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Groupe Doo Wop
US formé en 1958 à Olympia (Washington), les Fleetwoods étaient composés de Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis et du trompettiste Gary Troxel.
Ils se sont séparés en 1963.
Although the
Fleetwoods' sound was smooth, without many of the rougher edges of doo wop
groups, they were one of the few white Vocals groups of the late '50s and early
'60s to enjoy success not only on the pop charts, but also the R&B charts. Their
forte was ballads -- beginning with the 1959 debut single "Come Softly to Me,"
they racked up a number of hits over the next three years, and nearly all of
them were ballads. the Fleetwoods broke up in 1963, but their songs --
particularly "Come Softly to Me" -- became pop/rock classics of the pre-British
Invasion era.
Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxell formed the Fleetwoods
while attending high school in Olympia, WA. Originally, the group consisted only
of Christopher and Ellis, but the duo soon asked Troxell to accompany them on
trumpet. Shortly after his arrival in the group, Troxell abandoned the trumpet
and concentrated on singing once the other two members heard a portion of a song
he had written. With some notable contributions from Christopher and Ellis, the
group wrote "Come Softly to Me" and began performing the song at various events
around Olympia, eventually gaining the attention of Bob Reisdorff, who ran the
Seattle-based label Dolphin Records.
Dolphin released "Come Softly to Me" early in 1959 and the song became an
instant hit, climbing to number one on the pop charts and number five on the R&B
charts; it also reached the Top Ten in U.K. the Fleetwoods weren't able to
immediately produce a follow-up single as successful as their debut, but their
third single, "Mr. Blue," was a number one pop and Top Five R&B hit in the U.S.
in late 1959. By the time of its release, Dolphin had changed its name to Dolton.
For the next three years, the Fleetwoods had a string of minor pop hits. The
group wasn't able to consistently place singles in the upper regions of the
charts partially because Troxell was drafted into the Navy at the height of the
group's popularity at the end of 1959. Troxell was replaced by Vic Dana, who
would later have a string of his own hit singles in the early '60s.
The Fleetwoods' last Top Ten single arrived in the spring of 1961, when "Tragedy"
climbed the U.S. charts. The group disbanded two years later, after releasing
its final single, a cover of
Jesse Belvin's "Goodnight My Love." Over the next three decades, the
Fleetwoods reunited occasionally to perform concerts and appear in oldies
revues. In 1973, the group recorded an album with producer Jerry Dennon, but the
resulting recordings were unsuccessful. In 1990, the Fleetwoods -- featuring
Christopher, Troxell, and instead of Ellis a singer named Cheryl Huggins --
played a tour on the American oldies circuit after Rhino released the compact
disc collection The Best of the Fleetwoods
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fleetwoods
Style musical : Doo Wop, Pop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIivzJ90M0s
COME SOFTLY
TO ME
(1959)
MR. BLUE
(1959)
In The
Still Of The Nite (1962)
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Years in activity :
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DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 02/1959 | SP DOLPHIN 1 (US) | . |
Come
Softly To Me
/ I Care So Much |
| 04/1959 | SP LIBERTY F-55188 (US) | . |
Come
Softly To Me
/ I Care So Much |
| 04/1959 | SP LIBERTY 7-77188 (US) (special edition) | . |
Come
Softly To Me
/ I Care So Much |
| 05/1959 | SP DOLTON 3 (US) | . | Graduation's Here / Oh Lord, Let It Be |
| 05/1959 | SP DOLTON 22-3 (US) (special edition) | . | Graduation's Here / Oh Lord, Let It Be |
| 08/1959 | SP DOLTON 5 (US) |
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Mr. Blue
