SHIRLEY ELLIS
THREE SIX NINE!
THE NAME GAME / SOUL TIME
HOME PAGE
by Harry Young
Pop success was the Name of the Game for Shirley Ellis. She racked up three massive Top Ten hits, 'The Nitty Gritty', 'The Name Game' and 'The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)'. She earned a dozen Pop {six R&B} entries across the Billboard, Cash Box and Music Vendor/Record World charts.
Her records were inventive, infectious and extremely influential. Despite her achievements Shirley Ellis has been misunderstood and neglected. Case in point: the "Nitty Gritty Girl" has never been profiled in depth - until
this landmark Ace collection.
I first interviewed Shirley and Alphonso Elliston in 1994.
In July 2003 I asked Shirley if she would be performing {as advertised} at Liza Minnelli and David Gest's first anniversary party at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, Times Square, New York. "No," she said, but she appreciated the interest. The love in her voice caressed me like the sweetest warm breeze on an April spring morning. Summing up her music career Shirley said, "We had a good run." Long may you run! I will always treasure the cards and letters you addressed to
"Harry Harry Bo Barry."
1961 Shell Records Publicity Photo:
Nov 10, 2023
Maestro:
Music by Leonard Bernstein
(Original Soundtrack)
Track 16
Chase : The Clapping Song
(Clap Pat Clap Slap) 1:13
Shirley Ellis vocals
Academy Award nominations
Best Picture
Best Sound
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Screenplay
Best Makeup
Best Cinematography
May 1, 2023
I See It, I Like It, I Want It"
in Walmart TV spot
Five Minutes Of Strawberries
March 2022
"The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)"
in Walmart Spring Bloom Queen TV commercial
Performed by T-Bird & The Breaks
*The Clap Hands Song*
November 19, 2021
"The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)" kicks off 'Ghostbusters Afterlife' on the car stereo as the homeless Spenglers hit the road on a journey to pore over their grandfather's estate
October 1, 2021
Queen drummer Roger Taylor covers "The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)" on his Top 10 solo album 'Outsider'
April 2021
"I See It, I Like It, I Want It"
TV commercials for
Samsung Mobile
Galaxy Z Fold2 &
Galaxy Z Flip 5G phones
"I See It, I Like It, I Want It"
in Episode 1 of the Netflix series
I Am Not Okay With This
Netflix film
'All Together Now'
w/ "The Clapping Song" 3 times
February 5, 2021 :
CBS-TV series 'MacGyver'
S5 E7 'Golden Lancehead + Venom'
w/ "The Clapping Song"
over a fight scene
'POMS' (2019)
Film Soundtrack :
"The Clapping Song
(Clap Pat Clap Slap)"
Written by Lincoln Chase
Performed by Shirley Ellis
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from
Universal Music Enterprises &
"The Clapping Song"
Written by Lincoln Chase
Produced by Jordan Yaeger & Alana Da Fonseca
Performed by Alana Da Fonseca (as Alana D) &
"The Name Game"
Written by Lincoln Chase &
Shirley Ellis (Shirley Elliston)
Produced by Jordan Yaeger & Alana Da Fonseca
Performed by Alana Da Fonseca (as Alana D)
Music Week
June 4, 2018
by Alan Jones
Shirley Ellis:
Three Six Nine!: The Best Of
(Ace CDTOP 1516)
Shirley Ellis is unfairly marginalised by many as a novelty act, partly because her only UK hit The Clapping Song (Clap Pat, Clap Slap) and her biggest US hit, The Name Game, are both fun-filled, catchy tracks combining her engaging vocals with witty word play. Of course, when you have successes like these, the temptation is to try to do it again, so tracks like The Puzzle Song (A Puzzle In Song), Ka Ta Ga Ta Boom Beat and Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife While The Bubbles Bounce About Above The Water are only to be expected, if quite enjoyable. However, this excellent compilation, which gathers two dozen of Ms. Ellis' recordings for the Congress and Columbia labels between 1963 and 1967, goes beyond this, showing her to be an impressive R&B singer, and reprising some of her best tracks. Soul Time (which, unlike all of the above, she wrote herself) is a good example of this, an uplifting cut that is rightly revered in Northern soul circles. The 1963 cut Nitty Gritty - her first US success - is a sensational, soulful song, which was later to be an even bigger American hit when covered by Gladys Knight & The Pips. A sublime version of Barbara Mason's Yes, I'm Ready also engages and, of course, her version of The Clapping Song runs rings around all subsequent covers, of which there are many. A fully annotated 24-page booklet provides all the background information about Ellis that you never knew you wanted to know.
Shindig! #81
July 2018
by Thomas Patterson
SHIRLEY ELLIS
Three Six Nine! The Best Of
★★★★★
ACE CD
For an opening salvo, the three tracks that kick off this excellent new Shirley Ellis compilation are pretty hard to beat, from The Clapping Song and The Name Game, with their groovy playground rhymes, to The Nitty Gritty, contender for the funkiest single of 1963. They may have seemed like novelty releases at the time, but over the decades, they've become essential cornerstones of the temple of soul, testaments to the talents of the woman born Shirley Marie O'Garra and her co-writer and producer Lincoln Chase. Across 24 tracks, spanning '63-'67, we follow the evolution of Ellis, from the bouncy rhythms of The Puzzle Song, via the festive protest track You Better Be Good, World to the classic northern soul single Soul Time, revealing an essential portrait of a performer who would prove a vital influence on neo-soul artists like Amy Winehouse and Sharon Jones. Three Six Five!
May 1, 2018
Shirley Ellis and The Nitty Gritty
by Richard Williams
It starts with the buzz of a crowd, a splash of cymbal, and a snare-drum roll. For a second or two, it sounds like a circus warming up. But then a deep rhythm kicks in, with a heavy emphasis on the "one" and a double handclap on the backbeat. And a no-nonsense female voice speaks up: "Some folks know about it, some don't / Some folks learn to shout it, some won't." In response, a bass voice provides an echo, doo-wop style: "Some don't… some won't." Then you get the female backing singers, the double-time soul clapping under strict instruction: "Double beatin', keep repeatin', right down to the real nitty gritty." South-of-the-border trumpets join in with Latin triplets, and the crowd noise rises until there's a kind of delirium going on as the track fades after a mere two minutes and 14 seconds.
That's Shirley Ellis's "The Nitty Gritty", one of the most intriguing singles of the '60s: a whole tribal rite contained in a 45rpm side. It doesn't matter whether or not the crowd noise was overdubbed. I remember its electrifying effect on me when I heard it in September 1963, at a time when a new wave of soul music was breaking out of Detroit, Chicago and New York. And yet it seemed different, perhaps because it was an independent production that wasn't part of a specific "sound". More
i News
May 18, 2018
CD Review
The Best of Shirley Ellis
★★★★
by John Clarke
It was perhaps one of the best moments in recent television history. In the second series of American Horror Story, the wonderful Jessica Lange, suffering from the after effects of electroconvulsive therapy, wanders to a jukebox in an asylum (it was that sort of series) and picks a record. She then hallucinates that she’s performing an amazingly spirited and authentic version of the Sixties US hit "The Name Game" while the rest of the patients form a sort of unholy chorus.
