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There are two artists with this name:

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). 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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1	Then He Kissed Me full track	913
2	He's A Rebel full track	473
3	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town full track	410
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5	Da Doo Ron Ron	300
6	Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) full track	254
7	Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers full track	240
8	He's Sure The Boy I Love full track	161
9	Uptown full track	137
10	There's No Other Like My Baby full track	109
11	He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)	88
12	Heartbreaker	63
13	Girls Can Tell	53
14	All Grown Up	52
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lemago wrote:
October 2009

thank you Phil Spector.

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pretentiousname wrote:
July 2009

Amazing.

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anarchodandyist wrote:
June 2009

I'm all a-flutter!

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crabnebula wrote:
June 2009

Then He Kissed Me (It Felt Like a Hit)

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avacatherine wrote:
May 2009

To: wabs216 ahaha!

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steamboat58 wrote:
April 2009

Another great song from my youth.

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Sonofthe60s wrote:
April 2009

LastBigEars is right - how about the original studio versions! Those "remixs" or whatever they are don't do these ladies justice. They had a sound all their own - and it's lost.

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wabs216 wrote:
April 2009

Would love to hear Rhianna/Chris Brown duet He Hit Me (It felt like a kiss)

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artrush wrote:
March 2009

do the screw

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boothanew wrote:
January 2009

their all so cute :]

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chemical_bride wrote:
December 2008

@ penny136 : exactly

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chemical_bride wrote:
December 2008

.... and then he kissed me !

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Melunos wrote:
December 2008

"just because he doesn't do what every body else does!"

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bobbysgirl39 wrote:
November 2008

That is my hubby right down to the core,and I love him..This was always his theme

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penny136 wrote:
October 2008

Makes me want to get ready to go to the drive inn.

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PADijkstra wrote:
September 2008

Goodfellas!!! And Then He Kissed Me....marvelous scene

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awffle wrote:
July 2008

DANCE THE SCREW

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distantpanic wrote:
June 2008

i'm almost certain that the spoon album is named for their song

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LastBigEars wrote:
April 2008

You can listen to samples from “Best of The Crystals [US Import] The Crystals (23 Dec 1999)” here … <http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Crystals-US/dp/B000003BDS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1207179403&sr=1-2>;.

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LastBigEars wrote:
April 2008

The “Listen Now” album shown is “Best of The Crystals [US Import] The Crystals (23 Dec 1999)”. The music being played is not from this album. “Da Doo Ron Ron” seems to be original & authentic but “Then He Kissed Me”, “He's a Rebel” & “He's Sure the Boy I Love” seems to be, at best, very odd, non Spector, versions.

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