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You Mean Everything To Me |
| 1959 | EP TOP RANK / ARTECO RES 102 (F) |
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Jimmy CLANTON
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Little boy in
love / My own true love
/ FLEETWOODS Mr. Blue
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| 01/1960 | SP DOLTON 15 (US) | . | Outside My Window / Magic Star |
| 1960 | SP TOP RANK 45-JAR 294 (UK) |
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Outside My Window / Magic Star |
| 05/1960 | SP DOLTON 22 (US) |
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Runaround / Truly Do |
| 09/1960 | SP DOLTON 27 (US) | . | Dormilona / The Last One To Know |
| 11/1960 | SP DOLTON 30 (US) | . | Confidential / I Love You So |
| 1960 | EP LONDON REU 10028 (F) |
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Come
Softly To Me
/ I Care Too Much / Graduations Here / Oh, Lord Let It Be |
| 04/1961 | SP DOLTON 40 (US) | . | Little Miss Sad One / Tragedy |
| 08/1961 | SP DOLTON 45 (US) | . | (He's) The Great Imposter / Poor Little Girl |
| 1961 | SP LIBERTY 54515 (US) | . | |
| 1961 | SP LIBERTY 54516 (US) | . |
Runaround / Confidential |
| 1961 | SP LIBERTY 54517 (US) | . |
Tragedy / (He's) The Great Imposter |
| 1961 | EP LONDON REU 10090 (F) |
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Confidential / I love you so / Tragedy / Little miss sad one |
| 02/1962 | SP DOLTON 49 (US) | . | Billy Old Buddy/ Trouble |
| 08/1962 | SP DOLTON 62 (US) | . | Lovers By Night Strangers By Day / They Tell Me It's Summer |
| 03/1963 | SP DOLTON 74 (US) | . | Sure Is Lonesome Downtown / You Should Have Been There |
| 05/1963 | SP DOLTON 75 (US) | . | Goodnight My Love / Jimmy Beware |
| 11/1963 | SP DOLTON 86 (US) | . | What'll I Do / Baby Bye-O |
| 1963 | EP DOLTON BEP-502 (US) |
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Runaround / Mr. Blue / Outside My Window / Come Softly To Me |
| 04/1964 | SP DOLTON 93 (US) | . |
Ruby Red, Baby Blue / Lonesome Town |
| 07/1964 | SP DOLTON 97 (US) | . |
Ska Light, Ska Bright / Ten Times Blue |
| 08/1964 | SP DOLTON 98 (US) | . |
Mr. Sandman / This Is My Prayer |
| 11/1964 | SP DOLTON 302 (US) | . | Before And After / Lonely Is As Lonely Does |
| 07/1965 | SP DOLTON 307 (US) | . |
Come Softly To Me / I'm Not Jimmy |
| 09/1965 | SP DOLTON 310 (US) | . |
Rainbow / Just As I Need You |
| 01/1966 | SP DOLTON 315 (US) | . | For Lovin' Me / This Is Where I See Her |
| 1973 | SP UNITED ARTISTS XW38 (US) | . |
Come
Softly To Me
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| 1973 | SP UNITED ARTISTS XW39 (US) | . |
Mr. Blue
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| 1988 | CD RHINO R3 73009 (US) | . |
Mr. Blue
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Come
Softly To Me
/ Tragedy / Runaround |
| 1992 | SP COLLECTABLES COL-6013 (US) | . | |
| 1993 | SP COLLECTABLES COL-6097 (US) | . |
Tragedy / He's The Great Imposter |
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Albums
| 1959 | LP 12" DOLTON BLP-8001 (mono) / BST-8001 (stereo) (US) |
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MR. BLUE - Confidential / The Three Caballeros / Raindrops Teardrops / You Mean Everything To Me / Oh Lord Let It Be / Come Softly To Me / Serenade Of The Bells / Unchained Melody / We Belong Together / Come Go With Me / I Care So Much / Mr. Blue | ||||
| 1960 | LP 12" DOLTON BLP-8002 (mono) / BST-8002 (stereo) (US) |
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THE FLEETWOODS - GRETCHEN, GARY, BARBARA - Bye Bye Blackbird / Truly Do / Skylark / My Sister's Love / Runaround / Happy Happy Birthday Baby / I Believe /One For My Baby / Once In A While / Turtle Dove / Time Of Love / Outside My Window | ||||
| 1961 | LP 12" DOLTON BLP-8005 (mono) / BST-8005 (stereo) (US) |