It's a great song and the original version, recorded in 1964 by New York singer Shirley Ellis, can be heard here, along with the equally infectious "The Clapping Song" which took her into the UK top 10 a year later. An earlier US hit "The Nitty Gritty" was another exceptional record and one which was responsible for introducing to the wider public a phrase that has now become one of the best known in the English-speaking world. More
Record Collector #479
May 2018
Soul Collector
by Lois Wilson
Bronx native SHIRLEY ELLIS sung with jazz/calypso ensemble The Metronomes, won amateur night at Harlem's Apollo singing Hoagy Carmichael's Skylark and wrote songs sung by The Sh-Booms. Once she teamed with manager/producer/songwriter Lincoln Chase, the author of LaVern Baker's Jim Dandy and The Drifters' Such A Night, she hit big with his The Nitty Gritty in 1963.
Three Six Nine: The Best Of Shirley Ellis
(★★★★ Ace) is just that: 24 tracks, many written by Chase and recorded for the Congress and Columbia labels spanning 1963 to 67. Obviously we get the cutesy The Name Game, The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) and the Northern Soul spin Soul Time. More interesting are her covers of Barbara Mason's Yes I'm Ready, Sam Cooke's Bring It On Home To Me and the aforesaid Such A Night which reveal a more mature, sophisticated and emotionally nuanced singer.
April 27, 2018
THREE SIX NINE!
THE BEST OF SHIRLEY ELLIS
ACE CDTOP 1516
Stereo except * Mono
01. THE CLAPPING SONG
(CLAP PAT CLAP SLAP)
Congress 234 (1965) 3.10
02. THE NAME GAME
Congress 230 (1964) 2.58
03. THE NITTY GRITTY
Congress 202 (1963) 2.14
04. DON'T LET GO
Congress LP CGL 3002 (1964) 2.53*
05. TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS
Congress 210 (1964) 2.18*
06. SUCH A NIGHT
Congress 221 (1964) 2.29*
07. GET OUT
Congress 208 (1964) 2.23*
08. KANSAS CITY
Congress LP CGL 3002 (1964) 2.25*
09. (THAT'S) WHAT THE NITTY GRITTY IS
Congress 208 (1964) 2.31
10. BRING IT ON HOME TO ME
Congress 221 (1964) 2.38
11. C.C. RIDER
Congress LP CGL 3002 (1964) 2.33*
12. I NEVER WILL FORGET
Congress 246 (1965) 2.35*
13. I SEE IT, I LIKE IT, I WANT IT
Congress 238 (1965) 2.36*
14. THE PUZZLE SONG
(A PUZZLE IN SONG)
Congress 238 (1965) 2.22
15. KA TA GA TA BOOM BEAT
Originally unissued 1965 Congress recording
from Ace CDCHD 1256 (2010) 2.35
16. ONE SOUR NOTE
Congress 251 (1965) 2.17*
17. YOU BETTER BE GOOD, WORLD
Congress 251 (1965) 2.53*
18. EVER SEE A DIVER KISS HIS WIFE
WHILE THE BUBBLES BOUNCE ABOUT
ABOVE THE WATER?
Congress 260 (1966) 2.32
19. BIRDS, BEES, CUPIDS AND BOWS
Columbia 43829 (1966) 2.44
20. SOUL TIME
Columbia 44021 (1967) 2.37
21. WAITIN'
Columbia 44021 (1967) 2.25
22. SUGAR, LET'S SHING-A-LING
Columbia 44137 (1967) 2.51
23. BACK TRACK
Columbia LP CS 9479 (1967) 2.47
24. YES I'M READY
Columbia LP CS 9479 (1967) 3.25
But if the first two letters are ever the same
Drop them both
Then say the Name
Like Bob Bob
Drop the Bs Bo-ob
Or Fred Fred
Drop the Fs Fo-red
Or Mary Mary
Drop the Ms Mo-ary
That's the only rule that is contrary
Sunday Mercury
May 20, 2018
Bev Bevan's
Albums Of The Week
THREE SIX NINE - THE BEST OF SHIRLEY ELLIS (ACE)
Two dozen of Bronx-born Shirley Ellis' finest recordings, many of them written by her mentor Lincoln Chase, including The Nitty Gritty, The Clapping Song and The Name Game, all of which were top ten hits in the USA. The Clapping Song got to number 6 on the UK charts in 1965 and was a song that I used to play that year when I joined Carl Wayne and the Vikings. Other top tracks here include Such A Night, Kansas City, Bring It On Home To Me, C. C. Rider, Soul Time, The Puzzle Song and the brilliantly titled Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife While The Bubbles Bounce About Above The Water?
DustyGroove.com
May 4, 2018
Three Six Nine!
The Best Of Shirley Ellis
ACE
Hard-romping soul from the great Shirley Ellis – a singer most folks know for a single crossover hit – but an artist who's got a hell of a lot more to offer than just that novelty number! This excellent package is a long-overdue look at one of the queens of raw soul in the 60s – a singer who could belt it out with a hell of an edge, even when the music was moving at a mighty fast clip – which it does often here, as Shirley works with superb guidance from arranger Lincoln Chase – whose ears for a groove are outstanding at this point in his career! The package brings together early singles for the Congress label, plus even more obscure work a few years later for Columbia Records – and as always with Ace, the whole presentation is wonderful – light years away from just a simple greatest hits or public domain package. Titles include "The Nitty Gritty", "Bring It On Home To Me", "Get Out", "Takin' Care Of Business", "The Clapping Song", "Sugar Let's Shing A Ling", "Back Track", "Yes I'm Ready", "Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife", "You Better Be Good World", "Ka Ta Ga Ta Boom Beat", "The Name Game", "I Never Will Forget", "Such A Night", "That's What The Nitty Gritty Is", and "One Sour Note".
Blue Suede News #155
Summer 2018
by Mark Marymont
Shirley Ellis
Three Six Nine!
The Best Of Shirley Ellis
Ugly Things #48
Summer / Fall 2018
by Simon Harvey
Shirley Ellis
Three Six Nine!
The Best Of Shirley Ellis
Blues & Rhythm No 332
September 2018
by Norman Darwen
Shirley Ellis
Three Six Nine!
The Best Of Shirley Ellis
MOJO #296
July 2018
by Jenny Bulley
Shirley Ellis
★★★★★
Three Six Nine!
The Best Of Shirley Ellis
ACE CD
From the sassy '60s pop-soul
writer of The Clapping Song
fame, these 24-tracks suggest
a more melodious variety.
