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Girl Group US originaire de New York formé en 1961 et composé de
Brenda Reid, Lillian Walker, Carol Johnson et Herb Rooney.
With their
no-nonsense, street-smart approach, the Exciters ushered in the heyday of the
girl group sound via the 1962 classic "Tell Him." Queens, NY, classmates Brenda
Reid, Carol Johnson, Lillian Walker, and Sylvia Wilbur formed the group in 1961
when they were all 17 years old. Originally dubbed the Masterettes, they were
the sister act to the Masters, a local doo wop quintet with the End Records
single "A Man Is Not Supposed to Cry" to its credit. When the Masters secured a
record deal with the Le Sage label, they wrangled session time for the
Masterettes as well, and in early 1962 the group issued its debut effort, "Follow
the Leader."
Wilbur left the lineup soon after, and with replacement Penny Carter, the
Masterettes auditioned for the famed writing/producing duo of Jerry Leiber and
Mike Stoller -- Carter's tenure with the group proved brief, however, and
following creative differences with his bandmates, Masters member Herb Rooney
signed on with the Masterettes in time for their first session for United
Artists. Galvanized by Reid's aggressive lead Vocals, "Tell Him" -- credited to
the Exciters, a moniker devised by Leiber & Stoller -- hit radio and retail in
the fall of 1962, reaching the Top Five on the Billboard pop and R&B charts
early the following year. Eschewing the demure puppy-love sensibilities of
previous girl group records, "Tell Him" boasted an intensity that signified a
sea change in the presentation and perception of femininity in popular music,
paving the way for such tough, sexy acts as the Shangri-Las and the Ronettes.
the Exciters resurfaced in the spring of 1963 with "He's Got the Power" --
though as potent (if not more so) than "Tell Him," the single sputtered to a
halt at number 57 on the Billboard chart, portending the commercial frustrations
that dogged the group despite the uncommon quality of its output. The third
Exciters single, "Get Him," climbed only as high as number 76, two spots better
than its follow-up, the Ellie Greenwich/Jeff Barry-penned "Do Wah Diddy" --
British Invasion combo Manfred Mann nevertheless heard the song and recorded
their own cover version, scoring an international number one smash just months
later. After one last United Artists release, "Havin' My Fun," in 1965 the
Exciters signed with Roulette Records to remake
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' "I Want You to Be My Boy."
Early the following year, the group scored one last minor hit, a reading of
the Jarmels' "A Little Bit of Soap," but its commercial heyday was over. the
Exciters nevertheless continued recording throughout the decade for labels
including Bang, Shout, and RCA Victor. Reid and Rooney, who had wed in 1964,
continued leading the group long after Johnson and Walker broke ranks. After
recording a handful of disco-era singles under the name Brenda & Herb, the
couple finally eased into retirement. In the mid-'80s they separated, and while
Rooney founded his own cosmetics firm, Reid launched a new Exciters with members
of her family.
http://www.history-of-rock.com/exciters.htm
Style musical : Girl Group, Soul, Disco
TELL HIM
(1962)
DO WAH DIDDY
(1964)
A Little Bit
Of Soap (1966)
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Years in activity :
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DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 11/1962 | SP UNITED ARTISTS UA 544 (US) | . |
Tell Him
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Hard Way To Go |
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| 02/1963 | SP UNITED ARTISTS UA 572 (US) | . | Drama Of Love / He's Got The Power | ||
| 04/1963 | EP UNITED ARTISTS 36036 (F) |
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| 04/1963 | SPUNITED ARTISTS 35002 (F) | . |
Tell Him
/ He's Got The Power |
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| 05/1963 | SP UNITED ARTISTS UA 604 (US) | . | Get Him / It's So Exciting | ||
| 11/1963 | SP UNITED ARTISTS UA 662 (US) | . |
Do Wah Diddy
/ If Love Came Your Way |
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| 1963 | EP UNITED ARTISTS UEP 1005 (UK) |
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Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Do Wah Diddy Diddy / Tell Him / Get Him / He's Got The Power |
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| 1963 | EP UNITED ARTISTS HU 067-93 (S) |
