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The Shangri‐Las
Allmusic Biography : Along with the Shirelles and the Ronettes, the Shangri-Las were among the greatest girl groups; if judged solely on the basis of attitude, they were the greatest of them all. They combined an innocent adolescent charm with more than a hint of darkness, singing about dead bikers, teenage runaways, and doomed love affairs as well as ebullient high-school crushes. These could be delivered with either infectious, handclapping harmonies or melodramatic, almost operatic recitatives that were contrived but utterly effective. Tying it all together in the studio was Shadow Morton, a mad genius of a producer who may have been second in eccentric imagination only to Phil Spector in the mid-60s.

Originally the Shangri-Las were comprised of two pairs of sisters from Queens, NY (identical twins Marge and Mary Anne Ganser and siblings Mary and Betty Weiss). They had already recorded a couple of obscure singles when they were hired by George "Shadow" Morton to demo a song he had recently written, "Remember (Walkin in the Sand)." The haunting ballad, with its doomy "Moonlight Sonata"-like piano riffs, wailing lead vocal, and thunderous background harmonies, seguing into an a cappella chorus backed by nothing except handclaps and seagull cries, made the Top Five in late 1964. It also began their association with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stollers Red Bird label, which would handle the group for the bulk of their career.

The quality of Mortons work with the Shangri-Las on Red Bird (with assistance from Jeff Barry and Artie Butler) was remarkable considering that he had virtually no prior experience in the music business. The groups material, so over-the-top emotionally that it sometimes bordered on camp, was lightened by the first-class production, which embroidered the tracks with punchy brass, weeping strings, and plenty of imaginative sound effects. Nowhere was this more apparent than on "Leader of the Pack," with its periodic motorcycle roars and crescendo of crashing glass. The death-rock classic became the Shangri-Las signature tune, reaching number one.

Several smaller hits followed in 1965 and 1966, many of them excellent. "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" proved they could handle more conventionally, bubbly girl group fare well; "I Can Never Go Home Anymore," a runaway tale that took their patented pathos to the extreme, would be their third and final Top Ten hit. These all show up on oldies collections, but lots of listeners remain unaware of the other fine singles in their catalog, like the moody "Out in the Streets," the dense orchestral swamp of "He Cried" (which cuts Jay & the Americans original, "She Cried," to pieces), and another teen death tale, "Give Us Your Blessings." Some of their best songs, in fact, were B-sides; "Dressed in Black," yet another teen death drama, had a marvelously hushed and damned atmosphere, and "Paradise" was co-written by a young Harry Nilsson. Their most unusual single of all was "Past, Present and Future," which didnt feature a single sung note, presenting a somber spoken monologue and occasional spoken background chants over a classical piano track reminiscent of "Remember (Walking in the Sand)." It was too unconventional to rise above the middle of the charts, especially given that the narrative could quite possibly be construed as the recollections of an assault/rape victim.

Unlike some girl groups, the Shangri-Las were dynamic on-stage performers, choreographing their dance steps to their lyrics and wearing skin-tight leather pants and boots that were quite daring for the time. Their real lives, however, were not without elements of drama themselves. Their constant personnel changes baffle historians; sometimes they are pictured as a trio, and sometimes one of the members in the photos is clearly not one of the Weiss or Ganser sisters. Worse, the Red Bird label ran into serious organizational difficulties in the mid-60s, and wound down its operations in 1966. The group moved to Mercury for a couple of dispirited singles, but had split by the end of the 1960s. Shadow Morton went on to an interesting, erratic career that included involvement with Janis Ian, the New York Dolls, and Mott the Hoople. Mary Anne Ganser died in 1970; the cause has been a source of mystery but it was due to either encephalitis, a barbituate overdose, or the result of a seizure. Her sister Marge died in 1996 of breast cancer.