Weirdest: hydrogen-bomb
warning Christmas song You
Better Be Good, World.
Rolling Stone {Germany}
August 2018
Issue 286
Page 99
Three Six Nine!
The Best Of Shirley Ellis
July 28, 2017
Sony Music On Demand CD (30:27) Stereo
UPC 8 89854 42502 9
iTunes + Amazon
SUGAR, LET'S SHING-A-LING
SOUL TIME WITH
SHIRLEY ELLIS
Columbia album CL 2679 / CS 9479
Released May 22, 1967
Cash Box June 10, 1967
Variety June 21, 1967
Billboard June 24, 1967
Produced and Arranged by Charles Calello
01. Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling
(Shirley Elliston - Samson Horton -
Rosemarie McCoy - Charles Singleton)
02. Back Track
(Lou Christie - Twyla Herbert)
Dandelion Music Co. (BMI)
03. It Must Be Love
(Shirley Elliston)
04. Waitin'
(Shirley Elliston)
05. Birds, Bees, Cupids And Bows
(Lincoln Chase)
06. Soul Time
(Shirley Elliston)
07. How Lonely Is Lonely
(Frank Catana - Charles Singleton)
08. Yes I'm Ready
(Barbara Mason)
09. Music And Memories
(Charles Singleton - Bert Keyes)
10. Truly, Truly, Truly
(Lincoln Chase)
11. To Be Or Not To Be
(Shirley Elliston)
April 24, 2017
Spellbound Music SPELL4005LP
* Produced and Arranged by Charles Calello
SIDE 1
01. The Name Game*
02. Don't Let Go
03. Kansas City
04. Shy One
05. Stardust
06. The Nitty Gritty
07. Give Me A List
08. Takin' Care Of Business
09. The Clapping Song
(Clap Pat, Clap Slap)*
SIDE 2
01. Such A Night
02. C. C. Rider
03. I Never Will Forget*
04. Stagger Lee
05. Whisper To Me Wind*
06. Bring It On Home To Me
07. (That's) What The Nitty Gritty Is
08. Get Out
March 29, 2016
ODR 6207 (43:07)
Congress Black Label Disc Face
01, 04, 11 Stereo
THE NAME GAME
SHIRLEY ELLIS
(The Nitty Gritty Girl)
Japan Kapp Album KR-7124
(Red Vinyl)
Side 01
01. The Name Game
02. Such A Night
03. Bring It On Home To Me
04. The Nitty Gritty
05. C. C. Rider
06. Takin' Care Of Business
07. Don't Let Go
Side 02
01. Kansas City
02. Stardust
03. Shy One
04. Stagger Lee
05. Get Out
06. (That's) What
The Nitty Gritty Is
07. Whisper To Me Wind
Shirley Ellis
The Name Game /
The Nitty Gritty
Japan Kapp Single KR-1209
CBS
SHOW
CASE
AUGUST
SHOWCASE 8
AUGUST
POPULAR
RELEASES
SHIRLEY ELLIS
from SOUL TIME WITH SHIRLEY ELLIS
(S) 63044
HOW LONELY IS LONELY (3.25)
BIRDS, BEES, CUPIDS & BOWS (2.40)
SHIRLEY ELLIS
SOUL TIME
ALL STAR SOUL
Harmony HS 11400
4 Star Low Price Soul
May 2, 1970
New Album Release
July 6, 1970
Italy CBS S 64053
SHIRLEY ELLIS
IN ACTION
Congress Album CGL-3002
Black Label
Phonodisc Limited
355 King Street W
Toronto
Canada
SHIRLEY ELLIS
THE NAME GAME
(∀) 8ƐƖㄥ˙ΛSW
WHISPER TO ME WIND
(q) 6ƐƖㄥ˙ΛSW
South Africa
London
Seven Single
PD-7-8926
September 15, 2014
SHIRLEY ELLIS:
SOUL TIME (Mono)
Northern Soul:
The Soundtrack
14x7"Vinyl45
2xCD+DVD
2xLP
Elaine Constantine
Director of
Northern Soul: The Film
August 28, 2015
THE LONDON AMERICAN LABEL
YEAR BY YEAR: 1966
(ACE CDCHD 1444)
SHIRLEY ELLIS:
EVER SEE A DIVER KISS HIS WIFE
(While The Bubbles Bounce About
Above The Water)
Mono
London American HLR 10021
October 27, 2014
THE LONDON AMERICAN LABEL
YEAR BY YEAR: 1965
(ACE CDCHD 1417)
SHIRLEY ELLIS:
THE CLAPPING SONG
(CLAP PAT CLAP SLAP)
Mono
London American HLR 9961
MARCH 28, 2011
THE LONDON AMERICAN LABEL
YEAR BY YEAR: 1963
(ACE CDCHD 1302)
SHIRLEY ELLIS:
THE NITTY GRITTY
Mono
London American HLR 9824
September 2011
SHIRLEY ELLIS:
THE CLAPPING SONG
(CLAP PAT CLAP SLAP)
in
2012 Beetle High Five
Volkswagen Commercial
May 31, 2010
GREAT GOOGLY MOO
AND MORE UNDISPUTED TRUTHS
(ACE CDCHD 1256)
Shirley Ellis:
Ka Ta Ga Ta Boom Beat (Stereo) 2:34
Previously Unreleased
Congress Master K-9309
Recorded July 7, 1965
Produced And Arranged
by Charles Calello
Shirley Ellis'
The Clapping Song
(Clap Pat Clap Slap)
on
ABC-TV's
Dancing With The Stars
w/ Lil' Kim
April 20 and 21, 2009
October 12, 2003
Lil' Kim guest-starred as Shirley Ellis
singing The Clapping Song
(Clap Pat Clap Slap)
on the TV show
American Dreams - see the video
20 May 2008
Daily Variety
Music publisher Al Gallico, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, died of cardiac arrest, secondary to pulmonary disease, May 15 in Los Angeles. He was 88.
Services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 21, at Forest Lawn, 6300 Forest Lawn Dr. Los Angeles in the North Chapel.
Gallico began in 1938 as an errand boy for the G. Schirmer Publishing Company in New York, before joining Lou Levy's Leeds Music in 1939 as a song-plugger.
In 1953, he became the general manager for music publisher Shapiro-Bernstein, running the company's New York and Nashville offices. Among the hits he was involved with were Claude King's "Wolverton Mountain" and Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire."
In 1963, he started his own company, Al Gallico Music Corporation, with offices in New York and Nashville, and continued his success with the song "House of the Rising Sun" and other British imports. He also signed songwriter Billy Sherrill, who amassed 89 top song awards from BMI. Gallico and Sherrill eventually became business partners in Algee Music.
Other hits from his catalogue include "Stand By Your Man," "The Name Game," "The Most Beautiful Girl," "Let Me Be There," the Zombies' "Time Of The Season" and Cat Stevens' "Here Comes My Baby."
