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

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TELL HIM (1962)

DO WAH DIDDY (1964)

A Little Bit Of Soap (1966)

Years in activity :

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

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles & EP

11/1962 SP UNITED ARTISTS UA 544 (US) . Tell Him / Hard Way To Go
02/1963 SP UNITED ARTISTS UA 572 (US) . Drama Of Love / He's Got The Power
04/1963 EP UNITED ARTISTS 36036 (F)

Tell Him / Remember Me / He's Got The Power / Say It With Love

04/1963 SPUNITED ARTISTS 35002 (F) . Tell Him / He's Got The Power
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
1963 EP UNITED ARTISTS UEP 1005 (UK)

Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Do Wah Diddy Diddy / Tell Him / Get Him / He's Got The Power

1963 EP UNITED ARTISTS HU 067-93 (S) 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) 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) Do Wah Diddy / If Love Came Your Way / Get Him / It's So Exciting
12/1964 SP ROULETTE 4591 (US) 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) 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
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) 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
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) 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) 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!)

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
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






Albums

1963 LP 12" UNITED ARTISTS UAL-3264 (mono) / UAS-6264 (stereo) (US) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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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