Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

Includes many first-time CD releases! A 2CD compilation of rare recordings by low teen groups that were the stepping stones to the later boom of kids/family groups! Looking back, "kids" were very active in the music scene in the early 1970s. The groups and singers who dominated the hit charts in the U.S. and U.K. were mainly from the high teens and low teens. At the core of these groups were three major "family" groups. Leading the way was the Jackson Five (Motown), which emerged with its first hit, "I Want You Back," which reached No. 1 in the U.S. in January 1970. At that point, the members were between the ages of 11 and 18. The youngest member was lead vocalist Michael Jackson. The Partridge Family (Bell) followed in November of the same year with the US No. 1 song "I Think I Love You. David Cassidy, who played the lead role of the eldest son, was 20 years old, but the younger children were between 7 and 17 years old. The following year, in February 1971, the Osmonds (MGM) made their big breakthrough with the No. 1 hit "One Bad Apple. Their ages at the time ranged from 13 to 21.～This CD focuses on a group of children who were not on the hit charts but had interesting records before the "boom" of the early to late 1960s (the era before the Cowsills made their breakthrough) and their single songs are selected (many of them are on CD for the first time). The album features a selection of their singles (many of them are on CD for the first time). We hope you will enjoy their cute and innocent charm. ～Excerpts from the commentary by Toru Ueshiba

Tracklisting:

SIDE-1
01. HI.HI.HAZEL(GARY&THE HORNETS)
02. PATTY GIRL/GARY&THE HORNETS
03. KIND OF HUSH/GARY&THE HORNETS
04. THAT'S ALL FOR NOW SUGAR BABY/GARY&THE HORNETS
05. BABY IT'S YOU/GARY&THE HORNETS
06. TELL TALE/GARY&THE HORNETS
07. MEET ME TONIGHT LITTLE GIRL/THE BANTAMS
08. FOLLOW ME/THE BANTAMS
09. GOOD LOVIN' GIRL/THE BANTAMS
10. I'M SO LUCKY/THE BANTAMS
11. SHOOP SHOOP DE DOOP RAMA LAMA DING DONG YEAH YEAH YEAH/THE CLINGER SISTERS
12. THE LIPSTICK SONG/THE CLINGER SISTERS
13. GOLLY MOM/THE CLINGER SISTERS
14. PUPPET/THE CLINGER SISTERS
15. WHAT CAN I GIVE HIM/THE CLINGER SISTERS
16. JINGLE DINGLE DO/THE CLINGER SISTERS

SIDE-2
01. ALL I REALLY WANTA BE IS ME/THE COWSILLS
02. AND THE NEXT DAY. TOO/THE COWSILLS
03. MOST OF ALL/THE COWSILLS
04. SIAMESE CAT/THE COWSILLS
05. PARTY GIRL/THE COWSILLS
06. WHAT'S IT GONNA BE LIKE/THE COWSILLS
07. A MOST PECULIAR MAN/THE COWSILLS
08. COULD IT BE. LET ME KNOW/THE COWSILLS
09. BE MY LITTLE BABY BUMBLE BEE/THE OSMOND BROTHERS
10. I WOULDN'T TRADE THE SILVER IN MY MOTHERS HAIR (FOR ALL THE GOLD IN THE WORLD)/THE OSMOND BROTHERS
11. THE TRAVELS OF JAIMIE MCPHEETERS/THE OSMOND BROTHERS
12. AURA LEE/THE OSMOND BROTHERS
13. MISTER SANDMAN/THE OSMOND BROTHERS
14. MY MOM/THE OSMOND BROTHERS
15. FLOWER MUSIC/THE OSMOND BROTHERS
16. I CAN'T STOP/THE OSMOND BROTHERS