Hey Beach Girls: Female Surf 'n' Drag

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Overview

It wasn't just guys singing about surfboards and hot rods during the surf and drag boom in the early '60s; the girls were doing it, too, as this delightful 25-track compilation from Ace Records shows. Although nothing here was really ever more than a regional hit, these female singers and groups add a refreshing spin to a genre that puts a premium on motion and speed and expands love to include the sun, endless waves, and high-performance car engines. It adds up to a wonderful batch of rarities including Brian Wilson's production of "Pray for Surf" by the Honeys (who included Marilyn Rovell, Wilson's soon-to-be wife), "(Dance with The) Surfin' Band" by Hal Blaine & the Young Cougars (drum legend Hal Blaine with the Blossoms on vocals), "Will You Love Me (Like You Did Last Summer)" by the Westwoods (Gracia Nitzsche singing an arrangement composed by her husband, Jack Nitzsche), a stomping "Drag Race Johnny" by Australia's endearing Little Pattie, and the first ever effort by the great songwriting team of Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, "Red Corvette," which was billed to Ellie Gee & the Jets. Each of these sides is at least historically interesting, and if some, like a rare surf song from Motown Records, "Surfer Boy" by the Supremes, are conceptually improbable, each conjures up the sound and feel of an endless summer where it isn't just the guys in motion. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	10/05/2010
Label:	Ace / Ace Uk
UPC:	0029667043021

Tracks

1. Pray for Surf  - Saundra Glantz  -  Honeys  - Diane Rovell  - Brian Wilson
2. Cycle Set  - David Axelrod  - H.B. Barnum  - Roger Christian  - Donna Loren  - Gary Usher
3. (Dance with The) Surfin' Band  - Hal Blaine  -  Blaine  - Lee Hazlewood
4. Draggin' Wagon  - Chuck Berry  - Al Gorgoni  -  Surfer Girls  - Skip Taylor  - Don Thomas  - Steve Venet
5. Shoot the Curl  - Saundra Glantz  -  Honeys  - Diane Rovell  - Nick Venet
6. He's My Surfin' Guy  -  Beach Girls  - Richard Delvy  - Robert Jameson
7. (You Can't Take) My Boyfriend's Woody  -  Angels  - Bob Feldman  - Bianca Freundlich  - Leroy Glover  - Jerry Goldstein  - Richard Gottehrer  - Robert Kalina
8. He's My Blonde-Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Guy  - Joe Halford  - Jay Justin  -  Little Pattie & the Statesmen
9. Sammy the Sidewalk Surfer  - Buzz Cason  - Carol Connors  - Bob Keene  -  Surfettes
10. Don't Drag No More  - Artie Kornfeld  - Susan Lynne
11. I Miss My Surfer Boy Too  - Guy Hemric  - Jack Keller  - Marshall Leib  - Jack Nitzsche  - Jerry Styner  -  Westwoods
12. Riding the Waves  - Dave Appell  - Kal Mann  - Dee Dee Sharp
13. Hey, Beach Boy  - Andrea Carroll  - Lor Crane  - Arnold Goland  - Jack Gold  - Bernice Ross
14. Surfer's Playmate  -  Fleetwoods  - Bob Reisdorff
15. Attention! Accident (Sur l'Autoroute de l'Ouest) (Shut Down)  - Jacques Denjean  -  Gam's  - Brian Wilson
16. Beach Blanket Bingo  - David Axelrod  - H.B. Barnum  - Roger Christian  - Donna Loren  - Gary Usher
17. We're Goin' Surfin  - Rich Dangel  -  Marshans  - Kent Morrill  - Buck Ormsby  -  Wailers
18. Drag Race Johnny  - Joe Halford  - Jay Justin  -  Little Pattie & the Statesmen
19. Surfin'  - Dave Appell  - Mike Love  - Kal Mann  -  Orlons  - Brian Wilson
20. Will You Love Me (Like You Did Last Summer)  - Herb Alpert  - Marshall Leib  - Jack Nitzsche  - Gary Pipkin  -  Westwoods
21. Lonely Little Beach Girl  - Carol Connors  - Marshall Leib  - Richard Podolor  -  Surfettes
22. Surfer Boy  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
23. Rod Hot Rod  -  King Pins  - Norman Petty  - Walter Sego
24. Your Baby's Gone Surfin'  - Duane Eddy  -  Eddy  - David Gates  - Lee Hazlewood  - Al Schmitt
25. Red Corvette  - Jeff Barry  - Ellie Gee  - Ben Raleigh

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Orlons   Primary Artist
The Beach Girls   Primary Artist
The Wailers   Primary Artist
The Surfettes   Primary Artist
The Surfer Girls   Primary Artist
King Pins   Primary Artist
The Marshans   Primary Artist
The Westwoods   Primary Artist
The Angels   Primary Artist
The Honeys   Primary Artist
Hal Blaine & the Young Cougars   Primary Artist
Donna Loren   Primary Artist
The Fleetwoods   Primary Artist
Carol Connors   Primary Artist
Dee Dee Sharp   Primary Artist
Susan Lynne   Primary Artist
Andrea Carroll   Primary Artist
Duane Eddy & the Rebelettes   Primary Artist
Ellie Gee & the Jets   Primary Artist
Little Pattie & the Statesmen   Primary Artist
Les Gam's   Primary Artist
The Supremes   Primary Artist
Hidle Brown Barnum   Conductor
Brian Wilson   Conductor
Leroy Glover   Conductor
Jacques Denjean   Conductor
Richard Podolor   Conductor

Technical Credits

Mike Love   Composer
Artie Kornfeld   Composer,Producer
Brian Holland   Composer,Producer
Al Gorgoni   Arranger
Buzz Cason   Composer
Hidle Brown Barnum   Arranger
Brian Wilson   Arranger,Composer,Producer
David Axelrod   Producer
Buck Ormsby   Composer,Producer
Leroy Glover   Arranger
Don Thomas   Arranger
Steve Venet   Producer
Malcolm Baumgart   Liner Notes
Diane Rovell   Composer
Bob Reisdorff   Producer
Bianca Freundlich   Composer
Joe Halford   Composer,Producer
Marshall Leib   Composer,Producer
Rob Sheard   Audio Restoration
Walter Sego   Composer
Skip Taylor   Composer
Bob Feldman   Composer
Bernice Ross   Composer
Bob Keene   Producer
Mick Patrick   Liner Notes
Kent Morrill   Composer,Producer
Gary Usher   Composer
Lee Hazlewood   Composer,Producer
Robert Kalina   Composer
Jerry Goldstein   Composer
Nick Venet   Producer
Richard Delvy   Producer
Richard Podolor   Arranger
Kal Mann   Composer,Producer
Nick Robbins   Mastering
Hal Blaine   Composer
Herb Alpert   Composer
Carol Connors   Composer
Jack Keller   Composer
Jeff Barry   Composer,Producer
Lor Crane   Composer
Saundra Glantz   Composer
Rich Dangel   Composer
Richard Gottehrer   Composer
Al Schmitt   Producer
Dave Appell   Composer,Producer
Arnold Goland   Arranger
Guy Hemric   Composer
Jerry Styner   Composer
Gary Pipkin   Composer
Roger Christian   Composer
Jools   Package Design
Jay Justin   Composer
Robert Jameson   Composer
Jack Nitzsche   Producer
Jack Gold   Producer
Lamont Dozier   Composer,Producer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Ben Raleigh   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Duane Eddy   Composer
David Gates   Arranger
Norman Petty   Producer