The Shirelles

Aliases: Shirelles
Shirley & The Shirelles
Shirley and The Shirelles
Years active: 1957 - 1982
Country: United States
Comments: The first major female vocal group of the rock era, defining the so-called girl group sound with their soft, sweet harmonies and yearning innocence.
Members: Shirley Owens (1957-1975)
Beverly Lee (1957-1982)
Addie Harris (1957-1982)
Doris Coley (1957-1968) (1975-1982)

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Abra Ka Dabra	The Shirelles	June 1963	Erma Franklin - Arr. & Cond. by Frank Hunter
A Teardrop and a Lollipop	The Shirelles	September 1959	Maria [FR]
A Thing of the Past	The Shirelles	June 1961	(2 artists)
Baby It's You	The Shirelles	November 1961	(91 artists)
Blue Holiday	The Shirelles	April 1961	(2 artists)
Boys	The Shirelles	November 1960	(27 artists)
Don't Let It Happen to Us	The Shirelles	August 1963	(2 artists)
Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye	The Shirelles	June 1963	(3 artists)
Foolish Little Girl	The Shirelles	March 1963	(11 artists)
I Didn't Mean to Hurt You	The Shirelles	June 1963	The Rockin' Berries
I Don't Think So	The Shirelles	November 1962	Gore Gore Girls
I Met Him on a Sunday (Ronde-Ronde)	The Shirelles	February 1958	(8 artists) Sampled by Buchanan and Goodman
It's Love That Really Counts (In the Long Run)	The Shirelles	August 1962	(8 artists)
It's Mine	The Shirelles	May 1961	Tammy Montgomery
Look What You've Done to My Heart	Shirley and The Shirelles	January 1969	The Elgins
Love Is a Swingin' Thing	The Shirelles	March 1962	(3 artists)
Make the Night a Little Longer	The Shirelles	March 1962	(10 artists)
Mama Said	The Shirelles	April 1961	(13 artists)
March (You'll Be Sorry)	The Shirelles	May 1965	Unverified
My Willow Tree	The Shirelles	May 1961	(2 artists)
Oh No, Not My Baby REC	The Shirelles	1965	(31 artists) Originally by Maxine Brown REL
Putty in Your Hands	The Shirelles	March 1962	(8 artists)
Rainbow Valley	The Shirelles	May 1961	Jerry Butler
Sha-La-La	The Shirelles	March 1964	(18 artists)
Soldier Boy	The Shirelles	March 1962	(17 artists)
The Dance Is Over	Shirelles	April 1960	Unverified
The Gospel Truth REL	The Shirelles	1965	Originally by The Blossoms [US] REC
Tomorrow	The Shirelles	November 1960	(417 artists)
Tonight's the Night	The Shirelles	April 1960	(3 artists)
Unlucky	The Shirelles	December 1960	Dionne Warwick
Voice of Experience	The Shirelles	March 1962	Tammy Montgomery
What a Sweet Thing That Was	The Shirelles	May 1961	(3 artists)

