The Shangri-Las formed in 1963 in Queens, New York. Comprising of Sisters Betty and Mary Weiss and twins Margie and Mary-Ann Ganser, they met whilst all attended the Andrew Jackson High School.
The four girls practiced performing popular songs of the day and worked hard on their harmonies and routines. They started performing locally and were noticed by record producer Artie Ripp who signed them to Kama Sutra Productions. Their first record was recorded live at a local club and it was called 'Simon Says'. The record wasn't released at this time, but they cut a second record which comprised of an A-side called 'Wishing Well' and the B-side being 'Hate To Say I Told You So'.
Enter George "Shadow" Morton who was trying to impress Ellie on his boast of being a 'HIT' songwriter proceeded to record his first hit song. He remembered the Shangri-Las from a club date he had seen them at and contacted them to do vocals for him. On his way to the recording session and realising he didnt have a song, Shadow pulled his car over and wrote ' Remember Walking in The Sand.
http://www.theshangri-las.com/
1. Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)
2. Leader Of The ack
3. What Is Love
4. Give Him A Great Big Kiss
5. Maybe
6. Out In The Streets
7. Give Us Your Blessings
8. Heaven Only Knows
9. Never Again
10. What's A Girl Supposed To Do?
11. The Dum Dum Ditty
12. Right Now And Not Later
13. The Train From Kansas City
14. I Can Never Go Home Anymore
15. Long Live Out Love
16. Sophisticated Boom Boom
17. She Cried (He Cried)
18. Dressed In Black
19. Past, Present and Future
20. Paradise
21. Love You More Than Yesterday
22. The Sweet Sounds Of Summer
23. I'll Never Learn
24. Take The Time
25. Footsteps On The Roof
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The Shangri-Las formed in 1963 in Queens, New York. Comprising of Sisters Betty and Mary Weiss and twins Margie and Mary-Ann Ganser, they met whilst all attended the Andrew Jackson High School.
The four girls practiced performing popular songs of the day and worked hard on their harmonies and routines. They started performing locally and were noticed by record producer Artie Ripp who signed them to Kama Sutra Productions. Their first record was recorded live at a local club and it was called 'Simon Says'. The record wasn't released at this time, but they cut a second record which comprised of an A-side called 'Wishing Well' and the B-side being 'Hate To Say I Told You So'.
Enter George "Shadow" Morton who was trying to impress Ellie on his boast of being a 'HIT' songwriter proceeded to record his first hit song. He remembered the Shangri-Las from a club date he had seen them at and contacted them to do vocals for him. On his way to the recording session and realising he didnt have a song, Shadow pulled his car over and wrote ' Remember Walking in The Sand.
http://www.theshangri-las.com/
1. Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)
2. Leader Of The ack
3. What Is Love
4. Give Him A Great Big Kiss
5. Maybe
6. Out In The Streets
7. Give Us Your Blessings
8. Heaven Only Knows
9. Never Again
10. What's A Girl Supposed To Do?
11. The Dum Dum Ditty
12. Right Now And Not Later
13. The Train From Kansas City
14. I Can Never Go Home Anymore
15. Long Live Out Love
16. Sophisticated Boom Boom
17. She Cried (He Cried)
18. Dressed In Black
19. Past, Present and Future
20. Paradise
21. Love You More Than Yesterday
22. The Sweet Sounds Of Summer
23. I'll Never Learn
24. Take The Time
25. Footsteps On The Roof
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