| The Angels | |
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| Genre(s) | Pop, Bubblegum Pop |
| Years active | 1963-1968 |
| Label(s) | Collectables, Polygram Special, Polygram Records, Caprice label, Mercury Records, RCA records |
| Website | The Official Website |
| Former members | |
| Barbara Allbut Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut Linda Jansen Peggy Santiglia Debra Swisher Bernadette Carroll |
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The Angels were an American girl group, best-known for their 1963 number 1 hit, "My Boyfriend's Back".
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History
Barbara Allbut and Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut and Linda Jansen had their first hit in 1961, "Till", followed by a lesser success called "Cry Baby Cry". Both songs were released on the Caprice label. Linda left and was replaced by Peggy Santiglia, formerly of The Delicates. In 1963 , the trio signed to Mercury Records' Smash subsidiary label and began working with the Feldman-Goldstein-Gottehrer songwriting team, who wrote "My Boyfriend's Back". The Angels' performance was meant as a demo for The Shirelles to consider recording, but the music publishers chose instead to release it as it stood. The song was a major hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100, but no follow-up of comparable success was released. A few minor hits followed and the trio began working as session vocalists, also touring as back-up with The Four Seasons. Santiglia, along with former lead singer of the Angels, Bernadette Carroll (who had her own hit "Party Girl") and Denise Ferri (formerly of the East-Coast-based group the Delicates), sang background on Lou Christie's #1 hit "Lightning Strikes" as well as the follow-up "Rhapsody In The Rain." The group left Smash records in 1964, and due to a dispute over the rights to the name "The Angels", they signed to Congress Records and became The Halos. Peggy left the group and was replaced by Toni Mason. The group released several singles, none of which charted. In 1967 , Toni left the group and was replaced by Debra Swisher (previously of The Pixies Three), who had recently recorded and released her own version of "Thank You And Goodnight" on the ABC-Paramount Records subsidiary, Boom Records. This lineup resumed using the name "The Angels" and released a handful of singles on RCA Records and made an appearance on "The Dean Martin Show" before disbanding in 1968. Jiggs, Barbara and Peggy regrouped in the early 1970's and released a new single on Polydor. Jiggs and Peggy continue performing as The Angels, joined occasionally by Barbara.
Members
- Barbara Allbut (born September 24, 1940, in Orange, New Jersey).
- Phyllis Allbut (born September 24, 1942, in Orange, New Jersey).
- Peggy Santiglia (born May 4 1944, in New Jersey)
Singles
Starlets
- P.S. I Love You / Where Is My Love Tonight 1960 Astro 202
- Romeo And Juliet / Listen For A Lonely Tambourine 1960 Astro 204
Angels
- Til / Moment Ago 1961 Caprice 107 - US #14
- Cry Baby Cry / That's All I Ask Of You 1962 Caprice 112 - US #38
- Everybody Loves A Lover / Blow, Joe 1962 Caprice 116
- I'd Be Good For You / You Should Have Told Me 1962 Caprice 118
- A Moment Ago / Cotton Fields 1962 Caprice 121
- Cotton Fields / Irresistible 1963 Ascot 2139
- My Boyfriend's Back / (Love Me) Now 1963 Smash 1834
- I Adore Him / Thank You And Goodnight 1963 Smash 1854
- Wow Wow Wee (He's The Boy For Me) / Snowflakes And Teardrops 1964 Smash 1870
- Little Beatle Boy / Java 1964 Smash 1885
- Dream Boy / Jamaica Joe 1964 Smash 1915
- The Boy From 'Cross Town / A World Without Love 1964 Smash 1931
- What To Do / I Had A Dream I Lost You 1967 RCA 9129
- You'll Never Get To Heaven / Go Out and Play 1967 RCA 9246
- With Love / You're The Cause Of It 1967 RCA 9404
- The Modley / If I Didn't Love You 1968 RCA 9541
- The Boy With The Green Eyes / But For Love 1968 RCA 9612
- Merry Go Round / So Nice 1968 RCA 9681
- Papa's Side Of The Bed / You're All I Need To Get By 1974 Polydor 14222
