Major Babes!
As concepts go, this is one of the lamest: songs with girls’ names in the titles. (I would sink far lower in subsequent compilations.) On the other hand, this invites a whole lot of sequels. The individuals on the cover? Some old Friends, from here down.
Track listing for 111060-2:
- The 4 Seasons: C’mon Marianne
- Dale Hawkins: Suzie Q
- The Beatles: Michelle
- Ricky Nelson: Hello, Mary Lou
- Mike Clifford: Close to Cathy
- Buster Brown: Fannie Mae
- The Left Banke: Desiree
- Dickey Lee: Laurie (Strange Things Happen)
- The Monkees: Valleri
- B. W. Stevenson: My Maria
- Ram Jam: Black Betty
- Them: Gloria
- Ray Peterson: Corinna, Corinna
- John Fred: Shirley
- Elvis Presley: (Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame
- The Knack: My Sharona
- The Crescendos: Oh Julie
- The Jaynetts: Sally Go ‘Round the Roses
- Lindisfarne: Lady Eleanor
- Ronny and the Daytonas: Sandy
- Eddie Holland: Jamie
- The Beach Boys: Barbara Ann
- Little Richard: Long Tall Sally
- Jimmy Clanton: Venus in Blue Jeans
- Tommy Roe: Sweet Pea *
- The Four Tops: Bernadette
- The Buckinghams: Susan
* Perhaps not a name, per se, but she said all her friends just call her that.