In 1995, he was inducted into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame when he received the Abe Olman Publisher's Award.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Grace; two daughters; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
50th Annual Grammy Awards
December 6, 2007
Strongly And Directly
Influenced by Shirley Ellis
Amy Winehouse
Nominated For
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Song Of The Year
Best New Artist
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Pop Vocal Album
VARIOUS ARTISTS
WHAT DOES A GIRL DO?
President PRCD 157
Released September 20, 2004
w/
SHIRLEY ELLISTON
Love Can Make You Know
(Lincoln Chase) 2:38
Words & Music Copyright June 26, 1961
Master HS 529
Shell single 45-307-V
Billboard review August 14, 1961
Cash Box review August 19, 1961
L.C.P.E. Inc Production
Not Our Shirley!
SHIRL-EE MAY
(Shirlee Ellis Amos)
With Orchestra Conducted by Jerry Kennedy
& The Merry Melody Singers
Nashville March 1962
23749 PS 2983 Your Cheatin' Heart
23750 PS 2984 Lonely Birthday Mercury 71969
23751 PS 2985 Little Sally Water Mercury 71969
http://shirleemay.com/
Thank You Shirl-ee May
(A Love Story)
Shawn Amos
THE VERY BEST OF SHIRLEY ELLIS
Taragon TARCD 1005 (1995)
SHIRLEY
ELLIS
THE
COMPLETE
CONGRESS RECORDINGS
Connoisseur
Collection VSOP CD 340 (60:56)
Released
March 26, 2001
Out Of Print
As Of November 2004
Check For Used Copies
01. THE
NITTY GRITTY
~
Congress Single CG 202
Billboard
Pop #8
Cash
Box Pop #7
CB
R&B #4
(Crowd)
2:15
02.
GIVE ME A LIST
~ Congress Single CG 202 B
(1:53)
03.
(That's)
WHAT THE NITTY GRITTY IS
~ Congress Single CG 208
BB Pop #72
CB Pop #70
CB R&B #14
(Crowd) 2:32
04.
GET OUT
~ Congress Single CG 208 B
(Crowd) 2:24
05.
SHY ONE
~ Congress Single CG 210
BB Pop #130
CB R&B #43
STEREO
2:35
06.
TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS
~ Congress Single CG 210 B
(Crowd) 2:19
07.
SUCH A NIGHT
~ Congress Single CG 221
(Crowd) 2:30
08.
BRING IT ON HOME TO ME
~ Congress Single CG 221 B
(Crowd) 2:33
09.
THE NAME GAME
~ Congress Single CG 230
BB Pop #3
BB R&B #4
CB Pop #3
CB R&B
#5
STEREO
2:42
10.
WHISPER TO ME WIND
~ Congress Single CG 230 B
STEREO
2:24
11.
THE CLAPPING SONG
(Clap Pat Clap Slap)
~ Congress Single CG 234
BB Pop #8
BB R&B #16
CB Pop #7
(2:47)
12.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL
~ Congress Single CG 234 B
(2:16)
13.
THE PUZZLE SONG
(A Puzzle In Song)
~ Congress Single CG 238
BB Pop #78
CB Pop #69
(2:14)
14.
I SEE IT, I LIKE IT, I WANT IT
~ Congress Single CG 238 B
(2:37)
15.
I NEVER WILL FORGET
~ Congress Single CG 246 B
(2:36)
16.
I TOLD YOU SO
~ Congress Single CG 246
STEREO
2:29
17.
ONE SOUR NOTE
~ Congress Single CG 251 B
(2:18) {- 0:06}
18.
YOU BETTER BE GOOD, WORLD
~ Congress Single CG 251
(2:54)
19.
STARDUST
~ Congress Single CG 260 B
(Crowd) 2:49
20.
EVER SEE A DIVER KISS HIS WIFE
(While The Bubbles Bounce About
Above The Water)
~ Congress Single CG 260
BB Pop #135
STEREO
2:33
21.
DON'T LET GO
~ Congress LP CGL 3002
(Crowd) 2:54
22.
KANSAS CITY
~ Congress LP CGL 3002
(Crowd) 2:25
23.
C.C.RIDER
~ Congress LP CGL 3002
(Crowd) 2:34
24.
STAGGER LEE
~ Congress LP CGL 3002
(Crowd) 2:24
Connoisseur Collection CD
Liner Notes by
Malcolm Baumgart & Mick Patrick
Connoisseur
Collection
CD
Sequence
by Master Number
01, 02,
03, 04,
24, 22, 06, 23, 21, 08, 19, 07, 05,
15, 09, 10,
11, 12,
13, 14,
16,
17, 18,
20
THE BEST OF SHRLEY ELLIS
Pavillion PCD-71450, 2006 (78:48)
01. A Beautiful Love
02. Love Can Make You Know
03. The Nitty Gritty
04. (That's) What The Nitty Gritty Is
05. Shy One
06. Takin' Care Of Business
07. Such A Night
08. Bring It On Home To Me
09. The Name Game
10. Whisper To Me Wind
11. The Clapping Song
(Clap Pat, Clap Slap)
12. This Is Beautiful
13. The Puzzle Song
(A Puzzle In Song)
14. I See It, I Like It, I Want It
15. I Told You So
16. I Never Will Forget
17. You Better Be Good, World
(Stereo w/ Hydrogen Blast & Bells)
18. One Sour Note (Stereo)
19. Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife
(While The Bubbles Bounce About
Above The Water)
20. Birds, Bees, Cupids And Bows
21. Truly, Truly, Truly
22. Soul Time
23. Waitin'
24. Sugar, Let's Shing A Ling
25. How Lonely Is Lonely
26. Back Track
27. It Must Be Love
28. Yes, I'm Ready
29. Music And Memories
30. To Be Or Not To Be
Sunday, October 12, 2003
Lil Kim Guest Starred As
Shirley Ellis Singing
"The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)" on
NBC TV's American Dreams.
"The Shirley Ellis Sound" will live forever.
And that's the Name of the Game.