Covers by The Shirelles

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
100 Pounds of Clay	The Shirelles	January 1964	Gene McDaniels
31 Flavors	The Shirelles	1963	Ernest Gold
A Girl Is Not A Girl	The Shirelles	1965	Unverified
Ain't No Sunshine	The Shirelles	May 1972	Bill Withers
A Most Unusual Boy	Shirley and The Shirelles	January 1969	Patti Austin - With Chorus and Orchestra directed by Bert de Coteaux
Are You Still My Baby	The Shirelles	December 1964	Charlie Rich
Around the World	The Shirelles	1963	Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus
Brother, Brother	The Shirelles	May 1972	Carole King
Can't We Be Sweethearts	The Shirelles	January 1964	The Cleftones
Church Bells May Ring	The Shirelles	January 1964	Willows
Dedicated to the One I Love	The Shirelles - Arr. & directed by Stan Green	May 1959	The "5" Royales Sampled by Dickie Goodman
Deep in the Night	The Shirelles	May 1972	Linda Hopkins
Drowning in the Sea of Love	The Shirelles	May 1972	Joe Simon
Everybody Loves a Lover	The Shirelles	November 1962	Doris Day with Frank De Vol and His Orch.
For My Sake	The Shirelles	1987	The Girlfriends
Get Rid of Him	The Shirelles	1965	Dionne Warwick
Getting Ready for the Heartbreak	The Shirelles	1996	Unverified
Go Away and Find Yourself	Shirley & The Shirelles	August 1969	Jerry Butler
Good Good Time	The Shirelles	1987	The Orchids [US2]
Hard Times	The Shirelles	June 1963	Jacki Ross
Hey Baby	The Shirelles	January 1964	Bruce Channel
His Lips Get in the Way	The Shirelles	March 1964	(unknown)
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	The Shirelles	May 1972	Bee Gees
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	The Shirelles	1967	The Rolling Stones
I Don't Want to Cry	The Shirelles	May 1961	Chuck Jackson [US] Sampled by Dickie Goodman
If I Had You	The Shirelles	1987	The Piccadilly Players [GB]
I Got You (I Feel Good)	The Shirelles	1967	Yvonne Fair & James Brown Band
I Might Like It	The Shirelles	1965	Unverified
I'm Yours	The Shirelles	1986	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden
In the Still of the Night	The Shirelles	June 15, 1994	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Irresistible You	The Shirelles	March 1962	Bobby Peterson
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	The Shirelles	1963	Ernest Gold
It's Going to Take Some Time	The Shirelles	May 1972	Carole King
It's Gonna Take a Miracle	The Shirelles	July 1970	The Royalettes
I've Got a Woman	King Curtis & The Shirelles	1962	Southern Tones, Ray Charles and His Band
Knock on Wood	The Shirelles	1967	Eddie Floyd
Let's Stay Together	The Shirelles	May 1972	Al Green
Lonely Teardrops	The Shirelles	January 1964	Jackie Wilson
Long Day, Short Night	The Shirelles	1987	Dionne Warwick
Lost	The Shirelles	July 1970	Jerry Butler
Mercy Mercy Me - Inner City Blues - What's Going On	The Shirelles	May 1972	Marvin Gaye
My Prayer	The Shirelles	January 1964	Orchester Georges Boulanger, Joe Loss and His Band (Vocalist: Chick Henderson) REL, Ambrose and His Orchestra REC
Never Give You Up	Shirley & The Shirelles	August 1969	Jerry Butler
No Sugar Tonight	The Shirelles	September 1971	The Guess Who
Only You	The Shirelles	March 1972	The Platters
Ooh Poo Pah Doo	King Curtis & The Shirelles	1962	Jessie Hill
Please Be My Boyfriend	Shirelles	February 1960	The Cadillacs - Orch. directed by Jesse Powell
Que sera sera	The Shirelles	June 1966	Doris Day with Frank DeVol & His Orch. REC, Eddy Howard REL, Doris Day BRD
Remember Me	The Shirelles	1987	Rita Pavone
Runaway	The Shirelles	January 1964	Del Shannon
Shades of Blue	The Shirelles	September 1966	T. J. K. and His P. S. 13 Blues Band
Stop the music	The Shirelles	November 28, 1962	Missing information
Strange, I Still Love You	The Shirelles	March 1970	Jerry Butler
Sunday Dreaming	The Shirelles	May 1972	Unverified
Talk Is Cheap	The Shirelles	June 1963	Unverified
Tears on My Pillow	The Shirelles	January 1964	Little Anthony and The Imperials
That Boy Is Messin' Up My Mind	The Shirelles	2005	The Orchids [US2]
The Music Goes Round & Round	The Shirelles	1963	Reilly-Farley and Their Onyx Club Boys
There Goes My Baby - Be My Baby	The Shirelles	March 1970	The Drifters [US1], The Ronettes
There Goes My Heart	The Shirelles	1987	Isham Jones and His Orchestra
There's Nothing In This World	The Shirelles	September 1971	Unverified
The Same Old Story	The Shirelles	March 1962	Chuck Jackson [US]
Things Go Better with Coke	The Shirelles	1965	(unknown)
Things Go Better with Coke	John Bubbles & The Shirelles (The Shirelles, John W. Bubbles)	1965	Unverified
To Know Him Is to Love Him	The Shirelles	January 1964	The Teddy Bears
Touch the Wind	The Shirelles featuring Shirley Alston	December 1973	Mocedades REL,PRF
Twist and Shout	The Shirelles	March 1972	The Top Notes
Walkin Along	The Shirelles	January 1964	The Solitaires
Walk On In	The Shirelles	May 1972	Merry Clayton
What'd I Say	The Shirelles	1967	Ray Charles
When the Boys Talk About the Girls	The Shirelles	September 1966	Valerie Carr with Hugo Peretti & His Orch.
When the Saints Go Marching In	The Shirelles	1967	(unknown)
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Da	The Shirelles	1963	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye REC,REL, James Baskett BRD

