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Sharon Sheeley is often referred to in pop music history as Eddie Cochran's girl friend, and that's it. In fact she has been a highly successful songwriter who currently has 194 active songs on the BMI register. She was indeed for a time Eddie Cochran's girl friend but then she also dated Ricky Nelson (for whom she wrote the hit 'Poor Little Fool'), and was part of a whole scene of people in pop/rock'n'roll music, around California during the late 50's- early 60's. This was her most prolific writing period and she particularly connected with co writer Jackie De Shannon, becoming the first female writing team to have significant success in the emerging pop world. Hits sprang forth such as Somethin' Else (Eddie Cochran, later Sex Pistols), Dum Dum (Brenda Lee), Breakaway (Irma Thomas, Billie Davis, later Tracey Ullman); He's The Great Imposter (the Fleetwoods).

Sheeley does not sing on this collection of 1959-66 demos, nor is there any indication in the liner notes that she played any instruments on these recordings. These 28 tracks -- most of them, it is thought, from the early '60s -- were demos by session musicians, most likely for the purpose of the songs getting shopped around to other artists by publishers. Most of the tunes were cut in Los Angeles, and actually feature a number of notable future stars (Glen Campbell, P.J. Proby, Herb Alpert, Mac Davis, Delaney Bramlett) as lead vocalists. So why's the disc credited to Sheeley? Because she co-wrote every song, about half of them in collaboration with the great Jackie DeShannon. It all sounds enticing, but in the event, these are average or substandard early-'60s pop-rock tunes, often with a pronounced country or ballad influence. The only one here likely to be recognized by most rock fans is "He's the Great Imposter" (sung here by P.J. Proby, and a small 1961 hit for the Fleetwoods). The truth is, there aren't any shoulda-been-hits on-board, except maybe "Blue Ribbons," which sounds like something that would have been well-suited for Brenda Lee (it's sung here by Glen Campbell, and covered by the Paramounts and Dobie Gray). Most of this, to be realistic, sounds like album filler, or derivative compositions that some artists might have taken a bite at if they'd wanted to sound like a hot artist of the day. Jeff Beck appears on rhythm guitar and backup vocals on Ben Findon's mid-'60s recording "Something Different," although you wouldn't know it was Beck. This disc does have its value for Jackie DeShannon fans or intense scholars, but ultimately it's only so-so early-'60s rock, albeit with a lot of curiosity value considering how many name players were involved. ~ Richie Unterberger

Personnel includes: Sharon Sheeley, Glen Campbell (guitar); Plas Johnson (saxophone); Leon Russell (keyboards); David Gates (bass); Hal Blaine (drums); P.J. Proby, Herb Alpert.

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List Price $18.98 (You save $4.63)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Pop, Oldies
Label RPM Records Uk
Orig Year 2000
All Time Sales Rank   220986  
CD Universe Part number 1098933
Catalog number 206
Discs 1
Release Date Aug 22, 2000
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Blue Dreams - Glen Campbell/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Blue Ribbons - Glen Campbell/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Don't Wait Too Long - Mac Davis/Larry Collins/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Dream On - Dean Hawley/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Guitar Child - Glen Campbell/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Heartbreak You're Calling Me - Mac Davis/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.He's the Great Imposter - P.J. Proby/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.I'd Weaken - P.J. Proby/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.It's a Good Thing - Herb Alpert/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.It's Just Terrible - P.J. Proby/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.Look Into the Mirror - Mac Davis/Larry Collins/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample12.Mrs. Mac - Ben Findon/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
13.My Woman Needs Me - Mac Davis/Sharon Sheeley
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample14.Other Side of Town - P.J. Proby/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample15.See the Hills - Larry Collins/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample16.She'll Be There - Delaney Bramlett/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample17.Something Different - Ben Findon/Jeff Beck/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample18.Sun Never Shines - Mac Davis/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample19.Thank Heavens For Tears - P.J. Proby/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample20.Trouble - P.J. Proby/Mac Davis/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample21.Baby What Went Wrong - Ben Findon/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample22.Don't Dress the World in Black - Dean Hawley/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
23.Dream of the Year, The - Glen Campbell/Sharon Sheeley
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample24.Cheers Love - Ben Findon/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
25.Forgot to Forget - Eddie Reeves/Sharon Sheeley
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample26.Mr. Guitar Man - Glen Campbell/Sharon Sheeley$0.99
27.What a Groovy World - Raul Abeyta/Sharon Sheeley

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