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El Fabuloso Estilo De Los Exciters - Poderoso (He's Got The Power) / Drama De AMor (Drama Of Love) / Dile (Tell Him) / El Camino Es Dificil (Hard Way To Go) | ||
| 1963 | EP UNITED ARTISTS HU 067-107 (S) |
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LOS EXCITERS - Do Wah Diddy Diddy / Recuerdame (Remember Me) / Punado De Recuerdos (Handful Of Memories) / Si El Amor Llega (If Love Came Your Way) | ||
| 03/1964 | EP UNITED ARTISTS 36044 (F) |
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Do Wah Diddy
/ If Love Came Your Way / Get Him /
It's So Exciting |
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| 12/1964 | SP ROULETTE 4591 (US) |
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I Want You To Be My Boy / Tonight, Tonight | ||
| 1965 | SP ROULETTE 4594 (US) | . | Are You Satisfied / Just Not Ready | ||
| 1965 | SP ROULETTE 4614 (US) | . | My Father / Run Mascara | ||
| 1965 ? | SP ROULETTE 4632 (US) | . | There They Go / I Knew You Would | ||
| 1965 | EP ROULETTE VREX 65030 (F) |
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I Want You To Be My Boy / Tonight, Tonight / Talkin' 'bout My Baby / That's How Love Starts | ||
| 01/1966 | SP BANG B-515 (US) | . |
A Little Bit Of Soap
/ I'm Gonna Get Him Someday |
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| 03/1966 | SP BANG B-518 (US) | . | Weddings Make Me Cry / You Better Come Home | ||
| 10/1966 | SP SHOUT S-205 (US) | . | Number One / You Got Love | ||
| 1966 | EP BANG 770 002 (F) |
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A Little Bit Of Soap
/ I'm Gonna Get Him Someday
/ You Know It Ain't Right (Can You Help Us) / Weddings Make Me Cry |
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| 06/1967 | SP SHOUT S-214 (US) | . | Soul Motion / You Know It Ain't Right (Can You Help Us) | ||
| 1967 | SP BANG 770 017 (F) |
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Soul Motion / You Know It Ain't Right (Can You Help Us) | ||
| 1968 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-9633 (US) | . | If You Want My Love / Take One Step (I'll Take Two) | ||
| 1971 | SP TODAY T 1002 (US) |
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Life Love And Peace / Learning How To Fly | ||
| 1972 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-9723 (US) | . |
Blowing Up My Mind! / You Don't Know What You're Missing ('Till It’s Gone!) |
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| 1972 | SP RCA VICTOR 48-1035 (US) | . | Blowing Up My Mind! / You Don't Know What You're Missing ('Till It's Gone!) | ||
| 1973 | SP UNITED ARTISTS Silver Spotlight Series XW029 (US) |
Tell Him
/ Do-Wah Diddy |
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| 1974 | SP CONTEMPO CS2010 (UK) | . | Lover's Question / Living For Tomorrow | ||
| 1975 | SP 20TH CENTURY BTC-1001 (US) | . | Love You Baby / Love You Baby (instr.) | ||
| 1975 | SP 20TH CENTURY BTC-1005 (US) | . | Reaching For The Best / Keep On Reachin' | ||
| 1975 | SP 20TH CENTURY BTC-1011 (US) | . | Tell Him / Hard Way To Go | ||
| 1975 | SP 20TH CENTURY BTC-1013 (US) | . | You're Gonna Make Me Love You / Soul Over The Horizon | ||
| 1976 | SP 20TH CENTURY BTC-1015 (US) | . | Suffering / Suffering (disco version) | ||
| 1976 | SP 20TH CENTURY BTC-1019 (US) | . | Swallow Your Pride/pride Comes Before A Fall | ||
| 08/1978 | SP H & L H&L-4699 (US) | . | BRENDA & HERB - Tonight I'm Gonna Make You A Star / Sweet Dreamer | ||
| 1978 | SP H & L H&L-4703 (US) | . | BRENDA & HERB - I Who Have Nothing / Sweet Dreamer |
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Albums
| 1963 | LP 12" UNITED ARTISTS UAL-3264 (mono) / UAS-6264 (stereo) (US) |
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TELL HIM - He's Got The Power / Get Him Alone / I Dreamed / It's Love That Really Counts / Are You Keepin' Score / Tell Him / Say It With Love / Drama Of Love / Hard Way To Go / Remember Me / So Long, Goodnight / Handful Of Memories |
| 1966 | LP 12" ROULETTE R-25326 (US) |
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THE EXCITERS - I Want You To Be My Boy / That's How Love Starts / Tonight, Tonight / Are You Satisfied / There They Go / Run Mascara / Talkin' Bout My Baby / I Knew You Would / Just Not Ready / My Father / Something To Shout About |
| 1969 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR LSP-4211 (US) |
