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Will You Love Me Tomorrow

The Shirelles were the top girl group in the country in 1960. They had an impressive seller that summer with the sleek Tonight's The Night, but their coronation was due to a remorseful theme written by young New York composers Carole King and Gerry Goffin. Lyrically,Will You Love Me Tomorrow was fairly heavy stuff, lead singer Shirley Owens wondering if her lover would treat her the same way the next day after they'd had sex (one had to read between the lines). Owens had initially informed Luther Dixon, her producer at Florence Greenberg's Scepter Records, that she didn't think she could sing the tune because it was too country!

Will You Love Me Tomorrow didn't sound country at all by the time The Shirelles got done with it. King, in charge of the music, and lyricist Goffin worked for Aldon Music, the domain of Al Nevins, formerly of The Three Suns, and street-smart Don Kirshner. Located at 1650 Broadway, up the street from Manhattan's Brill Building, the publishing firm specialized in youth-oriented material tailor-made for the violin-enriched uptown soul productions that The Shirelles favored as female counterparts to The Drifters. King went all out on the sumptuous arrangement; Dixon's production technique was similarly top-notch.

With the less ambitious but thoroughly delightful rocker Boys, penned by Dixon and Wes Farrell (and later recorded by no less than the Beatles), on the B-side, the sparkling ballad cracked the pop charts in November of 1960 and rocketed to #1 by late January of '61, missing the same happy fate on the R&B side by one slot. Owens, Addie 'Micki' Harris, Doris Coley, and Beverly Lee had come a long way from their Passaic, New Jersey beginnings and their first small hit for Decca, I Met Him On A Sunday (Ronde-Ronde).

 

Various - Street Corner Symphonies 1960 Vol.12

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Will You Love Me Tomorrow ? - Anthology (2-CD)
The Shirelles: Will You Love Me Tomorrow ? - Anthology (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CDCMEDD263

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(Castle Music) 60 remastered original Scepter recordingss including rare and previously unreleased material - color booklet.
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Foolish Little Girl - It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (CD)
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(ACE Records) 23 tracks (6 Stereo) 1963, the fifth and sixth Scepter albums featured five Hot-100 hits and songs from some of soul music's greatest composers, including Van McCoy, Sam Cooke and Ed Townsend. With 16 page booklet. When...
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Sing The Golden Oldies - Spontaneous Combustion
The Shirelles: Sing The Golden Oldies - Spontaneous Combustion Art-Nr.: CDCHD1262

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(2010/ACE) 26 tracks (64:59) 1964 & 1967 with 16 page booklet. Including two rare bonus tracks.
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Lost & Found (rare & previously unissued)
The Shirelles: Lost & Found (rare & previously unissued) Art-Nr.: CDCHD521

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(ACE) 29 tracks - back in stock/wieder lieferbar
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Foolish Little Girl (CD)
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(Sundazed) 12 Tracks - The 1963 Scepter album!
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The Shirelles Sing To Trumpets And Strings (LP, 180g Vinyl)
The Shirelles: The Shirelles Sing To Trumpets And Strings (LP,... Art-Nr.: LPCRNBR16023

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(Cornbread) 13 tracks - Re-issue of the original 1960 'Scepter' album plus one bonus track - As a follow up to their album 'TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT', the Shirelles offer you their unique presentation of 12 original songs to the accompainment...
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Tonight's The Night & To Trumpets And Strings
The Shirelles: Tonight's The Night & To Trumpets And Strings Art-Nr.: CDCHD1196

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(2008/ACE) 27 tracks (1959-61) their first two albums from the Brill building era's golden gals, remastered from the original production masters and sounding better than ever. Three bonus tracks plus 12 page booklet;
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Swing The Most - Hear & Now
The Shirelles: Swing The Most - Hear & Now Art-Nr.: CDCHD1239

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(2009/ACE) 23 tracks (two rare 1964 albums) with 12 page booklet.
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Baby It's You (CD)
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​(1993/Sundazed) 12 Tracks - 1962 Scepter!
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Sing To Trumpet & String (CD)
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(Sundazed) 12 tracks - Scepter LP 502 mono masters - deleted now! As a follow up to their album "Tonight's The Night", The Shirelles offer you their unique presentation of 12 original songs to the accompaniment of trumpets and strings....
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Baby It's You (180g)
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(2013/SUNDAZED) 12 tracks Stereo, the Hit-filled 1962 Scepter album in stunning quality! A Hit-Filled Album From The Original Girl Group! When Shirley Owens, Doris Coley, Addie “Micki” Harris and Beverly Lee got together to sing for a...
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Give A Twist Party (180g)
The Shirelles & King Curtis: Give A Twist Party (180g) Art-Nr.: SLP5437

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(2013/SUNDAZED) 11 tracks Stereo, 1962 Scepter album in stunning souind quality! Twist And Groove withe the Shirelles and King Curtis! In 1962, the twist was everywhere. Artists from Joey Dee to Frank Sinatra were all chasing the craze,...
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The Story (CD & CD-ROM)
The Shirelles: The Story (CD & CD-ROM) Art-Nr.: CDEMI6080

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​(2000/EMI) 18 original masters plus Story on CD ROM (English, Deutsch, Espanol, Francais)
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Ultimate Collection - Hits & Rarities (CD)
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​(Marginal Records) 33 tracks
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Baby It's You - King Curtis Twist Party...plus
The Shirelles: Baby It's You - King Curtis Twist Party...plus Art-Nr.: CDCHD1199

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(2008/ACE) 26 tracks 1962 with 16 page booklet. The Third And Fourth Albums From This Conerstone Girl Group - And Thei Guest, King Curtis - Plus Three Bonus Titles, Including The Rare Valli 45 That Features This Unknown Singing Over The...
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Greatest Hits
The Shirelles: Greatest Hits Art-Nr.: CDRMB75040

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(1992/Remember) 20 tracks. A 'dedicated' collection from the first major female vocal group of the rock era! All the biggies are here: Dedicated to the One I Love; Soldier Boy; Baby It's You; Foolish Little Girl; Mama Said; Will You Love...
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