Groupe féminin noir US de Doo Wop formé en 1956 à New York. Les Chantels comprenaient Arlene Smith, Lois Harris, Sonia Goring,  Jackie Landry et Rene Minus. Le groupe s'est séparé en 1970.

One of the very first girl groups, the Chantels are best-known for their 1957 hit "Maybe." Between 1957 and 1963, the trio racked up a number of hit singles, but none of them was ever as popular as "Maybe," which came to be regarded as one of the definitive singles of the genre.
All five members of the Chantels — Arlene Smith, Lois Harris, Sonia Goring, Jackie Landry, and Rene Minus — met as children, when they sang in the choir of Saint Anthony of Padua, a Bronx-area school. Arlene Smith was the leader of the quintet. Smith wrote all of the group's early material and she was the one who convinced the other girls — whose age ranged between 14 and 17 at the time — to audition for Richard Barrett, a record producer and a member of the doo wop group the Valentines. Barrett signed the band to End Records and produced the Chantels' first single, a Smith song called "He's Gone." Released in the summer of 1957, the single peaked at number 71. However, the group's second single — another Smith composition called "Maybe" — was a smash hit, peaking at number two on the R&B charts and number 15 on the pop charts in early 1958. "Maybe" sold more copies than its chart position suggests; the single was pirated by several other small record labels and none of those sales were tallied for the final chart position.
For the next year, the Chantels tried in vain to deliver a follow-up as successful as "Maybe." Two hit singles — "Every Night (I Pray)" and "I Love You So" — followed on End Records, but the label dropped them after a handful of other records failed to make an impact. Around that time, Smith left the group to pursue a solo career and Harris had left the group. The Chantels didn't replace either singer and continued as a trio.
In the summer of 1959, the group supported Richard Barrett on his single, "Summer's Love," which peaked at number 29 on the R&B charts. In 1961, the Chantels signed with Carlton Records, where they had two minor pop hits: "Look in My Eyes" and "Well, I Told You." Carlton dropped the group the following year and the band moved to Ludix, where they had a minor hit with "Eternally" in the spring of 1963.
The Chantels continued performing until the end of the decade; they officially disbanded in 1970. A few years later, Arlene Smith re-formed the Chantels, recruiting four new members; the other original members all retired from the entertainment business. Smith continued to lead various incarnations of the Chantels into the '90s. When she wasn't touring the oldies circuit with the Chantels, Smith worked as a schoolteacher.

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Talents : Arlene Smith : Lead - Lois Harris : First Tenor - Sonia Goring : Second Tenor - Jackie Landry : Second Alto - Rene Minus : Alto / Bass

Style musical : Doo Wop, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Girl Group

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He's Gone (1957)

MAYBE (1957)

GOODBYE TO LOVE (1958)

SUMMER'S LOVE (1959) (Richard Barrett & The Chantels)

LOOK IN MY EYES (1961)

Years in activity :

1910 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 10 20

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles & EP

08/1957 78 t; & SP END E-1001 (US) . He's Gone / The Plea
11/1957 78 t; & SP END E-1005 (US) . Maybe / Come My Little Baby
02/1958 78 t; & SP END E-1015 (US) . Every Night (I Pray) / Whoever You Are
05/1958 78 t; & SP END E-1020 (US) . I Love You So / How Could You Call It Off
10/1958 78 t; & SP END E-1026 (US) . Sure Of Love / Prayee
1958 78 t; & SP END E-1030 (US) . If You Try / Congratulations
1958 EP END EP-201 (US) I LOVE YOU SO - Sure Of Love / Prayee / I Love You So / How Could You Call It Off?
1958 EP END EP-202 (US) C'EST SI BON - I Walk Alone / Memories / C'Est Si Bon / Congratulations
02/1959 78 t; & SP END E-1037 (US) . I Can't Take It / Never Let Go
1959 SP GONE 5056 (US) . Richard BARRETT & The CHANTELS - Come Softly To Me / Walkin' Through Dreamland
05/1959 SP GONE 5060 (US) . Richard BARRETT & The CHANTELS - Summer's Love / All Is Forgiven
06/1959 SP END E-1048 (US) . Goodbye To Love / I'm Confessin
04/1960 SP END END 1069 (US) . Whoever You Are / How Could You Call It Off
1961 SP END E-1103 (US) . I / Believe Me (My Angel)
10/1961 SP END END-1105 (US) . I'm The Girl / There's Our Song
06/1961 SP CARLTON 555 (US) . Look In My Eyes / Glad To Be Back
11/1961 SP CARLTON 564 (US) . Still / Well I Told You
02/1962 SP CARLTON 569 (US) . Here It Comes Again / Summertime
02/1962 EP LONDON REL 10112-S (F) Well I Told You - Well I Told You / Still / Glad To Be Back / Look In My Eyes
02/1962 SP TOP RANK JET-1032 (JAP)