SHIRLEY ELLIS
TRACK ANNOTATION
by HARRY YOUNG
A Beautiful Love
(Lincoln Chase) 2:36
Words & Music Copyright June 26, 1961
Master HS 528
Recorded 1961
Shell single 45-307-V
Billboard review August 14, 1961
Cash Box review August 19, 1961
L.C.P.E. Inc Production
Love Can Make You Know
(Lincoln Chase) 2:38
Words & Music Copyright June 26, 1961
Master HS 529
Recorded 1961
Shell single 45-307-V
L.C.P.E. Inc Production
The Nitty Gritty
(Lincoln Chase) 2:12
Words & Music Copyright October 1, 1963
Master K-7278
Recorded September 13, 1963
Congress single CG 202
Released October 1963
Not reviewed in Billboard
Ent BB Bubbling Under November 9, 1963
BB Pop #8
CB Pop #7 CB R&B #4
Produced & Arranged by Hutch Davie
with the Hutch Davie Orchestra
Kapp single KJB-70
Released November 22, 1966
MCA single 60024
Released October 15, 1973
Give Me A List
(Shirley Elliston-Lincoln Chase) 1:52
Words & Music Copyright October 1, 1963
Master K-7279
Recorded September 13, 1963
Congress single CG 202 (B)
Produced & Arranged by Hutch Davie
with the Hutch Davie Orchestra
(That's) What The Nitty Gritty Is
(Lincoln Chase) 2:31
Words & Music Copyright January 30, 1964
Master K-8027
Recorded January 22, 1964
Congress single CG 208
Billboard review February 15, 1964
BB Pop #72 CB Pop #70 CB R&B #14
Produced & Arranged by Hutch Davie with the
Hutch Davie Orchestra featuring Jim Dandy
Get Out
(Lincoln Chase) 2:21
Words & Music Copyright January 30, 1964
Master K-8028
Recorded January 22, 1964
Congress single CG 208 (B)
Produced & Arranged by Hutch Davie
with the Hutch Davie Orchestra
Stagger Lee
(Harold Logan-Lloyd Price) 2:11
Words & Music Copyright November 3, 1958
Master K-8073
Recorded February 27, 1964
Produced by Hutch Davie
Arranged by Stan Green
Kansas City
(Jerry Lieber-Mike Stoller) 2:12
Words & Music Copyright April 1, 1959
Master K-8074
Recorded February 27, 1964
Produced by Hutch Davie
Arranged by Stan Green
Takin' Care Of Business
(Lincoln Chase) 2:19
Words & Music Copyright March 20, 1964
Master K-8075
Recorded February 26, 1964
Congress single CG 210(B)
Produced & Arranged by Hutch Davie
Kapp single KJB-71 (B)
C.C. Rider
(Chuck Willis) 2:31
Words & Music Copyright March 13, 1957
Master K-8076
Recorded February 27, 1964
Produced by Hutch Davie
Arranged by Stan Green
Don't Let Go
(Jesse Stone) 2:46
Words & Music Copyright December 11, 1957
Master K-8077
Recorded February 25, 1964
Produced by Hutch Davie
Arranged by Stan Green
Bring It On Home To Me
(Sam Cooke) 2:00
Words & Music Copyright September 17, 1962
Master K-8078
Recorded February 25, 1964
Congress single CG 221 (B)
Produced by Hutch Davie
Arranged by Stan Green
Stardust
(Hoagy Carmichael-Mitchell Parish) 2:46
Words & Music Copyright 1929
Master K-8079
Recorded February 25, 1964
Congress single CG 260 (B)
Produced by Hutch Davie
Arranged by Stan Green
Such A Night
(Lincoln Chase) 2:19
Words & Music Copyright November 18, 1953
Master K-8080
Recorded February 25, 1964
Congress single CG 221
Not reviewed in Billboard
Probably released May / June 1964
Produced by Hutch Davie
Arranged by Stan Green
Shy One
(Shirley Ellis-Lincoln Chase-Tony Hornedo) 2:37
Words & Music Copyright March 20, 1964
Master K-8081
Recorded February 25, 1964
Congress single CG 210
Billboard review April 11, 1964
Cash Box ad April 25, 1964
BB Pop #130 CB R&B #43
Produced & Arranged by Hutch Davie
Kapp single KJB-71
Released November 22, 1966
Rocky Mountain Productions single R.M. 1100 (B)
I Never Will Forget
(Lincoln Chase) 2:25
Words & Music Copyright January 18, 1965
Master K-8642
Recorded November 12, 1964
Congress single CG 246 (B)
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
Directed by Lincoln Chase, Inc.
The Name Game
(Shirley Elliston-Lincoln Chase) 2:57
Words & Music Copyright November 18, 1964
Master K-8643
Recorded November 12, 1964
Congress single CG 230
Billboard review November 28, 1964
Variety review November 25, 1964
BB Pop #3 BB R&B #4
CB Pop #3 CB R&B #5
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
Kapp single KJB-70
Released November 22, 1966
MCA single 60024
Released October 15, 1973
Whisper To Me Wind
(Lincoln Chase-Tony Hornedo) 2:21
Words & Music Copyright November 23, 1964
Master K-8644
Recorded November 12, 1964
Congress single CG 230 (B)
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)
(Lincoln Chase)
Words & Music Copyright March 3, 1965
Master K-9017
Recorded February 19, 1965
Congress single CG 234
Billboard review March 13, 1965
BB Pop #8 BB R&B # 16
CB Pop #7
NME #4 Record Retailer #6 (1965) & #59 (1978)
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
MCA single 40135
Released 1973
This Is Beautiful
(Lincoln Chase)
Words & Music Copyright March 15, 1965
Master K-9018
Recorded February 19, 1965
Congress single CG 234 (B)
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
MCA single 40135 (B)
Released 1973
The Puzzle Song (A Puzzle In Song)
(Lincoln Chase) 2:18
Words & Music Copyright May 10, 1965
Master K-9110
Recorded April 29, 1965
Congress single CG 238
Billboard review May 22, 1965
BB Pop #78
CB Pop #69
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
Directed by Lincoln Chase, Inc.
I See It, I Like It, I Want It
(Lincoln Chase) 2:38
Words & Music Copyright May 10, 1965
Master K-9111
Recorded April 29, 1965
Congress single CG 238 (B)
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
Directed by Lincoln Chase, Inc.
I Told You So
(Lincoln Chase) 2:28
Words & Music Copyright July 22, 1965
Master K-9308
Recorded July 7, 1965
Congress single CG 246
Billboard review July 31, 1965
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
Directed by Lincoln Chase, Inc.
Ka Ta Ga Ta Boom Beat
Previously Unreleased
(Lincoln Chase)
Words & Music Copyright ?
Master K-9309
Recorded July 7, 1965
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
One Sour Note
(Lincoln Chase) 2:17
Words & Music Copyright November 22, 1965
Master K-9661
Recorded October 11, 1965
Congress single CG 251 (B)
Produced by Neil Galligan, Hutch Davie &
Lincoln Chase for Lincoln Chase, Inc.
Arranged by Hutch Davie & Lincoln Chase
You Better Be Good, World
(Lincoln Chase) 2:57
Words & Music Copyright October 29, 1965
Master K-9662
Recorded October 11, 1965
Congress single CG 251
Billboard review October 30, 1965
Produced by Neil Galligan, Hutch Davie &
Lincoln Chase for Lincoln Chase, Inc.
Arranged by Hutch Davie & Lincoln Chase
Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife
(While The Bubbles Bounce About Above The Water)
(Shirley Elliston-Lincoln Chase) 2:30
Words & Music Copyright
January 21, 1966 & March 29, 1966
Master K-9880
Recorded December 30, 1965
Congress single CG 260
Billboard review January 15, 1966
BB Pop #135
Produced by Neil Galligan, Hutch Davie &
Lincoln Chase for Lincoln Chase, Inc.