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SOFTLY - The Little White Cloud That Cried / Tragedy / Dormilona / I'm So Alone / Days Dwindle By / Nancy / Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring / Little Miss Sad One / I Love You So / Love Drop / The Last One To Know / Love Alone | ||||
| 07/1961 | LP 12" DOLTON BLP-8007 (mono) / BST-8007 (stereo) (US) |
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DEEP IN A DREAM - Lavender Blue / Poor Little Girl / Daddy's Home / A Teenager In Love / Paradise Lost / Hey Little Tear / Little Girl Blue / Great Impostor / Lah-Dee-Dah / Blues Go Away / Lonely Cup Of Coffee / One Little Star | ||||
| 1962 | LP 12" DOLTON BLP-8011 (mono) / BST-8011 (stereo) (US) |
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THE FLEETWOODS SING THE BEST GOODIES OF THE OLDIES - Over The Mountain Across The Sea / A Thousand Miles Away / Poor Little Fool / Tears On My Pillow / In The Still Of The Nite / To Know Him Is To Love Him / Eddie My Love / Earth Angel / Venus / Happy Happy Birthday Baby / Donna / Bazoom (I Need Your Lovin') | ||||
| 1962 | LP 12" DOLTON BLP-8018 (mono) / BST-8018 (stereo) (US) |
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THE FLEETWOODS GREATEST HITS - Mr. Blue / You Mean Everything To Me / Outside My Window / Confidential / Truly Do / Tragedy / Come Softly To Me (45 version) / (He's) The Great Impostor / The Last One To Know / Poor Little Girl / Graduation's Here / Runaround | ||||
| 1962 | LP 12" DOLTON BLP-8020 (mono) / BST-8020 (stereo) (US) |
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THE FLEETWOODS SING FOR LOVERS BY NIGHT - Loving You / My Special Lover / Bon Soir Dame / Goodnight My Love / Lovers' Lullaby / If You Were The Only Girl In The World / Pledging My Love / The Twelfth Of Never / I Look At You / Lovers By Night Strangers By Day / Soft Eyes / Let It Be Me | ||||
| 1963 | LP 12" DOLTON BLP-8025 (mono) / BST-8025 (stereo) (US) |
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GOODNIGHT MY LOVE - Jimmy San / End Of The World / Sure Is Lonesome Downtown / Magic Star / I Just Can't Live Without You / Every Little Beat / Sad Little Girl / So Much In Love / It's Your Birthday / Figurines / Jimmy Beware / Hurt Him | ||||
| 1964 | LP 12" DOLTON BLP-8030 (mono) / BST-8030 (stereo) (US) |
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BEFORE AND AFTER - Softly As I Leave You / Mr. Sandman / Go Away / Little Things / Almost There / Since I Don't Have You / This Is My Prayer / Footsteps / Lonely Is As Lonely Does / What Am I Gonna Do / I'll Be There / Before And After | ||||
| 1965 | LP 12" DOLTON BLP-8039 (mono) / BST-8039 (stereo) (US) |
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FOLK ROCK - A Lover's Concerto / All I Really Want To Do / You Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree / It Ain't Me Babe / Walk Don't Run / For Lovin' Me / You've Got Your Troubles / Not The Lovin' Kind / You Were On My Mind / We'll Sing In The Sunshine / Baby Don't Go / This Is Where I See Her | ||||
| 1966 | LP 12" SUNSET SUM 1131 (mono) / SUS-5131 (stereo) (US) |
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THE FLEETWOODS IN A MELLOW MOOD - The Last One To Know / Love Alone / Little Miss Sad One / Days Dwindle By / Hurt Him / Figurines / Jimmy Beware / Dormilona / I Just Can't Live Without You / Love Drop | ||||
| 1975 | LP 12" UNITED ARTISTS UA-LA334-E (US) |
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THE VERY BEST OF THE FLEETWOODS - Come Softly To Me / (He's) The Great Impostor / Graduation's Here / We Belong Together / Mr. Blue / Tragedy / Run Around / Goodnight My Love / Confidential / Outside My Window | ||||
| 05/1990 | CD RHINO 70980 (US) |
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THE BEST OF THE FLEETWOODS - Come Softly To Me (45 version) / Graduation's Here / Outside My Window / (He's) The Great Impostor (unedited 45 version) / Runaround / Confidential / Tragedy / Mr. Blue / The Last One To Know / Truly Do / Lovers By Night Strangers By Day / Goodnight My Love / Imagination / Climb Ev'ry Mountain / Bye Bye Blackbird / Serenade Of The Bells / A Lover's Concerto / Before And After (Losing You) | ||||