Sampled songs

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Dedicated to the One I Love	The Shirelles - Arr. & directed by Stan Green	May 1959	Originally by The "5" Royales Sampled by Dickie Goodman
I Don't Want to Cry	The Shirelles	May 1961	Originally by Chuck Jackson [US] Sampled by Dickie Goodman
I Met Him on a Sunday (Ronde-Ronde)	The Shirelles	February 1958	Covered by (8 artists) Sampled by Buchanan and Goodman

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Baby It's You	The Shirelles	March 1962	Scepter Records
Foolish Little Girl	The Shirelles	June 1963	Scepter Records
Give a Twist Party	King Curtis & The Shirelles	1962	Scepter Records
Happy and in Love	The Shirelles	September 1971	RCA Victor
Hear & Now	The Shirelles	1965	Pricewise
Lost and Found	The Shirelles	1987	Impact Records [GB]
Lost & Found [CD]	The Shirelles	June 15, 1994	Ace [GB]
Remember When	The Shirelles	March 1972	Scepter Records
Spontaneous Combustion	The Shirelles	1967	Scepter Records
The Shirelles	The Shirelles	May 1972	RCA Victor
The Shirelles Sing the Golden Oldies	The Shirelles	January 1964	Scepter Records
The Shirelles Sing Their Songs in the Movie "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"	The Shirelles	1963	Scepter Records
The Shirelles Swing the Most	The Shirelles	1965	Pricewise
The Shirelles Swing to Trumpets and Strings	The Shirelles	May 1961	Scepter Records
Tonight's the Night	The Shirelles	December 1960	Scepter Records
Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - The Anthology	The Shirelles	2005	Castle Music

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Most Unusual Boy	Shirley and The Shirelles	January 1969	Bell
Are You Still My Baby	The Shirelles	December 1964	Scepter Records
A Teardrop and a Lollipop	The Shirelles	September 1959	Scepter Records
Baby It's You	The Shirelles	November 1961	Scepter Records
Brother, Brother	The Shirelles	May 1972	RCA Victor
Dedicated to the One I Love	The Shirelles - Arr. & directed by Stan Green	May 1959	Scepter Records
Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye	The Shirelles	June 1963	Scepter Records
Do What You've a Mind To	The Shirelles featuring Shirley Alston	December 1973	RCA Victor
Everybody Loves a Lover	The Shirelles	November 1962	Scepter Records
Foolish Little Girl	The Shirelles	March 1963	Scepter Records
Go Away and Find Yourself	Shirley & The Shirelles	August 1969	Bell
I Met Him on a Sunday (Ronde-Ronde)	The Shirelles	February 1958	Tiara [US1]
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	The Shirelles	October 1963	Scepter Records
It's Gonna Take a Miracle	The Shirelles	July 1970	United Artists Records
It's Love That Really Counts (In the Long Run)	The Shirelles	August 1962	Scepter Records
Mama Said	The Shirelles	April 1961	Scepter Records
Please Be My Boyfriend	Shirelles	February 1960	Scepter Records
Sha-La-La	The Shirelles	March 1964	Scepter Records
Soldier Boy	The Shirelles	March 1962	Scepter Records
The Dance Is Over	The Shirelles	April 1960	Scepter Records
There Goes My Baby - Be My Baby	The Shirelles	March 1970	United Artists Records
Till My Baby Comes Home	The Shirelles	June 1966	Scepter Records
Tomorrow	The Shirelles	November 1960	Scepter Records
What a Sweet Thing That Was	The Shirelles	June 1961	Scepter Records
What Does a Girl Do?	The Shirelles	August 1963	Scepter Records
When the Boys Talk About the Girls	The Shirelles	September 1966	Scepter Records