Look In My Eyes / Glad To Be Back

1962 EP LONDON LES 552 (POR)

Danny Peppermint & The Jumping Jacks : The Peppermint Twist / Somebody Else Is Taking My Place / Chantels : Well I Told You / Strollers : Come On Over

02/1963 SP LUDIX 101 (US) . Eternally / Swamp Water
07/1963 SP LUDIX 106 (US) . Some Tears Fall Dry / That's Why You're Happy
1963 SP ROULETTE Golden Goodies Hits Series GG-22  (US) .

Maybe / I Can't Take It
1963 SP ROULETTE Golden Goodies Hits Series GG-23  (US) .

Every Night (I Pray) / Sure Of Love
1963 SP ROULETTE Golden Goodies Hits Series GG-24  (US) .

I Love You So / I'm Confessin'
1963 SP END GG-24 (US) . I Love You So / I'm Confessin'
01/1964 SP OLDIES 45 OL 130 (US) .

Well, I Told You (CHANTELS) / One More Chance (EL DORADOS)
1964 SP BRYAN B-100 (US) .

Time Slips Out The Window / Runaway

1964 SP LANA L100 (US) .

Look In My Eyes / Glad To Be Back
12/1965 SP TCF TCF-123 (US) . There's No Forgetting You / Take Me As I Am
02/1966 SP VERVE VK-10387 (US) . You're Welcome To My Heart / Soul Of A Soldier
09/1966 SP VERVE 10435 (US) . Indian Giver / It's Just Me
1969 SP Mem-O-Ree 002 (US) .

The Plea / Look In My Eyes

11/1969 SP ROULETTE 7064  (US) . Maybe / There's No Forgetting You
1969 SP ERIC 163 (US) .

Look In My Eyes / Well I Told You
06/1970 SP RCA 74-0347 (US) . Love Makes All The Difference In The World / I'm Gonna Win Him Back
1972 SP ROULETTE Golden Goodies Hits Series GG-74 (US) .

The Plea / How Could You Call It Off?
1972 ? SP GOOD OLD GOLD 054 (US) .

Look In My Eyes (CHANTELS) / Good Good Lovin' (BLOSSOMS)
1973 SP GOLDIES 45 D-2500 (US) .

Maybe / Come My Little Baby
197? SP ROULETTE Golden Goodies Hits Series GG-52  (US) .

He's Gone / If You Try

197? SP ROULETTE Golden Goodies Hits Series GG-55  (US) .

Whoever You Are / Goodbye To Love

197? SP TRIP TR-95 (US) .

Look In My Eyes / Well, I Told You
02/1992 CD COLLECTABLES 8105 (US) . Maybe
1992 ? SP COLLECTABLES COL 0127 (US) .

Believe Me (CHANTELS) / Summer's Love (Richard Barrett & The Chantels)
1992 ? SP COLLECTABLES COL 0134 (US) .

He's Gone / The Plea
1992 ? SP COLLECTABLES COL 0135 (US) .

Maybe / Come On My Little Baby
1992 ? SP COLLECTABLES COL 0136 (US) .

Every Night (I Pray) / Whoever You Are
1992 ? SP COLLECTABLES COL 0137 (US) .

Back To Back Hit Series - I Love You So / How Could You Call It Off
1992 SP COLLECTABLES COL 0138 (US) .

Sure Of Love / Prayee
1992 ? SP COLLECTABLES COL 0139 (US) .

Congratulations / If You Try
1992 ? SP COLLECTABLES COL 0140 (US) .

