| View Larger Image | The Raindrops | Audio CDby The Raindrops
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| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Studio: | Collectables | | Release Date: | June 08, 1999 | | Sales Rank: | 191,100st |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: What a Guy
- Track 2: Hanky Panky
- Track 3: I Won't Cry
- Track 4: It's So Wonderful
- Track 5: Da Doo Ron Ron
- Track 6: When the Boy's Happy (The Girl's Happy Too)
- Track 7: Kind of Boy You Can't Forget
- Track 8: Isn't That Love
- Track 9: Every Little Beat
- Track 10: Even Though You Can't Dance
- Track 11: That Boy's Messin' Up My Mind
- Track 12: Not Too Young to Get Married
- Track 13: That Boy John [*]
- Track 14: Book of Love [*]
- Track 15: Let's Go Together [*]
- Track 16: You Got What I Like [*]
- Track 17: One More Tear [*]
- Track 18: Another Boy Like Mine [*]
- Track 19: Don't Let Go [*]
- Track 20: My Mama Don't Like Him [*][Instrumental]
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 2 reviews)
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THEY PUT THE BOMP! by Balcony Bunny (Where am I? . . . I'm Right Here!)  5 Stars
November 17, 2005
Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich worked from NYC's Brill Building, as did many other young early-1960s songwriters such as Neil Sedaka, Gerry Goffin & Carole King, Jackie De Shannon, Boyce & Hart, Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Neil Diamond . . .
For my money, Barry & Greenwich wrote the best girl group songs of the era, not the least of which is The Shangri-Las' monster hit, "Leader Of The Pack". And who could forget Jeff Barry's ode to rock & roll, "Who Put The Bomp"? They just don't write 'em like that anymore.
Jeff & Ellie recorded demos of the songs they would shop to prospective artists, as The Raindrops. These were full (though demo-quality) recordings, complete with drums, bass, piano, and very tasty vocal arrangements. The fact that these are demo recordings doesn't mean the sound is muddy, or the performances are uninspired. FAR from it. Some of these demos were actually released - and charted! "Not Too Young To Get Married" (which they co-wrote with Phil Spector, and landed with Darlene Love) is a powerhouse of a recording, as is their rendition of Roy Hamilton's "Don't Let Go". It's a revelation to discover The Crystals' "Da Doo Ron Ron" is a carbon copy of The Raindrops' recording - right down to the sax solo. The standout, among many gems, has got to be 1964's "Let's Go Together". This one rates high on my list of best girl group songs of the '60s. It's infectious dancebeat would have made it a club favorite in the 1980s, had Blondie gotten hold of it.
As a longtime fan of the girl group genre, I'd have to say that I don't find a bum song in the 20 that make up The Raindrops CD - not a bad track record. Ellie Greenwich proves herself to be as good a vocalist as many of the artists she wrote for. The chick can SING! So, should you buy The Raindrops CD? I for one, think you'll dig it the most!
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Greenwich and Barry - Great sounds from the Spectorian era!  4 Stars
February 28, 2000
Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry teams up together to make simple, yet outstanding little 'pop nuggets'. Some of these songs were later recorded with Phil Spector in a more orchestrated and fully developed way (i.e. 'Not Too Young To Get Married'), but here they are still in a raw and sometimes more expressive form. It is interesting to note some old blues roots in 'Don't Let Go', and even a kind of pre-disco song, reminiscent of 'Do You Wanna Dance', called 'Let's Go Together'. All in all, I give it four stars - for retaining its freshness and energy through the years. Thank you Ellie and Jeff!
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