The Best Of The Chantels

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Total Tracks: 18   Total Length: 44:08

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The Groups of Girl

By Lenny Kaye, eMusic Contributor

It was a moment of perfect chanteusic convergence: These songs and those who sang them, those who produced them and, most important, those who would hear them late at night on a car radio where there was only the AM dial to light the lover's lane. Three wishes of attraction, infatuation and eternal belief in the power of adoration to conquer all, captured in the three minutes of the classic pop single. A soaring chorus, a… more »

They Say All Music Guide

The Chantels were rock & roll’s first great female group. This 18-track best-of gathers all of their important recordings for George Goldner’s End label, along with some rarities amongst the hits. In addition to the smashes “Maybe,” “He’s Gone,” and “Every Night,” the set also includes their work with Richard Barrett and their one-off single backing Willie Wilson, issued as the Tunemasters. An interesting chapter of the distaff side of rock & roll history. – Cub Koda