I'm Confessin' / Goodbye To Love

1997 SP STOP SOUND 113 (US) . So Real / My Memories Of You
199? SP COLLECTABLES COL-3037(US) .

You'll Lose A Good Thing (Barbara Lynn) / Look In My Eyes (Chantels)


















Albums

10/1958 LP 12" END LP-301 (US) WE ARE THE CHANTELS - He's Gone / If You Try / Whoever You Are / The Plea / Maybe / Congratulations / Every Night / Sure Of Love / I Love You So / Come My Little Baby
09/1959 LP 12" END LP-301 (US) THE CHANTELS - Maybe / The Plea / Come My Little Baby / Congratulations / Prayee / He's Gone / I Love You So / Every Night / Whoever You Are / How Could You Call It Off / Sure Of Love / If You Try
10/1961 LP 12" END LP-312 (US) THERE'S OUR SONG AGAIN - There's Our Song Again / Never Let Go / Believe Me (My Angel) / C'est Si Bon / Ific / My Darlin' / I'm The Girl / I / My Memories Of You / I'll Walk Alone / I'm Confessin' / Goodbye To Love
1962 LP 12" CARLTON STLP 144 (US) THE CHANTELS ON TOUR - Look In My Eyes / Summertime / Glad To Be Back / Still / I Lost My Baby (Chris MONTEZ) / My Chick Is Fine (Gus BACKUS) / Well I Told You / You'll Never Know / Here It Comes Again / Vut Vut (IMPERIALS) / They Say (Chris MONTEZ) / You Can't Go It Alone (Gus BACKUS)
1964 LP 12" FORUM CIRCLE FCF-9104 (US) THE CHANTELS SING THEIR FAVORITES - There's Our Song Again / Never Let Go / Believe Me (My Angel) / C'est Si Bon / Ific / I'm The Girl / I / My Memories Of You / I'll Walk Alone / I'm Confessin'
1979 LP 12" ARIOLA 200622 (GER) THE STORY OF ROCK 'N' ROLL - Maybe / The Plea / Come My Little Baby / Congratulations / Prayee / He's Gone / I Love You So / Every Night / Whoever You Are / How Could You Call It Off / Sure Of Love / If You Try
1987 3 LP 12" MURRAY HILL 000385 (US) FOR COLLECTORS ONLY - ARLENE SMITH & THE CHANTELS :
DISC 1 : CHANTELS : Maybe / If You Try (alternate take) / Prayee / So Real / The Plea / I Can't Take It (There's Our Song Again) / Look In My Eyes / Every Night (alternate take) / I'm Confessing / Whoever You Are / Goodbye To Love (alternate take) / He's Gone
DISC 2 : CHANTELS : Every Night / Sure Of Love / Congratulations / I'm The Girl (alternate take) / I'll Walk Alone / Memories Of You (alternate take) / Come My Little Baby / I Love You So / How Could You Call It Off (alternate take) / My Darling / Prayee (alternate take) / If You Try / Goodbye To Love
DISC 3 : CHANTELS : Never Let Go / Arlene Smith : To Live My Life Again / CHANTELS : C'Est Si Bon / Ipic / How Could You Call It Off / Arlene Smith : Mon Cherie Au Revoir / Unknown Artist : Two Loving Hearts / Willie & Arlene : I've Lied / Richard Barrett & Chantels : All Is Forgiven / Ronnie Baxter : Is It Because / Richard Barrett & Chantels : Summer's Love / Come Softly To Me / CHANTELS : Maybe / Peruvian Wedding Song
05/1990 CD RHINO R2 70954 (US)
THE BEST OF THE CHANTELS - He's Gone / The Plea / Maybe / Every Night (I Pray) / Whoever You Are / I Love You So / Prayee / Sure Of Love / Memories / If You Try / I Can't Take It (There's Our Song Again) / Goodbye To Love / Look In My Eyes / Well, I Told You / So Real / I've Lied [Willie WILSON & The TUNEMASTERS] / How Could You Call It Off? / Summer's Love [with Richard BARRETT]
11/1991 CD COLLECTABLES 5423 (US) THE CHANTELS - Maybe / The Plea / Come My Little Baby / Congratulations / Prayee / He's Gone / I Love You So / Every Night (I Pray) / Whoever You Are / How Could You Call It Off? / Sure Of Love / If You Try
02/1992 2 CD COLLECTABLES 8802 (US) THE CHANTELS FOR COLLECTORS ONLY :
CD 1 : CHANTELS : Maybe / If You Try [alternate take] / Prayee / So Real / Plea / I Can't Take It (There's Our Song Again) / Look In My Eyes [stereo] / Every Night (I Pray) [alternate take] / I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) / Whoever You Are [stereo] / Goodbye To Love [alternate take] / He's Gone / Every Night (I Pray) / Sure Of Love / Congratulations / I'm The Girl [alternate take] / I'll Walk Alone / My Memories Of You [alternate take] / Come My Little Baby / I Love You So
CD 2 : CHANTELS : How Could You Call It Off? [alternate take] / My Darling / Prayee [alternate take] / If You Try / Goodbye To Love / Never Let Go / Arlene Smith : To Live My Life Again / CHANTELS ; C'Est Si Bon / Ific / How Could You Call It Off? / Arlene Smith : Mon Cherie Au Revoir / Unknown Artist : Two Loving Hearts / Willie & Arlene : I've Lied / Richard Barrett & Chantels : All Is Forgiven [stereo] / Ronnie Baxter : Is It Because / Richard Barrett & Chantels : Summer's Love / Come Softly To Me / CHANTELS : Maybe [alternate take] / Peruvian Wedding Song [stereo] / Chantels, Tunemasters : I've Lied [alternate take]
1992 CD Remember RMB 75045 (B)

