He's a Rebel is the second studio album by girl group the Crystals, and also the second LP in the Philles catalogue. It was released in February 1963, as an effort to take an advantage of the monster hit "He's a Rebel" (written by Gene Pitney), which went to #1 US in 1962. The song was actually recorded by the Blossoms with Darlene Love on lead vocals and attributed to the Crystals.[2][3] Notably on the LP is "He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)," a withdrawn single by the "real" Crystals group.[2]
| He's a Rebel | ||||
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| Released | February 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1961–1963 | |||
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| Length | 30:36 | |||
| Label | Philles PHLP 4001 | |||
| Producer | Phil Spector | |||
| Phil Spector chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Record Mirror |  [1] |
This was actually a repackaging of Twist Uptown, the Crystals' debut. Two of the original eleven tracks were taken from that album and replaced with "He's a Rebel" and its follow-up "He's Sure the Boy I Love" (#11 US, also recorded with The Blossoms)[2][3] while "He Hit Me" was added for a twelfth track. The He's a Rebel album peaked at #131 US.[4]
Track listing
editSide one
edit- "He's a Rebel"- (2:25)
- "Uptown"- (2:18)
- "Another Country-Another World"- (3:00)
- "Frankenstein Twist"- (2:47)
- "Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby"- (2:23)
- "He's Sure the Boy I Love"- (2:29)
Side two
edit- "There's No Other (Like My Baby)"- (2:28)
- "On Broadway"- (2:27)
- "What a Nice Way to Turn Seventeen"- (2:40)
- "No One Ever Tells You"- (2:16)
- "He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)"- (2:28)
- "I Love You Eddie"- (2:55)
Personnel
edit- Barbara Alston (w/the Crystals)- Lead vocals
- Darlene Love (w/The Blossoms)- Lead vocals on "He's a Rebel" and "He's Sure the Boy I Love"
- Patricia "Patsy" Wright (w/the Crystals)- Lead vocals on "Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby"
- LaLa Brooks (w/the Crystals)- Lead vocals on "Frankenstein Twist"
- Phil Spector- Producer
Singles history
edit- "There's No Other (Like My Baby)"/"Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby" (#20 US)
- "Uptown"/"What a Nice Way to Turn Seventeen" (#13 US)
- "He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)"/"No One Ever Tells You" (withdrawn)
- "He's a Rebel"/"I Love You Eddie" (#1 US)
- "He's Sure the Boy I Love"/"Walkin' Along (La-La-La)" (#11 US)
References
edit- ^ Watson, Jimmy (25 January 1964). "The Crystals: He's A Rebel" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 150. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "The Crystals". History-of-rock.com. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ a b "The Crystals". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "Top LP's". Billboard. 23 March 1963. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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