The Chantels
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Biography
[Edit]One of the very first girl groups, the Chantels are best-known for their 1957 hit "Maybe." Between 1957 and 1963, the trio racked up a number of hit singles, but none of them were ever as popular as "Maybe," which came to be regarded as one of the definitive singles of the genre.
All five members of the Chantels — Arlene Smith, Lois Harris, Sonia Goring, Jackie Landry, and Rene Minus — met as children, when they sang in the choir of Saint Anthony of Padua, a Bronx-area school. Arlene Smith was the leader of the quintet. Smith wrote all of the group's early material and she was the one who convinced the other girls — whose age ranged between 14 and 17 at the time — to audition for Richard Barrett, a record producer and a member of the doo wop group the Valentines. Barrett signed the band to End Records and produced the Chantels' first single, a Smith song called "He's Gone." Released in the summer of 1957, the single peaked at number 71. However, the group's second single — another Smith composition called "Maybe" — was a smash hit, peaking at number two on the R&B charts and number 15 on the pop charts in early 1958. "Maybe" sold more copies than its chart position suggests; the single was pirated by several other small record labels and none of those sales were tallied for the final chart position.
For the next year, the Chantels tried in vain to deliver a follow-up as successful as "Maybe." Two hit singles — "Every Night (I Pray)" and "I Love You So" — followed on End Records, but the label dropped them after a handful of other records failed to make an impact. Around that time, Smith left the group to pursue a solo career and Harris had left the group. The Chantels replaced Smith with vocalist Annette Smith (no relation) and continued as a quartet.
In the summer of 1959, the group supported Richard Barrett on his single, "Summer's Love," which peaked at number 29 on the R&B charts. In 1961, the Chantels signed with Carlton Records, where they had two minor pop hits: "Look in My Eyes" and "Well, I Told You." Carlton dropped the group the following year and the band moved to Ludix, where they had a minor hit with "Eternally" in the spring of 1963.
The Chantels continued performing until the end of the decade; they officially disbanded in 1970. A few years later, Arlene Smith re-formed the Chantels, recruiting four new members; the other original members all retired from the entertainment business. Smith continued to lead various incarnations of the Chantels into the '90s. When she wasn't touring the oldies circuit with the Chantels, Smith worked as a schoolteacher.
Title: The Chantels - Platinum Collection
Artist: The Chantels
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The Best Of Christmas Holidays (Fantastic Relaxing Songs)
Artist: The Chantels
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Complete Singles & Albums 1957-62 (CD2)
Artist: The Chantels
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Complete Singles & Albums 1957-62 (CD1)
Artist: The Chantels
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Collections
Title: Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Definitive Love Collection (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: Girls On 45 Girl Groups of the 50s & 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Goodfellas (Music from the Motion Picture)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Hits of the 50'S & 60'S
Genre: Alternative
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 30
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits of 1961, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Ladies of Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1961, Vol. 14
Genre: Pop
Title: Ballads Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock & Roll Doo Wop, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 16
Genre: Pop
Title: The Girls of Doo Wop & More, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: 1958 Hit Songs, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Do Doo - Wop, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Discover 50s Doo Wop
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: We All Love Our Mums (Classic Mother's Day Songs, Vol. 4)
Genre: Pop
Title: Her Unforgettable Voice: Classic Women of Song
Genre: Pop
Title: Will You Still Love Me
Genre: Pop
Title: Ladies of Rock & Roll
Genre: Rock
Title: Ladies of Rock & Roll
Genre: Rock
Title: 40 Doo Wop Classics
Genre: Alternative
Title: Poppin' the Jukebox
Genre: Alternative
Title: Vocal Group Pops Standards Eternal Collection
Genre:
Title: Back in Time - A Collection of Love
Genre: Alternative
Title: The Sixties - Lost Songs of the Decade, Vol. 3
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Doo Wop Girl Groups Vol 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Classic Doo Wop Girl Groups
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: R&B Collection, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Ladies of Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: In Love With Doo Wop
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Girls of Doo Wop & More, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Wonderful World of the 50's - 100 Hit Songs
Genre: Rock
Title: Goldisc Records from the Vault Volume 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Doo Wop Deluxe
Genre: Alternative
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Oldies & Doo Wops, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock N' Soul 1958
Genre: Pop
Title: Doo Wop Precious Gold, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Doo Wop Precious Gold, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Doo Wop Intimate Dance Jukebox Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 12
Genre: Pop
Title: Doo Wop Classics
Genre:
Title: American Doo-Wop Essentials
Genre: Alternative
Title: Gleaming Doo Wop
Genre:
Title: American Doo Wop Hits
Genre:
Title: This is Doo-Wop
Genre: Alternative
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 23
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1959, Vol. 8
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 20
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: The Genius of Richard Barrett: Singer, Songwriter, Producer & Manager
Artist: Richard Barrett
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Best Doo Wop Collection Ever - 100 Unforgettable Tracks
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: A Night With Janis Joplin (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Searching For A Hit
Artist: Richie Barrett
Genre: Electronica, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Death Metal