Heart And Soul - The Chantels, The Cleftones - CHANTELS : He's Gone / Maybe / Every Night (I Pray) / I Love You So / Goodbye To Love / Believe Me / Closer You Are / I'm Confessin' / That's My Desire / If You Try / Cleftones : You Baby You / Little Girl Of Mine / Heart And Soul / For Sentimental Reasons / String Around My Heart / Can't We Be Sweethearts / Happy Memories / Why Do You Do Me Like You Do? / She's So Fine / See You Next Year
10/1997 CD COLLECTABLES COL-5785 (US) THE LOOK IN MY EYES - THE BEST OF CARLTON & LUDIX YEARS - Look In My Eyes / Glad To Be Back / Well, I Told You / Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere / Summertime / Here It Comes Again / I Pray For Love / Still / You'll Never Know / Eternally / That's Why You're Happy / Swamp Water / Some Tears Fall Dry
06/1998 CD WESTSIDE WESM 564 (UK) WE ARE THE CHANTELS - THERE'S OUR SONG AGAIN - Maybe / The Plea / Come My Little Baby / Congratulations / Prayee / He's Gone / I Love You So / Every Night / Whoever You Are / How Could You Call It Off / Sure Of Love / If You Try / I Can't Take It (There's Our Song Again) / Never Let Go / Believe Me (My Angel) / C'est Si Bon / Ific / My Darlin' / I'm The Girl / I / My Memories Of You / I'll Walk Alone / I'm Confessin' / Goodbye To Love
1998 CD Marginal MAR 981 (F)

All The Hits - He's Gone / The Plea / Maybe / I've Lied / So Real / Every Night / Whoever You Are / I Love You So / How Could You Call It Off? / Prayee / Sure Of Love / My Memories Of You / If You Try / I Can't Take It / Goodbye To Love / Summer's Love / Look In My Eyes / Well, I Told You / Eternally / Come, My Little Baby / Congratulations / I'm Confessin' / Never Let Me Go / Believe Me My Darling / C'Est Si Bon / I.F.I.C. / My Darling / I'll Walk Alone / Here It Comes Again / Still / You'll Never Know / I
07/2005 CD COLLECTABLES COLCD 9913 (US) MAYBE - Maybe / So Real / The Plea / Goodbye To Love / Everynight / Whoever You Are / Sure Of Love / He's Gone / I Can't Take It / Memories Of You
04/2009 CD COLLECTABLES 1343 (US) 20 DOO WOP CLASSICS - MAYBE - Maybe / Prayee / So Real / The Plea / I Can't Take It / Look In My Eyes / I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) / Whoever You Are / He's Gone / Every Night / Sure Of Love / Congratulations / I'll Walk Alone / Come My Little Baby / I Love You So / My Darling / If You Try / Goodbye To Love / Never Let Go / C'Est Si Bon
07/2009 CD COLLECTABLES 1377 (US) THE CHANTELS MEET FRANKIE LYMON - Maybe / He's Gone / The Plea / Goodbye To Love / Every Night (I Pray) / Goody Goody (Frankie LYMON) / Miracle In The Rain (Frankie LYMON) / Over The Rainbow (Frankie LYMON) / Little Bitty Pretty One (Frankie LYMON) / Little Girl (Frankie LYMON)
2012 CD JASMINE JASCD 206 (UK)