Even today, the Shangri-Las history remains somewhat murky and mysterious; the original members have rarely reunited for oldies shows or talked to the press. The situation was exacerbated by frustratingly substandard reissues of their Red Bird work, which made it impossible to collect all of their fine sides without buying numerous packages, many of which boasted shockingly shoddy sound quality. Happily, the situation was rectified in the mid-90s with excellent, comprehensive compilations of the Red Bird material in both the U.K. and U.S.
remember_walking_in_the_sand_and_other_greatest_hits Album: 1 of 16
Title:  Remember (Walking in the Sand) and Other Greatest Hits
Released:  
Tracks:  16
Duration:  43:57

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1   Remember (Walkin in the Sand)  (02:08)
2   Leader of the Pack  (02:50)
3   I Can Never Go Home Anymore  (03:13)
4   Past, Present and Future  (02:41)
5   Give Us Your Blessing  (03:08)
6   Long Live Our Love  (02:53)
7   Out in the Streets  (02:44)
8   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:08)
9   Heaven Only Knows  (02:04)
10  Train From Kansas City  (03:21)
11  Right Now and Not Later  (02:36)
12  Whats a Girl Supposed to Do  (03:06)
13  Its Easier to Cry  (02:28)
14  Maybe  (02:40)
15  Im Blue  (03:29)
16  You Cheated, You Lied  (02:21)
the_shangri_las Album: 2 of 16
Title:  The Shangri-Las
Released:  
Tracks:  25
Duration:  1:04:47

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1   Remember (Walking in the Sand)  (02:12)
2   Leader of the Pack  (02:51)
3   Right Now and Not Later  (02:38)
4   Long Live Our Love  (02:51)
5   Out in the Streets  (02:42)
6   Past Present and Future  (02:42)
7   He Cried  (02:52)
8   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:10)
9   I Can Never Go Home Anymore  (03:13)
10  Maybe  (02:41)
11  So Much in Love  (02:14)
12  Shout  (02:13)
13  Goodnight My Love  (00:57)
14  You Cant Sit Down  (02:23)
15  Give Us Your Blessings  (03:05)
16  Simon Says  (02:27)
17  Never Again  (02:20)
18  Sophisticated Boom Boom  (02:08)
19  Im Blue  (03:37)
20  Heaven Only Knows  (02:07)
21  The Train From Kansas City  (03:23)
22  The Boy  (02:49)
23  Whats a Girl Supposed to Do  (03:04)
24  Bull Dog  (02:34)
25  Its Easier to Cry  (02:22)
leader_of_the_pack Album: 3 of 16
Title:  Leader of the Pack
Released:  1964
Tracks:  17
Duration:  44:01

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1   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:09)
2   Leader of the Pack  (02:51)
3   Bull Dog  (02:39)
4   It’s Easier to Cry  (02:31)
5   What Is Love  (02:27)
6   Remember (Walking in the Sand)  (02:16)
7   Twist and Shout  (03:03)
8   Maybe  (02:34)
9   So Much in Love  (02:17)
10  Shout  (02:12)
11  Good Night, My Love, Pleasant Dreams  (01:00)
12  You Can’t Sit Down  (02:23)
13  Out in the Streets  (02:51)
14  I’m Blue  (03:32)
15  I Can Never Go Home Anymore  (03:17)
16  He Cried  (03:08)
17  Dressed in Black  (02:51)
shangri_las_65 Album: 4 of 16
Title:  Shangri-Las-65!
Released:  1965
Tracks:  12
Duration:  30:05

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1   Right Now and Not Later  (02:38)
2   Never Again  (02:20)
3   Give Us Your Blessings  (02:12)
4   Sophisticated Boom Boom  (02:08)
5   I’m Blue  (03:27)
6   Heaven Only Knows  (02:10)
7   The Train From Kansas City  (03:04)
8   Out in the Streets  (02:44)
9   What’s a Girl Supposed to Do?  (02:20)
10  The Dum Dum Ditty  (02:21)
11  You Cheated, You Lied  (02:21)
12  The Boy  (02:20)
golden_hits_of_the_shangri_las Album: 5 of 16
Title:  Golden Hits of The Shangri-Las
Released:  1966
Tracks:  12
Duration:  32:09

