The Shangri-Las - The Leader of the Pack

Artist:

Shangri-Las (The)

UPC:

874757045221

Description:

Liner Note Author: Mac Randall.
The Shangri-Las had several pop hits in the early 1960s with melodramatic songs full of runaway girls and bad boys who were sinking fast, and a general cast of despair, disapproval, and even death. Songs like "Leader of the Pack," the urgent, insistent "Out in the Streets," "Remember (Walkin` in the Sand)," and "He Cried" (a remake of Jay & the Americans` "She Cried" that ups the emotional stakes considerably) were hardly cheerful, and in retrospect, they`re actually quite eerie, full of sound effects and set in broad, echoing, and even ominous soundscapes. This 20-track collection has all of these songs and virtually every truly essential side the Shangri-Las did, making it both an ideal introduction and a more-than-adequate survey of this oddly fascinating and compelling singing group. ~ Steve Leggett

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Remember (Walking in the Sand)
2. Leader of the Pack
3. Give Him a Great Big Kiss
4. Maybe
5. Heaven Only Knows
6. Out in the Streets
7. Give Us Your Blessings
8. I Can Never Go Home Anymore
9. Right Now and Not Later
10. Long Live Our Love
11. Sophisticated Boom Boom
12. Past, Present and Future

Album Information

Release Date:

06/21/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Girl Groups

Label:

SynErgy Entertainment

Producer:

Ralph E. Stevens (Compilation); Philip E. Hopkins (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

SYN 452

# of Discs:

1

Runtime:

31 : 49

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