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1). The Crystals were one of the most successful girl groups of the early 1960s, best remembered for the hit singles “He’s A Rebel”, “Da Doo Ron Ron” and “Then He Kissed Me”.
2). The Crystals was also the name of a doo-wop group organised by the enigmatic Sun Ra in the mid-50s, as collected on the compilation Interplanetary Melodies on Norton Records.
3). If you are here for the Italian Progressive Rock band Crystals, they are not “The Crystals”. Refer to the Crystals band page for more information.
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In the late 1950s, Barbara Alston, Mary Thomas, Delores “Dee Dee” Kennibrew, Merna Girard and Patricia “Patsy” Wright formed The Crystals in high school under the leadership of Alston’s uncle, Benny Wells. Soon, the quintet signed with Phil Spector’s label Philles Records. Spector then chose Alston to be the group’s lead singer, which made her very uncomfortable since she had a fear of singing in front of audiences.
Their first hit was 1961’s “There’s No Other Like My Baby”. This song’s B-side “Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby” (featuring Wright on lead) and the following single “Uptown” were topical and socially-aware pieces about growing up in the ghetto. After the success of “Uptown”, a pregnant Girard was replaced by Dolores “LaLa” Brooks. The next single was 1962’s “He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)”, still widely remembered though only rarely played on the radio due to the touchy subject matter of spousal abuse. Sales were sluggish.
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alf060946
super
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Lowbacca
timeless spector recordings
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igorgeneration
<3 love so much <3
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KinomiyaMichiru
Then He Kissed Me ♥
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DavidSmith98
da doo ron ron is definitely my favorite. it's soooo good.
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DavidSmith98
he hit me was written my carol king and gerry goffin, their maid was in a violent relationship but didn't want to leave the guy, so they made it into a song. i don't think they consider it their best work lol, but it is what it is.
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Kexet1
He's a rebel is a great song! :D
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RussellChap
Re-Recordings are for perverts[2] (sad lonely, twisted & ugly perverts natch)
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Dj_cod
I see Them Live in 2009. Only 1 Member Left But it was Great Show
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memristor
Then He Kissed Me (It Felt Like A Hit) < lol
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memristor
pleasure hurt me and he hit me are both fantastic songs.
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Lounge68
Still great after all this time!
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rainy-dog
please hurt me, he hit me (it felt like a kiss).... a rather masochistic girl group don't you think
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Retro_Saiyan
If Last FM is playing you re-recordings, please note that the original hit versions are better.
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Retro_Saiyan
Re-Recordings are for perverts.
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wooden_indian
Come on and doooooooooooo. Dance the screw.
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lemago
thank you Phil Spector.
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pretentiousname
Amazing.
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I'm all a-flutter!
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Then He Kissed Me (It Felt Like a Hit)
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