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1   Leader of the Pack  (02:51)
2   Past, Present and Future  (02:40)
3   Train From Kansas City  (03:20)
4   Heaven Only Knows  (02:10)
5   Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)  (02:16)
6   Out in the Streets  (02:47)
7   I Can Never Go Home Anymore  (03:13)
8   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:10)
9   Long Live Our Love  (02:54)
10  Give Us Your Blessings  (03:15)
11  Sophisticated Boom Boom  (02:08)
12  What Is Love  (02:25)
Golden Hits of The Shangri-Las : Allmusic album Review : This 1966 compilation gathers a dozen of the the Shangri-Las most memorable selections from their sole long-player Shangri Las 65 (1965) and various 45s issued on the Jerry Leiber-owned Red Bird Records. Although the original incarnation included sisters Mary and Elizabeth Weiss and their high school classmates Marge and Mary Anne Ganser, by the time the combo began getting noticed, Liz had dropped out -- as evidenced by the trio touted on the kitschy (think Laugh-In) mid-60s album artwork. But its whats in the grooves that really matters, especially depending upon whether you have a copy of the monaural or stereophonic platter. The former is definitely preferable as it is not plagued by fake stereo (aka re-channeled mono), which gives the aural apparition that the vocals were recorded in a racquetball court. In terms of content, the single-oriented "Leader of the Pack," "What Is Love," "Give Us Your Blessings," "Heaven Only Knows," "Right Now and Not Later," "Train from Kansas City," "Long Live Our Love," and "Sophisticated Boom Boom" were all chart hits. As were the seminal sides "Remember (Walking in the Sand)," "Out in the Streets," "I Can Never Go Home Anymore," and "Give Him a Great Big Kiss". Suitably, the final entry on The Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las is the dramatic tale of a rape victim -- heady stuff for the mid-60s -- on the classically influenced recitation "Past, Present & Future". The song was likewise their last Top 100 offering. Modern listeners searching for an adequate equivalent on CD should take note of the Myrmidons of Melodrama (1995) collection.
greatest_hits Album: 6 of 16
Title:  Greatest Hits
Released:  1987
Tracks:  16
Duration:  43:54

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1   Leader of the Pack  (02:51)
2   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:08)
3   Maybe  (02:39)
4   Out in the Streets  (02:46)
5   Give Us Your Blessings  (03:08)
6   Right Now and Not Later  (02:37)
7   Remember (Walking in the Sand)  (02:17)
8   I Can Never Go Home Any More  (03:15)
9   Long Live Our Love  (02:53)
10  Past Present and Future  (02:42)
11  Train From Kansas City  (03:22)
12  Shout  (02:12)
13  Twist and Shout  (02:47)
14  I’m Blue  (03:29)
15  You Cheated, You Lied  (02:23)
16  So Much in Love  (02:19)
myrmidons_of_melodrama Album: 7 of 16
Title:  Myrmidons of Melodrama
Released:  1994
Tracks:  33
Duration:  1:19:18

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1   Remember  (02:15)
2   It’s Easier to Cry  (02:29)
3   Leader of the Pack  (02:51)
4   What Is Love  (02:23)
5   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:07)
6   Maybe  (02:33)
7   Out in the Streets  (02:50)
8   The Boy  (02:43)
9   Give Us Your Blessings  (03:16)
10  Heaven Only Knows  (02:09)
11  Right Now and Not Later  (02:37)
12  The Train From Kansas City  (03:20)
13  Never Again  (02:21)
14  I’m Blue  (03:30)
15  What’s a Girl Supposed to Do  (03:05)
16  The Dum Dum Ditty  (02:24)
17  You Cheated, You Lied  (02:23)
18  I Can Never Go Home Anymore  (03:16)
19  Bull Dog  (02:38)
20  Long Live Our Love  (03:09)
21  Sophisticated Boom Boom  (02:11)
22  He Cried  (03:06)
23  Dressed in Black  (02:51)
24  Past, Present and Future  (02:41)
25  Paradise  (03:15)
26  Love You More Than Yesterday  (02:40)
27  Wishing Well  (02:05)
28  Hate to Say I Told You So  (01:36)
29  Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:15)
30  How Pretty Can You Get  (00:12)
31  Revlon Endorsement  (00:15)
32  Good Taste Tip  (00:53)
33  Dating Courtesy Tip  (00:56)
gold Album: 8 of 16
Title:  Gold
Released:  1995
Tracks:  14
Duration:  37:32

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1   Leader of the Pack  (02:51)
2   Remember (Walking in the Sand)  (02:13)
3   Past, Present and Future  (02:41)
4   I Can Never Go Home Anymore  (03:14)
5   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:10)
6   Give Us Your Blessings  (03:06)
7   Long Live Our Love  (02:50)
8   Out in the Streets  (02:45)
9   Maybe  (02:41)
10  Right Now and Not Later  (02:36)
11  Wishing Well  (02:04)
12  I’m Blue  (03:34)
13  You Cheated You Lied  (02:27)
14  Never Again  (02:15)
the_mercury_years_the_best_of_the_shangri_las Album: 9 of 16
Title:  The Mercury Years: The Best of the Shangri-Las
Released:  1996-06-18
Tracks:  25
Duration:  1:08:30

