luther Dixon (under the pseudonym Barney Williams) and Mack David.  bold & beautiful. Those who grew up listening to the music of The Shirelles can attest to the beautiful harmonic nature of their vocals. This song was released in 1961 and instantly charted in the spring. It reached on the R&B charts and on the pop charts.

Shirley Owens1958-1975. Doris Coley1958-1968, 1975-1982. Baby It's You (1962). Dedicated to the One I Love (1961).

Shirley Alston Reeves (born June 10, 1941, Henderson, North Carolina), better known professionally as Shirley Owens, is an American soul singer who was the main lead singer of the hit female singing group the Shirelles. In addition to Owens, the Shirelles consisted of classmates of hers from Passaic High School, New Jersey: Doris Kenner Jackson, Addie "Micki" Harris and Beverly Lee. Through marriages, she became Shirley Alston and later, Shirley Alston Reeves.