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Shangri-Las-65!

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Shangri-Las-65! is the second album by the Shangri-Las. Released in September 1965, it serves as the follow-up album to Leader of the Pack, which was released earlier in the year.[1]

Shangri-Las-65!
Studio album by
the Shangri-Las
ReleasedSeptember 1965
Recorded1965
LabelRed Bird
ProducerGeorge "Shadow" Morton, Jeff Barry, Robert Bateman, Ronald Moseley
The Shangri-Las chronology
Leader of the Pack
(1965) 		Shangri-Las-65!
(1965)
Singles from Shangri-Las-65!
  1. "Out in the Streets"
    Released: March 1965
  2. "Give Us Your Blessings"
    Released: May 1965
  3. "Right Now and Not later"
    Released: August 1965
  4. "I Can Never Go Home Anymore"
    Released: October 1965

Content and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [3]

Releases and singles

The original pressing of the album contains the singles "Out in the Streets", "Give Us Your Blessings" and "Right Now and Not Later". The second pressing includes the hit single "I Can Never Go Home Anymore", and excludes the album track "The Dum Dum Ditty". The second pressing was later repackaged and re-released as I Can Never Go Home Anymore.[4][5]

Other songs

"The Dum Dum Ditty" and "Sophisticated Boom Boom" had been released first as a single by another American female band, the Goodies, also in 1965, but failed to chart.[6][7] In retrospective reviews, AllMusic called the Shangri-Las version of "Sophisticated Boom Boom" a classic and highlighted its wry humor, "the freakout scat solo" and "the funky James Brown groove" that permeates the track.[2][8]

Another of the album's songs, "What's a Girl Supposed to Do?", had also been released previously by another artist, Lesley Gore, in 1965. Dave Thompson compared the two versions in AllMusic: "whereas Gore recites the song with becoming innocence, the Shangri-Las sound, characteristically, somewhat raunchier – 'kiss him, hold him, hug him, love him'... and then a silence so suggestive that any further detail seems unnecessary."[9]

Mary Ann Ganser sang the lead vocal on "I'm Blue",[10] which is a cover of the Ikettes' 1961 hit song. "Heaven Only Knows" was the only Shangri-Las song that lead singer Mary Weiss recorded again, 42 years later, for her only solo album, Dangerous Game.[11]

British musician Miki Berenyi named Shangri-Las-65! as one of her top 10 favorite albums: "I loved the album's mix of headstrong emotion ('Never Again'), melodrama ('The Train from Kansas City'), and cool banter ('Sophisticated Boom Boom')."[12] She added that "it was a great record for acting out," singing and dancing with a female schoolmate.

The song "Sophisticated Boom Boom" gave name to two female bands that were active in the early 1980s: a Scottish five piece and a Swiss trio.[13][14] It also gave name to a book by John Kelly and a Shadow Morton compilation album.[15][16]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Right Now and Not Later"Robert Bateman, Ronald Moseley, Kenny Hollon2:38
2."Never Again"Tony Michaels, Vinny Gormann, Robert Racano2:20
3."Give Us Your Blessings"Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry2:12
4."Sophisticated Boom Boom"George Morton2:08
5."I'm Blue"Ike Turner3:27
6."Heaven Only Knows"Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry2:10

Side two (first pressing)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."The Train from Kansas City"Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry3:04
8."Out in the Streets"Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry2:44
9."What's a Girl Supposed to Do?"Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry2:20
10."The Dum Dum Ditty"Bobby Hart, Tommy Boyce, Larry Martire, Steve Venet2:21
11."You Cheated, You Lied"Levon Helm2:21
12."The Boy"George Morton2:20

Side two (second pressing and I Can Never Go Home Anymore)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."I Can Never Go Home Anymore"George Morton3:11
8."The Train from Kansas City"Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry3:04
9."Out in the Streets"Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry2:44
10."What's a Girl Supposed to Do?"Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry2:20
11."You Cheated, You Lied"Levon Helm2:21
12."The Boy"George Morton2:20

Personnel

Shangri-Las

  • Mary Weiss – lead and backing vocals
  • Betty Weiss – lead and backing vocals
  • Mary Ann Ganser – lead and backing vocals
  • Marguerite Ganser – backing vocals

Technical

Charts

Albums

Year Title Chart Position
1965 Shangri-Las-65! US Billboard 200 —
US Cashbox Top 100 Albums 103
US Record World 100 Top Lp's 108
I Can Never Go Home Anymore US Billboard 200 —
US Cashbox Top 100 Albums —
US Record World 100 Top Lp's —

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
1965 "Out in the Streets" US Billboard Hot 100 53[1]
US Cashbox Top 100 73
Canada R.P.M Top 40 & 5 7
"Give Us Your Blessings" US Billboard Hot 100 29[1]
US Cashbox Top 100 33
Canada R.P.M Top 40 & 5 21
"Right Now and Not Later" US Billboard Hot 100 99[17]
US Cashbox Top 100 150
Canada R.P.M Top 40 & 5 —
"I Can Never Go Home Anymore" US Billboard Hot 100 6[7]
US Cashbox Top 100 7
Canada R.P.M Top 40 & 5 2

References

  1. ^ a b c Patrick, Mick (February 2002). Myrmidons of Melodrama (album liner notes). The Shangri-Las. RPM Records (United States).
  2. ^ a b Planer, Lindsay. "Shangri-Las-65! – The Shangri-Las – Review". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 1741. ISBN 9780857125958.
  4. ^ Viglione, Joe. "I Can Never Go Home Anymore – The Shangri-Las – Review". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Santelli, Robert (1985). Sixties Rock: A Listener's Guide. Chicago: Contemporary Books. p. 61. ISBN 0809254395.
  6. ^ Thompson, Dave. "The Dum Dum Ditty – The Shangri-Las – Review". AllMusic.
  7. ^ a b Grecco, John C. (2002). "Out In The Streets: The Story of the Shangri-Las". Red Bird Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
  8. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Sophisticated Boom Boom – The Shangri-Las – Review". AllMusic.
  9. ^ Thompson, Dave. "What's a Girl Supposed to Do? – The Shangri-Las – Review". AllMusic.
  10. ^ Miller, Billy; Linna, Miriam (March 28, 2006). "Mary Weiss Interview". Norton Records. p. 5. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  11. ^ DeLuca, Dan (March 25, 2007). "Shangri-Las' Weiss, leader of a comeback". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024.
  12. ^ Berenyi, Miki (March 20, 2020). "My Favorite Album: Miki Berenyi of Piroshka on The Shangri-Las' "Shangri-Las-65!"". Under the Radar.
  13. ^ English, Paul (October 12, 2024). "Band wouldn't play with me as pregnant singer". Daily Record.
  14. ^ "Sophisticated Boom Boom". Tapete Records. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  15. ^ Poster, Jem (June 28, 2003). "Books – Review: Songs of experience". The Guardian.
  16. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sophisticated Boom Boom: The Shadow Morton Story – Various Artists – Review". AllMusic.
  17. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Right Now and Not Later – The Shangri-Las – Review". AllMusic.
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