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CAVIAR & CHITLINS - Blowing Up My Mind / Give It All / Fight That Feelin' / Always / You Don't Know What You're Missing (Til It's Gone!) / I Don't Have To Worry (No More) / You Got Me / Movin' Too Slow / If I Could See Into Tomorrow / A Year Ago / Turn Me On |
| 1971 | LP 12" TODAY TLP 1001 (US) |
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BLACK BEAUTY - Life, Love & Peace / Just Think (We Almost Blew) / I Can't Give In / Learning How To Fly / Stay Right Here This Morning / Don't It Make You Just Feel Good? / Leaving Him Tomorrow / Soul Sister Annie |
| 1976 | LP 12" 20TH CENTURY BY 472 (US) |
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HEAVEN IS WHERE YOU ARE - Heaven Is Wherever You Are / You're Gonna Make Me Love You / Shallow Your Pride / Love You Baby / Take A Look Back Through History / Reaching For The Best / It's The End Of The Storm / Suffering / Heaven Heaven Heaven |
| 1977 | LP 12" TOMORROW TVI-141 (US) |
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THE EXCITERS - Living For Tomorrow / Moving Day / Daytime Friend, Nightime Lover / Something On, Your Mind / Curse The Brother / After The Party's Over / Suffering / Reaching For The Very Best / Lover's Question / Love Is Just A Dream / Fun Fight |
| 1986 | LP 12" RAVEN RVLP-1007 (AUS) |
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The Hit Power Of The Exciters - Tell Him / He's Got The Power / Get Him / Do Wah Diddy Diddy / We Were Lovers ('Til The Party Began) / Say It With Love / Remember Me / I Dreamed / All Grown Up / Drama Of Love / Are You Keeping Score / Hard Way To Go / It's Love That Really Counts / Handful Of Memories / Having My Fun / So Long, Goodnight |
| 05/1995 | CD SEQUEL NEM CD 730 (UK) |
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SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT - Something To Shout About / I Want You To Be My Boy / The Stars Are Shining Bright / Run Mascara / I Knew You Would / Talkin' 'bout My Baby / Tonight, Tonight / I Know, I Know / Baby Did You Change Your Mind? / Love, Life Peace / There They Go / Are You Satisfied / That's How Love Starts / My Father / Just Not Ready |
| 08/1995 | CD RECORD SHACK 65 (UK) |
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THE BEST OF THE EXCITERS - REACHING FOR THE BEST - Snake In The Grass / Reaching For The Best (1975 version) / Take A Look Back Through History / Heaven Is Wherever You Are / It's The End Of The Storm / Swallow Your Pride / Suffering / You're Gonna Make Me Love You / Love You Baby / Reaching For The Best / Disintegrated / Shadow In My Memory / Out Of Reach |
| 10/1995 | CD COLLECTABLES 5672 (US) |
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TELL HIM - Tell Him / Hard Way To Go / Drama Of Love / I Dreamed / It's Love That Really Counts / Are You Keeping Score / Say It With Love / He's Got The Power / Remember Me / So Long, Goodnight / Handful Of Memories / Get Him / It's So Exciting / If Love Came Your Way / Do-Wah-Diddy / We Were Lovers (When The Party Began) / Having My Fun / All Grown Up / Tell Him (unedited version) / He's Got The Power (unedited version) |
| 2009 | CD MASTER CLASSIC ? (US) |
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TELL HIM - THE BEST OF - Tell Him / Do–Wah–Diddy / Reaching For The Best / A Little Bit Of Soap / Something To Shout About / Just Not Ready / That's How Love Starts / Movin' Too Slow / Number One / Blowin' Up My Mind / It's Love That Really Counts / He's Got The Power / Hard Way To Go / So Long, Goodnight / I Want You To Be My Boy / There They Go / Get Him / If Love Came Your Way / Run Mascara / Remember Me / We Were Lovers (When The Party Began) / It's So Exciting / Say It With Love / I'm Gonna Get Him Someday / All Grown Up / Are You Keeping Score / Tonight Tonight / Talking 'Bout My Baby / Handful Of Memories |
| 06/2009 | CD KENT CDKEND 319 (UK) |
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Soul Motion - The Complete Bang, Shout & RCA Recordings - A Little Bit Of Soap / I'm Gonna Get Him Someday / You Better Come Home / Weddings Make Me Cry / Number One / You Got Love / Soul Motion / You Know It Ain't Right / Take One Step (I'll Take Two) / If You Want My Love / Blowing Up My Mind / You Don't Know What You're Missing ('Til It's Gone) / Give It All / Fight That Feelin' / Always / I Don't Have To Worry (No More) / You Got Me / Movin' Too Slow / If I Could See Into Tomorrow / A Year Ago / Turn Me On |
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