Arranged by Hutch Davie & Lincoln Chase
Birds, Bee, Cupids And Bows
(Lincoln Chase) 2:43
Words & Music Copyright October 19, 1966
Master JZSP 115925
Recorded August 30, 1966
Columbia single 4-43829
Billboard review October 22, 1966
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
Truly, Truly, Truly
(Lincoln Chase) 2:31
Words & Music Copyright October 17, 1966
Master JZSP 115926
Recorded October 17, 1966
Columbia single 4-43829 (B)
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
Soul Time
(Shirley Elliston) 2:37
Words & Music Copyright
February 6, 1967 & March 10, 1967
Master JZSP 117470
Recorded December 1966 and January 16, 1967
Columbia single 4-44021
Billboard review February 4, 1967
BB Pop #67 BB R&B #31
CB Pop #67 CB R&B #25
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
Waitin'
(Shirley Elliston) 2:25
Words & Music Copyright February 6, 1967 & April 19, 1967
Master JZSP 117469
Recorded January 16, 1967
Columbia single 4-44021 (B)
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling
(Shirley Elliston-
Sampson Horton-Rosemarie McCoy-
Charles Singleton) 2:48
Words & Music Copyright May 10, 1967
Master JZSP 11858
Recorded April 30, 1967
Columbia single 4-44137
Billboard & Cash Box reviews May 20, 1967
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
How Lonely Is Lonely
(Frank Catana-Charles Singleton) 3:32
Words & Music Copyright June 15, 1967
Master JZSP 11859
Recorded March 22, 1967
Columbia single 4-44137 (B)
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
It Must Be Love
(Shirley Elliston)
Words & Music Copyright
June 16, 1954 & July 12, 1967
Master
Recorded April 30, 1967
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
Back Track
(Lou Christie-Twyla Herbert)
Words & Music Copyright May 20, 1965
Master
Recorded April 30, 1967
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
Yes I'm Ready
(Barbara Mason)
Words & Music Copyright March 31, 1965
Master
Recorded
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
Music And Memories
(Charles Singleton-Bert Keyes)
Words & Music Copyright
September 21, 1966 & December 16, 1966
Master
Recorded
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
To Be Or Not To Be
(Shirley Elliston)
Words & Music Copyright July 12, 1967
Master
Recorded
Produced & Arranged by Charles Calello
ALBUMS / EP:
Shirley Ellis In Action
Congress album CGL 3002
Not reviewed in Billboard
Cover photo used in 'Shy One' ad,
Cash box April 25, 1964
WKNR Key LP June 18, 1964
The Name Game
Congress album CGL 3003
Billboard review January 30, 1965
Variety review January 20, 1965
CB Pop #83
V / A Shindig
Kapp album KL / KS 1431
("The Nitty Gritty," "The Name Game")
Billboard review March 27, 1965
Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling;
Soul Time With Shirley Ellis
Columbia album CS 9479
Cash Box review June 10, 1967
Billboard review June 24, 1967
V / A Golden Soul, Volume 1
Kapp album KS 3643
("The Nitty Gritty" & "The Name Game" in
Stereo)
Billboard February 6, 1971
The Name Game
MCA Special Products cassette MCAC 20452
dpub March 28, 1988
dreg April 26, 1988
The Name Game (Stereo, single length),
The Clapping Song (Mono),
The Puzzle Song (Mono),
This Is Beautiful (Mono),
Bring It On Home To Me
(Mono no crowd),
Kansas City (Mono with crowd),
Stagger Lee (Mono with crowd),
C.C. Rider (Mono with crowd)
V / A All Star Soul
Harmony HS 11400
("Soul Time") Stereo
UK MCA MCEP 1 (1978) Mono
The Name Game /
The Nitty Gritty /
The Clapping Song /
Ever See A Diver
V / A Vintage Music Volume 7
MCA CD 31204 (1986)
(The Name Game) Stereo
V / A Vintage Music Volume 8
MCA LP 25026 (1986)
"The Nitty Gritty"
(clipped vocal, NO crowd) Stereo
V / A Billboard Top R&B Hits 1964
Rhino R2 70650 (1989)
"The Nitty Gritty"(original vocal, w/ crowd) Stereo
The Very Best Of Shirley Ellis (28:44)
Taragon TARCD 1005
dpub March 28, 1995
dreg April 11, 1995
01. The Nitty Gritty (2:50) Stereo
w/ crowd but clipped vocal @ 1:01
just like crowd-free version on
V / A Vintage Music Volume 8
MCA LP 25026 (1986)
02. (That's) What The Nitty Gritty Is (2:50)
First Time Stereo
03. Shy One (2:34)
First Time Stereo
04. Bring It On Home To Me (2:39)
First Time Stereo
05. The Name Game (Mega-mix) (4:37) Stereo
06. Whisper To Me Wind (2:23)
First Time Stereo
07. The Clapping Song (Clap Pat, Clap Slap) (3:10)
First Time Stereo
New @ 2:44-45 ("ON a little rowboat")
New chant @ 2:58-3:10
08. The Puzzle Song (A Puzzle In Song) (2:23)
First Time Stereo
09. I Told You So (2:35)
First Time Stereo w/ count-off
10. Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife
(While The Bubbles Bounce About Above The Water?) (2:34)
First Time Stereo
V / A Early Girls, Vol. 1:
Popsicles And Icicles
Ace CDCHD 608 (October 17, 1995)
("The Name Game") Stereo (2:59)
V / A Teen Love
& Heartbreak
Sony Music Special Products CD (27:31)
March 1996
"Birds, Bees, Cupids & Bows"
(STEREO)
V / A Only Dance 1960 - 1964
JCI / Essex JCD-3189, 1997
(Taragon 4:37 Stereo
"The Name Game" Mega-Mix)
V / A Simon Burch;
Music From the Motion Picture
Epic / Sony Music Soundtrax EK 69576, 1998
("The Nitty Gritty" Mono)
V / A Soul Time Volume 1
(63:36)
UK Epic 488 840-2, 1998
("Soul Time")
V / A
Blow Up A-Go-Go!
Dance Floor Classics From The Legendary Blow Up Club
UK V2 CD WR 1010542, November 15, 1999
("Soul Time" Stereo)
V / A Land Of 1,000 Dances
Ace CDCHD 702 (February 26, 1999)
("The Nitty Gritty" in best-ever Stereo)
w/ crowd but w/out clipped vocal @ 1:01
Flawless Motion Picture
Soundtrack CD
Jellybean Recordings JBR-5014-2,
January 25, 2000
("The Name Game") Stereo
V / A
You Can Count On Me!
