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The Paris Sisters

1960s American girl group

The Paris Sisters were a 1960s American girl group from San Francisco, best known for their work with record producer Phil Spector.[1]

Career

The group consisted of lead singer Priscilla Paris (January 4, 1945 – March 5, 2004), her older sister Albeth Carole Paris, and their middle sister Sherrell Paris.[1] They reached the peak of their success in October 1961 with the hit single "I Love How You Love Me", which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart,[2] and sold over one million copies.[3] Some of the group's other hit songs include the US Top 40single "He Knows I Love Him Too Much" (March 1962, No. 34), "All Through The Night" (1961),[4] "Be My Boy" (No. 56), "Let Me Be The One" (No. 87), and "Dream Lover" (No. 91).[5]

The Paris Sisters appeared in the 1962 British rock film It's Trad, Dad! (released in the U.S. as Ring-a-Ding Rhythm) directed by Richard Lester.[6] In the film, they performed the Spector-produced song "What Am I to Do?"[7] Also early in the 1960s, the Paris Sisters sang the jingle for Diet Rite soda.

Sherrell Paris later served as a production assistant on The Price Is Right and as host Bob Barker's personal assistant until she was released in 2000.[8]

Priscilla Paris died on March 5, 2004, from injuries suffered in a fall at her home in Pays de la Loire, France.[9] She was 59.[10]

Albeth Paris died in Palm Springs, California, on December 5, 2014. She was 79.[11]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Title Peak chart
positions
Record Label B-sideAlbum
US
Pop
US
AC
1954 "Ooh La La" — — Decca"Whose Arms Are You Missing"
1955 "Huckleberry Pie" — — "Baby, Honey, Baby"
"The "Know-How"" — — "I Wanna"
"Lover Boy" — — "Oh Yes, You Do"
1956 "I Love You Dear (Year-Round Love)" — — "Mistaken"
"Daughter, Daughter!" — — "So Much - So Very Much"
1957 "(Don't Stop, Don't Stop) Tell Me More" — — Imperial"Old Enough to Cry"
1958 "Someday" — — "My Original Love"
"Don't Tell Anybody" — — Decca "Mind Reader"
1961 "Be My Boy" 56 — Gregmark"I'll Be Crying Tomorrow"
"I Love How You Love Me" 5 — "All Through the Night"
1962 "He Knows I Love Him Too Much" 34 7 "A Lonely Girl's Prayer"
"Let Me Be the One" 87 — "What Am I to Do"
"Yes - I Love You" — — "Once Upon a While Ago"
1964 "Dream Lover" 91 — MGM"Lonely Girl"
"When I Fall in Love" — — Mercury"Once Upon a Time"
1965 "Why Do I Take It From You" — — "Always Waitin'"
1966 "Sincerely" — — Reprise"Too Good to Be True" The Paris Sisters Sing Everything Under the Sun!!!
"I'm Me" — — "You"
"My Good Friend" — — "It's My Party"
1967 "Some of Your Lovin'" — — "Long After Tonight Is All Over" The Paris Sisters Sing Everything Under the Sun!!!
1968 "Greener Days" — — Capitol"Golden Days"
"The Ugliest Girl in Town" — — GNP Crescendo"Stand Naked Clown"

References

  1. ^ abColin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1904. ISBN .
  2. ^O'Dair, Barbara (1997). The Rolling Stone Book of Women in Rock: Trouble Girls (1st ed.). New York: Random House. p. 115. ISBN .
  3. ^Betrock, Alan (1982). Girl Groups The Story of a Sound (1st ed.). New York: Delilah Books. p. 29. ISBN .
  4. ^Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000.
  5. ^Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (10th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 534. ISBN .
  6. ^"Paris Sisters". 2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. ^"It's Trad, Dad! (1962) Soundtrack". Ringostrack.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. ^Adams, Greg (2014-04-02). "Music Weird: Music Weird interviews Sherrell Paris of the Paris Sisters". Musicweird.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  9. ^III, Harris M. Lentz (24 October 2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2004: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 274. ISBN .
  10. ^Jason Ankeny (2004-03-05). "The Paris Sisters | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  11. ^Fessier, Bruce. "Mickey Rooney, radio stars among valley celebrity deaths". The Desert Sun. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

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