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1   Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)  (02:19)
2   Leader of the Pack  (02:51)
3   What Is Love  (02:23)
4   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:13)
5   Maybe  (02:33)
6   Out in the Streets  (02:48)
7   Give Us Your Blessings  (03:16)
8   Heaven Only Knows  (02:09)
9   Never Again  (02:25)
10  What’s a Girl Supposed to Do  (03:05)
11  The Dum Dum Ditty  (02:24)
12  Right Now and Not Later  (02:37)
13  The Train From Kansas City  (03:20)
14  I Can Never Go Home Anymore  (03:14)
15  Long Live Our Love  (02:56)
16  Sophisticated Boom Boom  (02:11)
17  He Cried  (03:07)
18  Dressed in Black  (02:55)
19  Past, Present and Future  (02:41)
20  Paradise  (03:13)
21  Love You More Than Yesterday  (02:40)
22  The Sweet Sounds of Summer  (03:05)
23  I’ll Never Learn  (02:41)
24  Take the Time  (02:50)
25  Footsteps on the Roof  (02:23)
the_best_of_the_shangri_las Album: 10 of 16
Title:  The Best of The Shangri-Las
Released:  1998
Tracks:  20
Duration:  50:24

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1   Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)  (02:19)
2   Leader of the Pack  (02:51)
3   Right Now and Not Later  (02:37)
4   Long Live Our Love  (02:53)
5   Out in the Streets  (02:44)
6   Past, Present and Future  (02:41)
7   He Cried  (03:04)
8   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:11)
9   I Can Never Go Home Anymore  (03:13)
10  So Much in Love  (02:12)
11  Goodnight My Love  (00:55)
12  Never Again  (02:23)
13  I’m Blue  (03:35)
14  Whats a Girl Supposed to Do  (03:01)
15  You Cheated, You Lied  (02:24)
16  The Boy  (02:47)
17  It’s Easier to Cry  (02:25)
18  Shout  (02:12)
19  What Is Love  (02:22)
20  Hate to Say I Told You So  (01:35)
the_very_best_of_the_shangri_las Album: 11 of 16
Title:  The Very Best of the Shangri-Las
Released:  2000-03-14
Tracks:  18
Duration:  51:10

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1   Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)  (02:15)
2   It’s Easier to Cry  (02:29)
3   Leader of the Pack  (02:51)
4   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:07)
5   Maybe  (02:33)
6   Out in the Streets  (02:48)
7   Give Us Your Blessings  (03:16)
8   Right Now and Not Later  (02:37)
9   Never Again  (02:21)
10  I’m Blue  (03:30)
11  You Cheated, You Lied  (02:23)
12  Bull Dog  (02:38)
13  I Can Never Go Home Anymore  (03:14)
14  He Cried  (03:06)
15  Dressed in Black  (02:51)
16  Past, Present and Future  (02:41)
17  Give Him a Great Big Kiss (Interface remix)  (03:01)
18  Leader of the Pack (Pistel remix)  (04:27)
The Very Best of the Shangri-Las : Allmusic album Review : A better-than-average collection of the girls biggest hits, featuring a couple of off-the-wall selections in the distorted, demo-sounding "Its Easier to Cry" and bonus "Millennium Remixes" of "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" and "Leader of the Pack."
20th_century_masters_the_millennium_collection_the_best_of_the_shangri_las Album: 12 of 16
Title:  20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Shangri-Las
Released:  2002-06-04
Tracks:  12
Duration:  33:43