City Soul Sound & Jazz Licks For Hipsters
German Brown Sugar CD BSR 1005-2, May 26, 2003
("Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling" Mono)
V / A
Because of Winn-Dixie
Original Motion Picture SoundtrackJanuary 25, 2005
[The Clapping Song (Clap Pat, Clap Slap)
3:10 Taragon Stereo Version
w/
New @ 2:44-45 ("ON a little rowboat")
New chant @ 2:58-3:10]
Shirley Ellis
Cover Versions
(Incomplete)
The Nitty Gritty by Ricardo Ray
Produced by Neil Galligan
Arranged by Hutch Davie
Alegre 4024
The Nitty Gritty
by Gladys Knight and the Pips 2:59
The Nitty Gritty
by Tommy Roe
on
Something For Everybody
ABC Paramount LP ABC 467
Produced by Felton Jarvis
The Name Game
by Dean Ford and the Gaylords 2:20
UK (EMI) Columbia DB 7610
Recorded May 5, 1965
Released June 18, 1965
V/A Beat At Abbey Road EMI CD 72438211352, 1997
The Name Game
by Laura Branigan 4:10
Touch Atlantic LP 81747-1, 1987
The Name Game
by Divine 4:26
Wax Trax! 45 105021XA, 1980
The Name Game
~ Juego de Palabras
by Olivia Molina
16 Exitos de Rock, Peerless CD 145-4, 1991 (Mexico)
The Name Game
~ Le Jeu des Noms
French version as yet unattested
The Clapping Song
by Gary Glitter
Glitter, Bell LP 1108, Cash Box review October 7, 1972
The Clapping Song
by The Belle Stars 3:12
UK Stiff BUY 155, 1982
The Clapping Song
by Pia Zadora 3:23
Elektra 69889, 1982
The Name Game
by Lisa French
Current Hits Volume 27, HIT 27 (MA552), 1965
The Nitty Gritty - Something's Got A Hold On Me
by The Hollies (1964)
Mono & Stereo Versions on
In The Hollies Style CD (58:32)
UK EMI 7243 8 56573 2 (1997)
Attack Of The Name Game
by Stacy Lattislaw
Cotillion 7-9968, Billboard review September 18, 1982
Billboard Pop peak #79 week ending October 23, 1982
Cash Box R&B peak #17
entered chart week ending September 25, 1982
Ready
by N-Toon
Ready
Dreamworks CD single 0044-59036-2,
March 2000
Billboard R&B peak #64
The Name Game
by Velva Blu
on Barbie Girl
Groove CD 5052, 1997
The Name Game
by Tiny Toons
on Tiny Toons Sing!
WB CD 26899, 1992
The Name Game
by Taj Mahal-Linda Tillery-Eric Bob
on Shakin' A Tailfeather
Rhino CD R2-72940, 1997
The Name Game
by Sharon, Lois & Bram
on Sing A to Z
Elephant CD 25651-0310-2, 1991 &
Drive Entertainment CD 43214, 1995
The Name Game
by Joanie Bartels
on Sillytime Magic
Discovery CD 94404, 1994
The Name Game
by The Chenille Sisters
on The Big Picture & Other Songs For Kids
Red House CD 49, 1992
The Clapping Song
by Alvin Sykes
German Polydor single
w/ Picture Sleeve
b / w Marquee
The
Name Game &
The Nitty Gritty
by Soupy Sales
on
Soupy Sales Sez
Do The Mouse
ABC Paramount LP
Laugh.com Mono CD LGH1123 (28:02)
2002
Produced & Arranged by
Charles Calello
The Nitty Gritty
by Dinah Lee
UK Aladdin single WI-606 B (1965)
Original New Zealand release unknown
The Nitty Gritty
by Jocelyne
French Polydor EP, 1964
V / A Femmes de Paris,
Anthology CD ANT 220123-3071992
El Monkey
(The Clapping Song)
by Las Hermanas Benitez
Spain Discophon EP 27481, 1966
The Clapping Song
by The Goldtones
Live At The Teenbeat Club In Las Vegas
LaBrea album L-8011
The Nitty Gritty
by Skeewiff
Cruise Control
Jalapeno Rekkids CD
The Nitty Gritty
by Skeewiff
on mix CD
Ursadelica
(Esl Music CD, November 2, 2004)
by Ursula1000
VIS TA VIE
(SOUL TIME)
(Michel Prades - Shirley Elliston)
NICOLETTA
Accompagnee Par Jean Bouchety
Et Son Orchestra
France Riviera 231 277
SOUL TIME
(S. Ellis)
Sandy Edwards
Australia Festival Album Sandy FLZ-32902, 1968
Come & See Me : Dream Babes & Rock Chicks From Down Under
RPM 2xCD Retro D969
September 25, 2015
Sheet Music:
If you want to Time your Soul
Baby it's Time to Soul Time
Sandy Edwards:
If you want to Time your Soul
Baby each Time is Soul Time
SHIRLEY ELLIS
COMPOSITIONS
1954 - 1956
by Harry Young
DON'T KID MY HEART
(Shirley Elliston)
Copyright June 16, 1954
Arranged by James Alexander Ghent, Jr
RECKLESS
(Shirley Elliston)
Copyright June 16, 1954
Arranged by Rupert Branker
WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE
(Shirley Elliston)
Copyright June 16, 1954
Arranged by Rupert Branker
Scott And Oaks
With Howard Biggs
And His Orchestra
IT WAS YOU
(Shirley Elliston - James Albright) 2:11
Copyright Progressive June 16, 1954
Master C-1401
Cat 78rpm single 113
Cat 45rpm single 45-113
Arranged by James Alexander Ghent, Jr
JOHNNY BLUE
(Shirley Elliston)
Copyright November 16, 1954
Arranged by James Alexander Ghent, Jr
WITHOUT YOU
(Shirley Elliston)
Copyright November 16, 1954
Arranged by James Alexander Ghent, Jr
YOU DON'T MOVE ME
(Shirley Elliston)
Copyright November 16, 1954
Arranged by James Alexander Ghent, Jr
The Sh-Booms
(Formerly The Chords)
PRETTY WILD
(Shirley Elliston) 2:35
Copyright Progressive November 16, 1954
Master C-1436
Recorded February 23, 1955
Could It Be
(Robert Spencer) 2:38
Copyright Progressive July 26, 1955
Master C-1327
Recorded October 13, 1954
Cat 78rpm single 117
Cat 45rpm single 45-117
Billboard review October 29, 1955
Billboard ad October 1955
The Chords
LU LU
(Shirley Elliston)
Copyright Acorn November 16, 1954
Master C-1435
Recorded February 23, 1955
Cat Unreleased
The Sh-Booms
LU LU
(Shirley Elliston) 2:18
Copyright Acorn November 16, 1954
Master H4PW-6184
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
(E. Seller - S. Marcus - B. Benjamin - E. Durham)
Copyright Charlo
Master H4PW-6183
Vik single 4X-0295
Variety review September 25, 1957
Billboard review September 30, 1957
Billboard ad October 1957
Arranged by Abie Baker
Recorded August 22, 1957 at RCA Studio A, NYC
Leader: Abie Baker
