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'''The Girlfriends''' were an American [[girl group]] who scored one hit in the United States in 1964, "My One and Only Jimmy Boy". |
'''The Girlfriends''' were an American [[girl group]] from Los Angeles who scored one hit in the United States in 1964, "My One and Only Jimmy Boy".<ref>[[Joel Whitburn]], ''Top Pop Singles''. 12th edition. Billboard, 2009, p. 395.</ref> |
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The group was founded as a result of the splintering of the |
The group was founded as a result of the splintering of the [[session musician|studio group]] [[The Blossoms]]. The four members of the Blossoms — Gloria Jones, Nanette Williams, Fanita James, and [[Darlene Love|Darlene Wright]] — first sang together in 1957. In 1962, [[Phil Spector]] created the group [[Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans]] with James and Wright; Jones and Williams then formed their own group, The Girlfriends, with Carolyn Willis (formerly of [[The Ikettes]]).<ref name=amg>Jason Ankeny, [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p173504/biography|pure_url=yes}} The Girlfriends] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> They released one single, "My One and Only Jimmy Boy", on [[Colpix Records]] in 1963, written and produced by [[David Gates]]. The record peaked at #49 in 1964.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p173504/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Charts], Allmusic</ref> The Girlfriends never released another record. Willis later joined [[Honey Cone]] and both she and Jones sang in one of the nostalgia-circuit groups performing as [[The Shirelles]] in the 1990s. |
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The Girlfriends were an American girl group from Los Angeles who scored one hit in the United States in 1964, "My One and Only Jimmy Boy".[1]
The group was founded as a result of the splintering of the studio group The Blossoms. The four members of the Blossoms — Gloria Jones, Nanette Williams, Fanita James, and Darlene Wright — first sang together in 1957. In 1962, Phil Spector created the group Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans with James and Wright; Jones and Williams then formed their own group, The Girlfriends, with Carolyn Willis (formerly of The Ikettes).[2] They released one single, "My One and Only Jimmy Boy", on Colpix Records in 1963, written and produced by David Gates. The record peaked at #49 in 1964.[3] The Girlfriends never released another record. Willis later joined Honey Cone and both she and Jones sang in one of the nostalgia-circuit groups performing as The Shirelles in the 1990s.
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- ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles. 12th edition. Billboard, 2009, p. 395.
- ^ Jason Ankeny, The Girlfriends at Allmusic
- ^ Charts, Allmusic
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