"Maybe" - Their Greatest Recordings - Maybe / The Plea / Come My Little Baby / Congratuations / Prayee / He's Gone / I Love You So / Every Night ( I Pray) / Whoever You Are / How Could You Call It Off / Sure Of Love / If You Try / I Can't Take It (There's Our Song Again) / Never Let Go / Believe Me (My Angel) / C'Est Si Bon / Ific / My Darlin' / I'm The Girl / I / My Memories Of You / I'll Walk Alone / I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) / Goodbye To Love / Come Softly To Me / Summer's Love / All Is Forgiven / Look In My Eyes / Glad To Be Back / Still / Well, I Told You
2012 LP 12" Rumble RUM2011036 (I)

We Are The Chantels - Maybe / The Plea / Come My Little Baby / Congratulations / Prayee / He's Gone / I Love You So / Every Night / Whoever You Are / How Could You Call It Off / Sure Of Love / If You Try
11/2016 4 CD ONE LOUDER AUPCD 4040 GIRL GROUPS - THE CHANTELS / THE MARVELETTES / THE SHIRELLES / THE CHORDETTES :
CD 1 : CHANTELS : Maybe / Every Night (I Pray) / I Love You So / Look In My Eyes / Believe Me (My Angel) / If You Try / My Darlin' / Well, I Told You / C'Est Si Bon / I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) / Prayee / Come My Little Baby / I'm The Girl / My Memories Of You / The Plea / Congratulations / Goodbye To Love / I / I'll Walk Alone / Never Let Go / Still / Glad To Be Back / Whoever You Are / He's Gone / Summer's Love (Richard BARRETT & The CHANTELS) / Come Softly To (Richard BARRETT & The CHANTELS)
CD 2 : MARVELETTES : Please Mr. Postman / Twistin' Postman /  Beechwood 4-5789 / Playboy / I Want A Guy / Happy Days / You Should Know / Angel / I Know How It Feels / All The Love I've Got / Someday, Someway / Too Strong To Be Strung Along / Forever / I Apologize / My Daddy Knows Best / I'm Hooked / Goddess Of Love / (I've Got To) Cry Over You / Love Letters / The One Who Really Loves You / Hey Baby / Good Luck Charm / Lover Please / Dream Baby / Mashed Potato Time / Twistin' The Night Away
CD 3 : SHIRELLES : Will You Love Me Tomorrow / Tonight's The Night / Dedicated To The One I Love / Baby It's You / I Saw A Tear / Mama Said / Soldier Boy / Everybody Loves A Lover / Irresistible You / Stop The Music / Welcome Home, Baby / The Same Old Story / Big John / Doin' The Ronde / The First One / Foolish Little Girl / I Met Him On A Sunday / A Thing Of The Past / What A Sweet Thing That Was / Hurry Home To Me (Soldier Boy) / Blue Holiday / I Don't Want To Cry / Boys / Look A Here Baby / Johnny On My Mind / The Dance Is Over
CD 4 : CHORDETTES : Mr Sandman / Eddie My Love / Born To Be With You / Lollipop / Never On Sunday / Alice Blue Gown / Lay Down Your Arms / Zorro / Just Between You & Me / No Other Arms, No Other Lips / Teenage Goodnight / Faraway Star / Soft Sands / A Girl's Work Is Never Done / A Good Man Is Hard To Find / A Broken Vow / Charlie Brown / Echo Of Love / The Wedding / Hello! Ma Baby / Lonely Lips / To Know Him Is To Love Him / For Me & My Girl / Pink Shoelaces / We Three / Love Is A Two Way Street
07/2022 2 CD Acrobat ADDCD3431 (UK)

The Complete Singles & Albums - 1957 - 1962 :
CD 1 : CHANTELS : He's Gone / The Plea / Maybe / Come My Little Baby / Every Night (I Pray) / Whoever You Are / I Love You So / How Could You Call It Off / Prayee / Sure Of Love / If You Try / Congratulations / (I Can't Take It) There's Our Song Again / Never Let Go / Goodbye To Love / I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) / Richard BARRETT : Come Softly To Me / Walking Through Dreamland
CD 2 : Richard BARRETT : Summer's Love / All Is Forgiven / CHANTELS : I / Believe Me (My Angel) / I'm The Girl / Look In My Eyes / Glad To Be Back / Well I Told You / Still / Summertime / Here It Comes Again / C'Est Si Bon / Ific / My Darling, My Darling / My Memories Of You / I'll Walk Alone / You'll Never Know

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