Guitar: Chuck Wayne, Al Casey, Kenny Burrell
Piano: Ernie Hayes
Tenor Sax: George Kelly
Drums: David Panama Francis
A&R: Bob Rolantz
The Sh-Booms
(Formerly The Chords)
PRETTY WILD
On
Various Artists
All Night Boogie:
The Great Atlantic Vocal Groups, Volume 2
Collectors Choice Music CD R2-7209, 1996
Compilation Produced by Bob Hyde
The Sh-Booms
(Formerly The Chords)
LU LU (Slow Version) 2:27 Stereo,
LU LU (Master) 2:08 Stereo,
PRETTY WILD (Take 27 & 28) 2:45
PRETTY WILD (Take 25 Master) 2:34
On
The Best Of The Chords
(Cat CCD 7000, 2005)
SOMETIME BABY
(Shirley Elliston)
Copyright July 26, 1955
SUGAR BOO
(Shirley Elliston)
Copyright July 26, 1955
The Heartbreakers
(Vocal Lead: Paul Himmelstein)
ONE, TWO, I LOVE YOU
(Shirley Elliston) 2:47
Copyright Oscar [ ]
Master H4PW-1330
Without A Cause
(Paul Himmelstein-Henry Eli)
Copyright Maureen
Master H4PW-1332
Vik single 4X-0261
Billboard review March 1957
Recorded January 29, 1957 at RCA Studio 1, NYC
Leader: Howard Biggs
Guitar: Skeeter Best
Bass: Thomas Barney
Piano: Dave Martin, Clarence Redd III
Baritone Sax: Heywood Henry
Tenor Sax: Count Hastings
Drums: David Panama Francis
A&R: Bob Rolantz
The Heartbreakers
(Lead: Paul Himmelstein)
MY LOVE
(Shirley Elliston) 2:15
Copyright Oscar June 26, 1956
Master H4PW-1331
Love You 'Til The Day I Die 2:46
(Bill Miller - Nancy Washington)
Copyright Shalimar
Master H4PW-1333
Vik single 4X-0299
Recorded January 29, 1957 at RCA Studio 1, NYC
The Sh-Booms LULU (Stereo),
Don't Be Mad At My Heart
(Stereo, Vik Previously Unreleased,
Same Credits As LULU) and
The Heartbreakers
Without A Cause
On
Rock 'N' Roll Party, Volume 2
(RCA CD 9758-2)
Published: December 5, 1989
Registered: December 22, 1989
TEN AGAIN
(Shirley Elliston)
Copyright November 27, 1956
Spectropop Recommends
Shirley Ellis
Shirley Ellis
Connoisseur Collection
CD Press
The Journal, Bath UK
April 2001
MOJO
#91, June 2001
Billboard
June 2, 2001
Record Collector
No. 262, June 2001
Record Collector
No. 263, July 2001
In The Basement
No. 22, May - July 2001
Record Buyer & Music Collector
August 2001
The Retford Times, UK
August 2001
Blues & Soul Magazine
August 2001
LOU CHRISTIE &
THE TAMMYS:
EGYPTIAN SHUMBA:
THE SINGLES AND
RARE RECORDINGS 1962-1964
RPM CD 330
Liner Notes Mention Shirley Ellis:
Following Ritchie & The Runarounds' Don'tcha Backtrack" and the Colpix "Back Track", Lou issued "(Baby, I Wanna) Back Track" on the 'Painter Of Hits' album (MGM) and now on the 'Original Sinner' CD (RPM). Shirley Ellis covered the MGM "Back Track" (which borrowed lyrics from "Outside The Gates Of Heaven") on Columbia album CS 9479, Cash Box 10 June 1967.
Charles Calello also arranged Shirley Ellis' "Name Game" (Congress single CG 230, recorded 12 November 1964, Billboard 28 November 1964, Pop #3, R&B #4), Frank Sinatra’s 'Watertown' (Reprise album FS 1031, Cash Box 28 March 1970) and Deborah Allen's "Baby I Lied" (RCA single MHL1 8514, Billboard 13 August 1983, Country #4, Pop #26, Adult Contemporary #10, two Grammy nominations), to name but a few.
Variety
May 8, 1968, page 244
Artist-Disk Deals
BELL: SHIRLEY ELLIS, MIKE STOLLER
Shirley Ellis, who had hit singles in The Name Game and Nitty Gritty, a couple of years back, has been wrapped up by Bell Records. She arrived in New York last week to wax her initial single for the label, which will be released in a few weeks.
Cash Box
May 11, 1968
Billboard
May 18, 1968
ARTIST SIGNINGS
Shirley Ellis and writer-producer Mike Stoller have been signed to the Bell label.
Cash Box
June 15, 1968
Bell Inks Indie Deals, To Record Mel Carter
NEW YORK -- Several new production and distribution deals between Bell Records and indie producers were announced last week by label president Larry Uttal.
Lincoln Chase of Links Inc. Creative Productions has already completed sessions for a soon-due single by Shirley Ellis (of "Name Game" and "Nitty Gritty" fame)...
VARIOUS ARTISTS
WHAT DOES A GIRL DO?
President PRCD 157
Released September 20, 2004
w/
SHIRLEY ELLISTON
Love Can Make You Know
(Lincoln Chase) 2:38
Words & Music Copyright June 26, 1961
Master HS 529
Recorded 1961
Shell single 45-307-V
Billboard review August 14, 1961
Cash Box review August 19, 1961
L.C.P.E. Inc Production
The Clapping Song by Shirley Ellis heard at length in film
SCRATCH
Directed by Doug Pray
2002
91 MINS, Color
Take a spin on the wild side in Doug Pray's
fascinating introduction into the world of hip-hop
turntable DJs, musicians who create a montage of
unique sonorities by manipulating twin record
turntables with all the artistry of a master violinist
playing a Stradivarius. Pray, who previously explored
the Seattle grunge explosion in HYPE! (1996), here
charts the musical revolution back to the 1970s and
the influential experiments of GrandWizzard Theodore,
now credited with innovating the scratch technique;
GrandMixer DXT; and Afrika Bambaataa, a founding
father of hip-hop culture who brought together
graffiti painters, DJs and street artists. Legendary
turntablists like DJ Q-Bert, Mixmaster Mike and DJ
Shadow each demonstrate their individual techniques
and discuss what they look for when shopping for
vinyl. Appropriately for a documentary about an art
form created by manipulating analog media, SCRATCH was
intentionally shot on film rather than by using a
digital camera. "Highly entertaining" - Los Angeles
Times. R (AC, AL) CCAP/Stereo
PRODUCER
Brad Blondheim
Ernest Meza
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Robert Bennett
EDITOR
Doug Pray
Joan Zapata