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1   Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)  (02:20)
2   Leader of the Pack  (02:51)
3   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:14)
4   Maybe  (02:33)
5   Out in the Streets  (02:49)
6   Give Us Your Blessings  (03:16)
7   Right Now and Not Later  (02:37)
8   I Can Never Go Home Again Anymore  (03:15)
9   Long Live Our Love  (02:56)
10  He Cried  (03:07)
11  Past, Present and Future  (02:42)
12  The Sweet Sounds of Summer  (03:03)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Shangri-Las : Allmusic album Review : 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Shangri-Las gathers a dozen of the tough-but-sweet girl groups definitive songs, including the classic "Leader of the Pack," "Remember (Walkin in the Sand)," and "Give Him a Great Big Kiss." "Out in the Streets," "I Can Never Go Home Anymore," and "He Cried" (a reworking of Jay & the Americans hit "She Cried") are chief among the tracks that listeners only familiar with the first few songs on this collection will get to discover. Though its not as awe-inspiring and complete as the British Myrmidons of Melodrama [RPM 136] retrospective, 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Shangri-Las is still a decent introduction to the groups theatrical, exuberant, and often poignant sound, offering their radio hits and just enough more to make it worthwhile for the mildly curious.
the_leader_of_the_pack Album: 13 of 16
Title:  The Leader of the Pack
Released:  2004-11-16
Tracks:  10
Duration:  27:27

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1   Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)  (02:18)
2   Leader of the Pack  (02:51)
3   Right Now and Not Later  (02:37)
4   Give Us Your Blessings  (03:11)
5   Out in the Streets  (02:45)
6   What’s a Girl Supposed to Do  (03:03)
7   It’s Easier to Cry  (02:26)
8   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:08)
9   I Can Never Go Home Anymore  (03:11)
10  Twist and Shout (live version)  (02:57)
The Leader of the Pack : Allmusic album Review : The Shangri-Las had several pop hits in the early 1960s with melodramatic songs full of runaway girls and bad boys who were sinking fast, and a general cast of despair, disapproval, and even death. Songs like “Leader of the Pack,” the urgent, insistent “Out in the Streets,” “Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand),” and “He Cried” (a remake of Jay & the Americans’ “She Cried” that ups the emotional stakes considerably) were hardly cheerful, and in retrospect, they’re actually quite eerie, full of sound effects and set in broad, echoing, and even ominous soundscapes. This 20-track collection has all of these songs and virtually every truly essential side the Shangri-Las did, making it both an ideal introduction and a more-than-adequate survey of this oddly fascinating and compelling singing group.
leaders_of_the_pack Album: 14 of 16
Title:  Leaders of the Pack
Released:  2008
Tracks:  29
Duration:  1:18:13

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1   Leader of the Pack  (02:51)
2   Remember (Walking in the Sand)  (02:13)
3   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:08)
4   I Can Never Go Home Anymore  (03:17)
5   Out in the Streets  (02:49)
6   Give Us Your Blessings  (03:16)
7   Past, Present and Future  (02:42)
8   The Train From Kansas City  (03:21)
9   Paradise  (03:14)
10  Maybe  (02:33)
11  Right Now and Not Later  (02:38)
12  Long Live Our Love  (03:09)
13  Heaven Only Knows  (02:09)
14  What’s a Girl Supposed to Do  (03:05)
15  The Dum Dum Ditty  (02:24)
16  What Is Love?  (02:24)
17  He Cried  (03:06)
18  Sophisticated Boom Boom  (02:11)
19  Dressed in Black  (02:50)
20  Never Again  (02:22)
21  You Cheated, You Lied  (02:25)
22  Love You More Than Yesterday  (02:40)
23  I’m Blue  (03:30)
24  Bulldog  (02:37)
25  The Boy  (02:43)
26  Shout (live)  (02:13)
27  So Much in Love  (02:17)
28  Twist and Shout (live)  (02:41)
29  It’s Easier to Cry  (02:25)
remembered Album: 15 of 16
Title:  Remembered
Released:  2008-05-13
Tracks:  36
Duration:  1:31:31

