Name: Where the Girls Are, Vol. 2
Brand: Ace (Label)
SKU: 161783
Price: 15.72 GBP
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Where the Girls Are, Vol. 2

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Album: Where the Girls Are, Vol. 2
#	Song Title		Time
1)	She's Got Everything	More Info...	0:02
2)	To Get Your Love Back	More Info...	0:02
3)	Sweet and Lovely	More Info...	0:02
4)	Happiness Will Only Cost You One Thin Dime	More Info...	0:02
5)	Hey Tell Me Boy	More Info...	0:02
6)	Let Me Down Easy	More Info...	0:02
7)	I've Got A Crush On Teacher	More Info...	0:03
8)	You Won't Be There	More Info...	0:02
9)	The Change	More Info...	0:02
10)	Whatever Happened To Our Love	More Info...	0:02
11)	Looking For Trouble (alt vocal)	More Info...	0:02
12)	Lonesome Native Girl	More Info...	0:02
13)	That's the Way It Goes	More Info...	0:02
14)	Half Deserted Street	More Info...	0:02
15)	He's A Fink	More Info...	0:02
16)	Wishing Well	More Info...	0:02
17)	Bye Bye Baby	More Info...	0:02
18)	Voice of Experience	More Info...	0:02
19)	Hate to Say I Told You So	More Info...	0:01
20)	Happy Birthday (Wherever You Are)	More Info...	0:02
21)	A Change of Heart	More Info...	0:02
22)	Dream Boy	More Info...	0:02
23)	I Didn't Mean to Hurt You	More Info...	0:02
24)	Johnny Drive Me Home	More Info...	0:02
25)	A Groovy Kind of Love	More Info...	0:02
26)	Make the Night a Little Longer	More Info...	0:02
27)	I'll Settle for You	More Info...	0:03
28)	I Love You	More Info...	0:02
29)	Dark Shadows and Empty Hallways	More Info...	0:03
30)	Too Young To Be Fooled	More Info...	0:02

Album: Where the Girls Are, Vol. 2
#	Song Title		Time
1)	She's Got Everything	More Info...	0:02
2)	To Get Your Love Back	More Info...	0:02
3)	Sweet and Lovely	More Info...	0:02
4)	Happiness Will Only Cost You One Thin Dime	More Info...	0:02
5)	Hey Tell Me Boy	More Info...	0:02
6)	Let Me Down Easy	More Info...	0:02
7)	I've Got A Crush On Teacher	More Info...	0:03
8)	You Won't Be There	More Info...	0:02
9)	The Change	More Info...	0:02
10)	Whatever Happened To Our Love	More Info...	0:02
11)	Looking For Trouble (alt vocal)	More Info...	0:02
12)	Lonesome Native Girl	More Info...	0:02
13)	That's the Way It Goes	More Info...	0:02
14)	Half Deserted Street	More Info...	0:02
15)	He's A Fink	More Info...	0:02
16)	Wishing Well	More Info...	0:02
17)	Bye Bye Baby	More Info...	0:02
18)	Voice of Experience	More Info...	0:02
19)	Hate to Say I Told You So	More Info...	0:01
20)	Happy Birthday (Wherever You Are)	More Info...	0:02
21)	A Change of Heart	More Info...	0:02
22)	Dream Boy	More Info...	0:02
23)	I Didn't Mean to Hurt You	More Info...	0:02
24)	Johnny Drive Me Home	More Info...	0:02
25)	A Groovy Kind of Love	More Info...	0:02
26)	Make the Night a Little Longer	More Info...	0:02
27)	I'll Settle for You	More Info...	0:03
28)	I Love You	More Info...	0:02
29)	Dark Shadows and Empty Hallways	More Info...	0:03
30)	Too Young To Be Fooled	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Performers include: Maxine Brown, Nella Dodds, Betty LaVette, The Toys, The Fawns, The Teardrops, The Charmers, The Relatives, The Shangri-Las, The Shirelles, Baby Jane And The Rockabyes, Goldie And The Gingerbreads.
Contains 30 tracks.
A 30-song collection of early and mid-'60s girl group rarities, some previously unreleased, from the vaults of the New York-based Scepter and Musicor labels. This is ephemera that can only be recommended to hard-bitten girl group fans, but if you're in that category there are probably enough goodies here to merit a spin. Chief among these is Diane & Annita's tentative 1965 version of "A Groovy Kind of Love" (previously only on a French EP), which according to the liners is the original, even predating the one by Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles (which is usually presumed to be the original that was covered by the Mindbenders for a huge hit). There's a rare 1962 cut by Tammy Montgomery, who became Tammi Terrell at Motown, and unreleased cuts by Maxine Brown, Goldie & the Gingerbreads, and Marie Knight. The songs by the Shirelles and the Shangri-Las, though not well known, have been easy to find on other compilations. As for the contributions by no names, these are often pleasant and well-produced but largely inconsequential; one bright spot is Ernestine Eady's perky "The Change," which has an uptown bounce typical of many quality New York soul-pop productions of the period. ~ Richie Unterberger