| 1991 | CD CEMA 57404 (US) |
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THE FLEETWOODS' GREATEST HITS - Come Softly To Me / Graduation's Here / Mr. Blue / You Mean Everything To Me / Outside My Window / Runaround / Tragedy / (He's) The Great Imposter / Lovers By Night, Strangers By Day / Goodnight My Love | ||||
| 08/1993 | CD CAPITOL 98830 (US) |
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COME SOFTLY TO ME - THE VERY BEST OF THE FLEETWOODS - Come Softly To Me / I Care So Much / Graduation's Here / Mr. Blue / Unchained Melody (A Cappella Version) / You Mean Everything To Me / Outside My Window / Runaround / Skylark / The Last One To Know / Confidential / Tragedy / Little Miss Sad One / (He's) The Great Imposter / Lavender Blues / One Little Star / Lovers By Night, Strangers By Day / They Tell Me It's Summer / Goodnight My Love / My Special Lover / Gone / What'll I Do / Ten Times Blue / Before And After (Losing You) / Lonely Is As Lonely Does / Radio Jingle / Come Softly To Me (A Capella Version) / Mr. Blue (A Capella Version) | ||||
| 1993 | CD Globe CD 8002/17 (US) |
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COLLECTORS GOLD VOLUME 25 - The Fleetwoods - The Fleetwoods (First Published 1959) : Come Softly To Me / Mr. Blue / Outside My Window / Tragedy / Jimmy San / Sure Is Lonesome Downtown / The Great Imposter / You Mean Everything To Me / Serenade Of The Bells / Bye Bye Blackbird / A Teenager In Love / Lavender Blue / Bonus Tracks : Venus / Poor Little Fool / Tears On My Pillow / In The Still Of The Nite / To Know Him Is To Love Him / A Thousand Miles Away / Bazoon / Trouble / Ska-Light Ska-Bright / Earth Angel / Graduation's Here / Runaround / Confidential / The Last One To Know / Truly Do / Lover By Night, Strangers By Day / Goodnight My Love |
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| 1997 | CD VAN METER ? (US) |
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MR. BLUE - Come Softly To Me / Mr. Blue / Unchained Melody / We Belong Together / Serenade of the Bells / Confidential / Come Go With Me / The Three Caballeros / You Mean Everything To Me / Raindrops, Teardrops / Oh, Lord, Let it Be / I Care So Much / Come Softly To Me / Confidential / Come Go With Me | ||||
| 2003 | CD Collectables COL-CD-9372 (US) |
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Greatest Hits - Come Softly To Me / Graduations's Here / Mr Blue / You Mean Everything To Me / Outside My Window / Runaround / Tragedy / (He's) The Great Imposter / Lovers By Night, Strangers By Day / Goodnight My Love |
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| 10/2012 | 2 CD Jasmine JASCD 722 (UK) |
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Come Softly To Me - All Their Biggest Hits & Four Complete Albums
1959-1961:
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| 08/2014 | CD Oldays ODR2002 (JAP) |
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Mr. Blue + Softly - Confidential / The Three Caballeros / Raindrops, Teardrops / You Mean Everything To Me / Oh Lord Let It Be / Come Softly To Me / Serenade Of The Bells / Unchained Melody / We Belong Together / Come Go With Me / I Hear So Much / Mr. Blue / Little White Cloud That Cried / Tragedy / Dormilona / I'm So Alone / Nancy / Days Dwindle By / Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring / Little Miss Sad One / I Love You So / Love Drop / The Last One To Know / Love Alone / Graduation's Here / Outside My Window / Runaround / Lavender Blue / (He's) The Great Imposter |
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| 10/2017 | 4 CD Real Gone RGMCD301 (UK) |
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Five Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks :
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