Vol 9-Where The Girls Are / Various Vol 9-Where The Girls Are / Various CD

The girl group world contains many unsung heroes and heroines: talented singers, songwriters, arrangers and producers who toiled behind the scenes on many significant recordings without ever achieving fame in their own name. And there are quite a few of them here on the latest volume of Ace Records' long-running "Where The Girls Are" series. Jean Thomas and her group the Sweet Three, for example, here with 'That's The Way It Is (When A Girl's In Love)', also recorded under several other names and provided backing vocals for various Philadelphia stars. Come the early 70s they were recording as the Mellow Moods for Gamble & Huff. As Jean Thomas of the Sweet Three was to Philadelphia, Jean Thomas of the Rag Dolls, here with 'Society Girl', was to New York. Jean sang on literally hundreds of sessions for some of the biggest names in the business and supplied incognito lead vocals on singles by many girl groups. Among the other highlights on the collection are new-to-CD girl group gems by the Penny Sisters, the Popsicles (really Ellie Greenwich in disguise) and Evie Sands, plus previously unissued titles by 2 Of Clubs, the Blossoms and the mysterious Bluezettes.

1. That's the Way It Is (When a Girl's in Love) - the Sweet Three 2. Society Girl - the Rag Dolls 3. Little Boy - Diane Christian 4. I Don't Want to Be Your Baby Anymore - the Popsicles 5. What a Lonely Way to Start the Summertime - the Bitter Sweets 6. Something Strange Is Going on - Roddie Joy 7. Billy Sunshine - Evie Sands 8. Come Down - Honey LTD 9. With a Kiss - the Bluezettes 10. Don't Forget - the Murmaids 11. I Can Tell (I'm Losing Your Love) - Lena Calhoun ; the Emotions 12. You Better Stop It - the Lovelites 13. I'll Come Running Over - 2 of Clubs 14. Mama Don't Allow - Reparata ; the Delrons 15. Ballyhoo - Ramona King 16. Who Stole the Cookie - the Jaynetts 17. Young Daddy - the Francettes 18. I Need a Boy - the Penny Sisters 19. (They Call Him a) Bad Boy - Christine Cooper 20. What Did You Do Last Night - the Drake Sisters 21. Baby I Miss You - the Popsicles 22. On a Rainy Night - the Flowers 23. Sweet Kind of Loneliness - the Darlettes 24. More Than a Friend - the Wooden Nickels 25. Moon Walking - the Blossoms with Billy Strange