SHIRELLES, THE – THE SINGLES COLLECTION Metal - Gustavo Scuderi

- Gustavo Scuderi

And the main riff to this song perfectly encompasses what the band was about back then

"Taking Over" is brutish at times

Years after the quintet’s debut

" the album quickly became a multi-platinum international sensation and would come to define the sound of pop music for the next decade

SHIRELLES, THE – THE SINGLES COLLECTION Metal - Gustavo ScuderiThe Shirelles were an American girl group formed in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner Jackson), Addie "Micki" Harris (later Addie Harris McFadden), and Beverly Lee. Founded in 1957 for a talent show at their high school, they were signed by Florence Greenberg of Tiara Records. Their first single, "I Met Him on a Sunday", was released by Tiara and