The BOBBETTES – We Shot Mr. Lee

THE BOBBETTES, from Manhattan, were still schoolgirls aged between eleven and thirteen when they cut the self-penned, million-selling 'Mr. Lee' in 1957.

It became the first record by an all-girl vocal group to become a Top 10 Pop hit and also top the US R&B charts.

After struggling with follow-ups, they charted with the controversial 'I Shot Mr. Lee', three years later.

In its wake they also registered with 'Have Mercy Baby', 'Dance With Me Georgie', 'Mr. Johnny Q' and 'I Don't Like It Like That', while in 1962 they backed Johnny Thunder, uncredited, on the million-selling 'Loop De Loop'.

Between 1957 and 1962 they recorded prolifically, for eight different record labels; this compilation presents the Very Best of that recorded output, and includes all their hits.

Much of this material is unavailable elsewhere on CD.

Track Listing

1. MR LEE
2. LOOK AT THE STARS
3. SPEEDY
4. COME-A, COME-A
5. ZOOMY
6. ROCK AND REE-AH-ZOLE (The Teen-Age Talk)
7. THE DREAM
8. UM BOW BOW
9. DON'T SAY GOODNIGHT
10. YOU ARE MY SWEETHEART
11. OH MY PAPA
12. I CRIED
13. I SHOT MR LEE
14. BILLY
15. I SHOT MR LEE
16. UNTRUE LOVE
17. HAVE MERCY BABY
18. DANCE WITH ME GEORGIE
19. TEACH ME TONIGHT
20. MR JOHNNY Q
21. I DON'T LIKE IT LIKE THAT (Part 1)
22. I DON'T LIKE IT LIKE THAT (Part 2)
23. ARE YOU SATISFIED (With Your Love)
24. LOOKING FOR A LOVER
25. MY DEAREST
26. I'M STEPPING OUT TONIGHT
27. LONELINESS
28. OVER THERE (Stands My Baby)
29. MAMA PAPA
30. THE BROKEN HEART
Bonus Track
31. JOHNNY THUNDER - LOOP DE LOOP