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Unlike a lot of singers in the early-'60s pop scene, Twinkle didn't wait around for anyone to pen songs for her. When she was 14, she wrote the brilliant girl group death ballad "Terry" and her recording of it became a big hit in the U.K. Though none of her other songs quite reached the same commercial heights, she didn't stop writing and recording throughout the '60s and '70s. Girl in a Million is a nice collection that includes her mid-'60s girl group singles for Decca, late-'60s mod pop songs cut for Instant, two songs recorded in 1971 for the President label that were never released, and a singer/songwriter album made in 1974 but also never released. There are also some rarities like a German version of her song "Tommy"; different mixes of "Terry" and "The Boy of My Dreams"; a raucous live version of "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" recorded in 1966; a truly awful novelty single she made with her MP father in 1975 under the name Bill & Coo; her 1982 single that includes a synth pop take on "I'm a Believer"; and four previously unreleased demos that sound like they were made in the '80s -- the clue being the Simon LeBon reference.
It's a lovingly put together package, annotated by Twinkle's sister Dawn James and sounding great thanks to the remastering job. The early girl group songs have aged the best; "Golden Lights" is the equal of "Terry," maybe a little better thanks to her more assured vocals. The rest of the early singles are fun and light -- not quite Sandie Shaw territory but not too far behind. As times changed and her sound evolved, there were plenty of highlights. Her "Micky" is a sweet Motown-style love song with a rollicking chorus; 1971's "Michael Hannah" has some biting guitar, swinging London drum breakdowns, and one of Twinkle's strongest vocals; and quite a bit of her singer/songwriter album is good, especially the very poppy songs like "Caroline" and the big band swing-influenced "Ladyfriend." Her light touch suits the material, and she wrote some sneakily good ballads, too. "Days" is a lovely baroque ballad filled with longing and regret, an acoustic version of "Michael Hannah" is even more heartbreaking, and "Joanna" is frothy, tender fun. These songs and everything that came before show that Twinkle was more than the girl in the cute hat who sang "Terry," and this collection proves it. It's also a fascinating slice of the '60s pop scene and how this unique songwriter and performer attempted to navigate the turbulent waters.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1964 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Tommy Scott, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1964 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1965 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Tommy Scott, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1965 Cherry Red Records Ltd
CHIP TAYLOR, Composer - Twinkle, MainArtist - Ted Daryll, Composer - MAGGIE MUSIC CO INC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1965 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Tommy Scott, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1965 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer - Twinkle, MainArtist - Serge Gainsbourg (SACEM), MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1965 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1965 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1965 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Tommy Scott, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1965 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Sylvia Dee, Composer - Arthur Kent, Composer - Twinkle, MainArtist - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1965 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Tommy Scott, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1965 Cherry Red Records Ltd
P.F. Sloan, Composer - Twinkle, MainArtist - Steve Barri, Composer - Universal/MCA Music LTD, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1966 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Tommy Scott, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1966 Cherry Red Records Ltd
CHIP TAYLOR, Composer - Twinkle, MainArtist - Ted Daryll, Composer - MAGGIE MUSIC CO INC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1965 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1976 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Tommy Scott, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1976 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1969 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1969 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1988 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2002 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Mort Shuman, Composer - Twinkle, MainArtist - Kenny Lynch, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2019 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1974 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1974 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer - Stephen Waters, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2001 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Bmg Rights Management (uk) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2003 Maria Slough
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2003 Maria Slough
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2003 Maria Slough
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2003 Maria Slough
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2003 Maria Slough
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2003 Maria Slough
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Twinkle, MainArtist - Jim Jim, Composer - Bill & Coo, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1975 Maria Slough
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Twinkle, MainArtist - Jim Jim, Composer - Bill & Coo, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1975 Maria Slough
Neil Diamond, Composer - Twinkle, MainArtist - Universal/MCA Music Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1982 Maria Slough
Twinkle, MainArtist - Lynn Ripley, Composer - BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd, Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 1982 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2019 Maria Slough
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2019 Maria Slough
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2019 Maria Slough
Twinkle, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lynn Ripley, Composer
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2019 Maria Slough
Chronique
Unlike a lot of singers in the early-'60s pop scene, Twinkle didn't wait around for anyone to pen songs for her. When she was 14, she wrote the brilliant girl group death ballad "Terry" and her recording of it became a big hit in the U.K. Though none of her other songs quite reached the same commercial heights, she didn't stop writing and recording throughout the '60s and '70s. Girl in a Million is a nice collection that includes her mid-'60s girl group singles for Decca, late-'60s mod pop songs cut for Instant, two songs recorded in 1971 for the President label that were never released, and a singer/songwriter album made in 1974 but also never released. There are also some rarities like a German version of her song "Tommy"; different mixes of "Terry" and "The Boy of My Dreams"; a raucous live version of "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" recorded in 1966; a truly awful novelty single she made with her MP father in 1975 under the name Bill & Coo; her 1982 single that includes a synth pop take on "I'm a Believer"; and four previously unreleased demos that sound like they were made in the '80s -- the clue being the Simon LeBon reference.
It's a lovingly put together package, annotated by Twinkle's sister Dawn James and sounding great thanks to the remastering job. The early girl group songs have aged the best; "Golden Lights" is the equal of "Terry," maybe a little better thanks to her more assured vocals. The rest of the early singles are fun and light -- not quite Sandie Shaw territory but not too far behind. As times changed and her sound evolved, there were plenty of highlights. Her "Micky" is a sweet Motown-style love song with a rollicking chorus; 1971's "Michael Hannah" has some biting guitar, swinging London drum breakdowns, and one of Twinkle's strongest vocals; and quite a bit of her singer/songwriter album is good, especially the very poppy songs like "Caroline" and the big band swing-influenced "Ladyfriend." Her light touch suits the material, and she wrote some sneakily good ballads, too. "Days" is a lovely baroque ballad filled with longing and regret, an acoustic version of "Michael Hannah" is even more heartbreaking, and "Joanna" is frothy, tender fun. These songs and everything that came before show that Twinkle was more than the girl in the cute hat who sang "Terry," and this collection proves it. It's also a fascinating slice of the '60s pop scene and how this unique songwriter and performer attempted to navigate the turbulent waters.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 41 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 02:08:42
- Artistes principaux : Twinkle
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Maison de disque : RPM
- Genre : Pop/Rock Pop
(C) 2019 RPM Records (P) 2019 Cherry Red Records Ltd, President Records Ltd, Maria Slough
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