25 All-Time Greatest Hits

by The Shirelles

Overview

An excellent 26-song single-disc collection that has all of the significant hits and several very fine low-charting 45s and B-sides. Some good tracks are missing, however, notably "Putty" (which the Yardbirds covered) and Goffin-King's "Make the Night a Little Longer." Rhino's Anthology double LP still has a tiny edge in song selection if you can find it, but if you're not real picky this is certainly a quality summary of their career highlights. There are also a few items that don't show up on all the best-ofs, like the 1961 B-side "The Things I Want to Hear" and the small 1964 hit "Thank You, Baby." ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	07/27/1999
Label:	Var?Se Vintage / Varese
UPC:	0030206602920

Tracks

1. I Met Him on a Sunday
2. Dedicated to the One I Love
3. Look-A-Here Baby
4. Tonight's the Night
5. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
6. Boys
7. Mama Said
8. What a Sweet Thing That Was
9. A Thing of the Past
10. Big John
11. Baby It's You
12. The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words)
13. Soldier Boy
14. Welcome Home Baby
15. Stop the Music
16. It's Love That Really Counts
17. Everybody Loves a Lover
18. Foolish Little Girl
19. Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye
20. What Does a Girl Do?
21. Tonight You're Gonna Fall in Love With Me
22. Sha La La
23. His Lips Get in the Way
24. Thank You Baby
25. Maybe Tonight
26. Baby It's You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Shirelles   Primary Artist
Horace Ott   Conductor
Stan Green   Director
Luther Dixon   Conductor

Technical Credits

Doris Coley   Composer
Irwin Levine   Composer
Barney Williams   Composer
Ed Townsend   Composer
Carole King   Arranger,Composer
Mack David   Composer
Cary E. Mansfield   Producer
Big John Patton   Composer
Lowman Pauling   Composer
Horace Ott   Arranger
Robert Allen   Composer
Stan Green   Producer,Arranger
Bob Brass   Composer
Beverly Lee   Composer
Addie Harris   Composer
Shirley Owens   Composer
Alpa   Arranger
Stan Greenberg   Producer
Florence Green   Composer
Shirley Reeves   Composer
Frances Aycock   Composer
Robert Napoleon Taylor   Composer
Robert Mosely   Composer
Van McCoy   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Jerry Leiber   Producer
Mike Stoller   Producer
Mike Ragogna   Producer,Liner Notes
Artie Kornfeld   Composer
Joseph DeAngelis   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Arranger,Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Richard Adler   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Curtis Ousley   Composer
Florence Greenberg   Composer
Luther Dixon   Composer
Charles Partee   Composer
Wes Farrell   Composer
Howard Greenfield   Composer
Robert Taylor   Composer
Willie Denson   Composer
Bill Ramal   Arranger
Marty Wekser   Digital Remastering
Ralph Bass   Composer
Toni Wine   Composer
Bert Keyes   Arranger
Joe De Angelis   Composer
Helen Miller   Composer
B. Williams   Composer
Bill Pitzonka   Art Direction
Teacho Wiltshire   Arranger
Fred Anisfield   Composer
Amiel Sommers   Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer