VA - Dream Babes Volume Eight - Stockingtop Pop (2007)
BAND/ARTIST: Various Artists
- Title: Dream Babes Volume Eight - Stockingtop Pop
- Year Of Release: 2007
- Label: RPM Records
- Genre: Pop, Funk, Soul, Vocal, Pop Rock
- Quality: 320 / FLAC (tracks+.cue,log artwork)
- Total Time: 58:45
- Total Size: 149 / 261 Mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
01. Sue & Sunny – Big Bush Sound
02. The Stockingtops – You're Never Gonna Get My Lovin'
03. The Chantelles – The Man I Love
04. The Paper Dolls – Remember December
05. Rosetta Hightower – Pretty Red Balloons
06. The Cameos – The Love Of A Boy
07. Gloria Hunniford – Are You Ready For Love
08. The Stockingtops – I Don't Ever Wanna Be Kicked By You
09. The Butterflies – He's Got Everything
10. Faith Brown – Lock Me In
11. The Feminine Touch – Hurry On Home
12. The Chanters – Mississippi Paddleboat
13. Birds Of A Feather – Blacksmith Blues
14. The Stockingtops – You Don't Know What Love Is All About
15. Maxine Nightingale – Don't Push Me Baby
16. The Cameos – Pretty Shade Of Blue
17. Lisa Collings – I'm Getting Hungry For Your Lovin'
18. The Paper Dolls – My Boyfriend's Back
19. The Chantelles – Out Of My Mind
20. The Stockingtops – The World We Live In's A Lonely Place
21. Tina Charles – Bo Bo's Party
01. Sue & Sunny – Big Bush Sound
02. The Stockingtops – You're Never Gonna Get My Lovin'
03. The Chantelles – The Man I Love
04. The Paper Dolls – Remember December
05. Rosetta Hightower – Pretty Red Balloons
06. The Cameos – The Love Of A Boy
07. Gloria Hunniford – Are You Ready For Love
08. The Stockingtops – I Don't Ever Wanna Be Kicked By You
09. The Butterflies – He's Got Everything
10. Faith Brown – Lock Me In
11. The Feminine Touch – Hurry On Home
12. The Chanters – Mississippi Paddleboat
13. Birds Of A Feather – Blacksmith Blues
14. The Stockingtops – You Don't Know What Love Is All About
15. Maxine Nightingale – Don't Push Me Baby
16. The Cameos – Pretty Shade Of Blue
17. Lisa Collings – I'm Getting Hungry For Your Lovin'
18. The Paper Dolls – My Boyfriend's Back
19. The Chantelles – Out Of My Mind
20. The Stockingtops – The World We Live In's A Lonely Place
21. Tina Charles – Bo Bo's Party
In the mid-'60s through early '70s, the British pop music industry was a well-oiled machine, cranking out bright, tuneful melodies at a feverish pace, and RPM's eighth CD collection of rare U.K. pop singles from female vocalists demonstrates just how deep the well goes on this stuff. With the exception of Tina Charles' brassy but over the top cover of Melanie's "Bo Bo's Party" and the subtle but defiant "I Don't Ever Want to Be Kicked by You" by the Stockingtops, the mood on these tunes is upbeat and the craft is polished and professional, with the production slick and the arrangements full-bodied, suggesting the British equivalent of classic Brill Building pop with a characteristic dollop of music hall theatrics. Many of these singers supplemented their paychecks as solo acts by doing backing vocals on sessions by other artists (or by doing commercials -- a promotional recording for Bush audio equipment leads off this disc), and there's a certain uniformity to the performing styles of these artists. But a few of the tracks do stand out, such as the high-gloss soul stylings of Maxine Nightingale, the aggressively chirpy harmonies of the Cameos, the very American leanings of the Chanters, and the sweet, breathy confidence of the Paper Dolls. And even the lesser selections are fine examples of studiocraft at its height, from the days when the bigger the studio orchestra and the more audacious the arrangement, the better. While some might find a certain kitsch value in this stuff, Stockingtop Pop is good enough to be appreciated without irony, and Michael Robson's liner notes offer plenty of background data on these forgotten songbirds.
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