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1   Remember (Walkin in the Sand) The Shangri-Las  (02:15)
2   Its Easier to Cry The Shangri-Las  (02:21)
3   Leader of the Pack The Shangri-Las  (02:49)
4   What Is Love? The Shangri-Las  (02:24)
5   Give Him a Great Big Kiss The Shangri-Las  (02:07)
6   Twist and Shout The Shangri-Las  (02:44)
7   Maybe The Shangri-Las  (02:37)
8   Shout The Shangri-Las  (02:12)
9   Out in the Streets The Shangri-Las  (02:41)
10  The Boy The Shangri-Las  (02:42)
11  Give Us Your Blessings The Shangri-Las  (02:58)
12  Heaven Only Knows The Shangri-Las  (01:57)
1   Right Now and Not Later The Shangri-Las  (02:33)
2   The Train from Kansas City The Shangri-Las  (03:18)
3   I Can Never Go Home Anymore The Shangri-Las  (03:09)
4   Bull Dog The Shangri-Las  (02:33)
5   Long Live Our Love The Shangri-Las  (02:48)
6   Sophisticated Boom Boom The Shangri-Las  (02:02)
7   He Cried The Shangri-Las  (02:56)
8   Dressed in Black The Shangri-Las  (02:47)
9   Past, Present and Future The Shangri-Las  (02:40)
10  Love You More Than Yesterday The Shangri-Las  (02:38)
11  Paradise The Shangri-Las  (03:12)
12  So Much in Love The Shangri-Las  (02:12)
13  Good Night My Love (Pleasant Dreams) The Shangri-Las  (00:53)
1   Im Blue The Shangri-Las  (03:31)
2   Whats a Girl Supposed to Do? The Shangri-Las  (03:00)
3   Never Again The Shangri-Las  (02:17)
4   The Dum Dum Ditty The Shangri-Las  (02:24)
5   You Cheated, You Lied The Shangri-Las  (02:24)
6   Simon Says The Shangri-Las  (02:26)
7   Simon Speaks The Shangri-Las  (02:35)
8   Wishing Well The Shangri-Las  (01:59)
9   Hate to Say I Told You So The Shangri-Las  (01:33)
10  Leader of the Laundromat The Shangri-Las  (03:17)
11  I Can Never Eat Home Anymore The Shangri-Las  (02:37)
Remembered : Allmusic album Review : Few Shangri-Las compilations can rival the definitive Myrmidons of Melodrama (whose two versions are the best anthologies of the girls music), but Remembered still offers a comprehensive look at the singles, B-sides, and assorted rarities that made the Shangri-Las commercially viable in the 1960s and famously interesting afterwards. All the requisite themes are here -- the misunderstood love, the unforgiving parents, the tough girl posturing -- although its worth noting that Myrmidons of Melodrama is an obvious model for this track list, and Remembered takes three discs to accomplish what Myrmidons did in one. Unique additions are mostly limited to the presence of two novelty songs, both by the Detergents (whose lead singer, Ron Dante, was also the lead singer on the Archies number one single "Sugar, Sugar"). Accordingly, those who deem their Shangri-Las collections incomplete without the inclusion of "Leader of the Laundromat" should pick up this budget-priced collection, but most fans will want to stick with Myrmidons of Melodrama, which also features useful liner notes and several classic radio spots.
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Title:  Remember
Released:  2011-03-08
Tracks:  38
Duration:  1:32:04

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1   Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)  (02:22)
2   It’s Easier to Cry  (02:26)
3   Leader of the Pack  (03:00)
4   What Is Love?  (02:23)
5   Give Him a Great Big Kiss  (02:14)
6   Bull Dog  (02:36)
7   Right Now and Not Later  (02:35)
8   The Train From Kansas City  (03:20)
9   Never Again  (02:21)
10  Give Us Your Blessings  (03:12)
11  Heaven Only Knows  (02:05)
12  Sophisticated Boom Boom  (02:08)
13  I’m Blue  (03:27)
14  Out in the Streets  (02:45)
15  The Boy  (02:41)
16  What’s a Girl Supposed to Do  (03:02)
17  The Dum Dum Ditty  (02:23)
18  You Cheated, You Lied  (02:22)
19  I Can Never Go Home Anymore  (03:12)
1   Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand) (extended version)  (02:40)
2   Twist and Shout (live)  (03:17)
3   Maybe (live)  (02:32)
4   So Much in Love (live)  (02:11)
5   Shout (live)  (02:10)
6   Good Night, My Love (Pleasant Dreams) / Shout (reprise) (live)  (01:35)
7   You Can’t Sit Down (live)  (02:21)
8   Long Live Our Love  (02:50)
9   He Cried  (03:06)
10  Dressed in Black  (02:52)
11  Past, Present and Future  (02:41)
12  Paradise  (03:13)
13  Love You More Than Yesterday  (02:38)
14  Give Him a Great Big Kiss (alternative version)  (02:11)
15  Radio Spot Revlon #1 How Pretty Can You Get?  (00:12)
16  Radio Spot Good Taste Tip Gift Receiving  (00:54)
17  Radio Spot Revlon #2 Natural Wonder  (00:16)
18  Radio Spot Good Taste Tip Dating Courtesy  (00:52)
19  Dressed in Black (Shadow Morton demo)  (02:49)

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