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• Released to coincide with Ms. Gunter’s first-ever trip to the UK on November 2005, “Oop Shoop” is also Shirley’s first ever legitimate album release anywhere in the world.• Shirley and the Queens are generally considered to be among the first female R&B groups, and pivotal to the ‘girl group’ sound that was soon to be embellished by the likes of the Shirelles, Marvelettes etc. Her later work with her brother Cornel’s group, the Flairs, represents the apex of 1950s west coast rhythm & blues.• This collection features every single recording that Shirley made for Modern and Flair - and, two later singles notwithstanding, pretty much represents her recording career in total. Almost 70% of these tracks have never been reissued on CD - four have never been issued at all.• “Oop Shoop” itself is a bona fide Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame classic, and the rest of the tracks here - the emphasis for which is very definitely on the upbeat - are not even slightly shabby by comparison….
Track listing:1. OOP SHOOP - & The Queens 2. STRANGE ROMANCE 3. FOUND SOME GOOD LOVIN’ - with Maxwell Davis & His Orchestra 4. SEND HIM BACK - with Monroe Tucker & His Orchestra 5. IT’S YOU - & The Queens 6. IN MY HEART 7. BABY, I LOVE YOU SO - & The Queens 8. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE - & The Queens 9. I JUST GOT RID OF A HEARTACHE - & The Flairs 10. IPSY OPSIE OOH - & The Flairs 11. SINCE I FELL FOR YOU 12. I WANT YOU - & The Flairs 13. HOW CAN I TELL YOU - & The Flairs 14. THE WAY I LIKE IT - & The Queens 15. I’VE BEEN SEARCHING 16. FORTUNE IN LOVE - & The Flairs 17. I’M SORRY 18. GIMME, GIMME, GIMME - & The Queens 19. HEADIN’ HOME - & The Flairs 20. COME ON 21. PLEASE TELL ME 22. YOU’RE MINE - & The Queens 23. WHY - & The Queens 24. LET’S GET MARRIED (Demo) - & The Flairs 25. HOW CAN I TELL YOU (Demo) - & The Flairs 26. IPSY OPSIE OOH (Demo) - & The Flairs
