The Angels

The Angels were an American girl group, best-known for their 1963 number 1 hit, "My Boyfriend's Back".

The original lineup of sisters, Barbara and Phyllis Allbut, and Linda Jansen (born Linda Jankowski) had their first hit with "Til" released by Gerry Granahan's Caprice label in 1961. The song was followed up with a less-successful single, "Cry Baby Cry." Jansen left the group in 1962 and was replaced by Peggy Santiglia, formerly of The Delicates.

In 1963, the trio signed to Mercury Records' subsidiary label Smash Records and began working with the Feldman-Goldstein-Gottehrer songwriting team, who wrote "My Boyfriend's Back". The Angels' performance was originally intended as a demo for The Shirelles' consideration, but the music publishers chose instead to release it as it stood.^[1] The song was a major hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100, but no follow-up of comparable success was released.

The group left Smash in 1964 and signed with Congress Records. The group became The Halos, following a dispute over the ownership of the name "The Angels." Peggy Santiglia took a leave of absence from the group in 1965 and was replaced by Toni Mason (Angie & The Chicklettes). The group released several more singles, none of which charted.

Mason left the group in 1967 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, with Bernadette Carroll singing lead, and made an appearance on "The Dean Martin Show" before disbanding in 1968. Santiglia and Phyllis and Barbara Allbut regrouped in the early 1970s and released a new single on Polydor Records.

Phyllis Allbut and Santiglia still perform as The Angels, joined occasionally by Barbara Allbut.

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)

Discography singles

Starlets

• "P.S. I Love You" / "Where Is My Love Tonight" (1960) Astro 202 - U.S. #106
• "Romeo And Juliet" / "Listen For A Lonely Tambourine" (1960) Astro 204

Angels

• "Til" / "Moment Ago" (1961) Caprice 107 - U.S. #14
• "Cry Baby Cry" / "That's All I Ask Of You" (1962) Caprice 112 - U.S. #38
• "Everybody Loves A Lover" / "Blow, Joe" (1962) Caprice 116 - U.S. #103
• "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 - U.S. #119
• "My Boyfriend's Back" / "(Love Me) Now" (1963) Smash 1834 - U.S. #1
• "I Adore Him" / "Thank You And Goodnight" (1963) Smash 1854 - U.S. #25 and #84 (B side)
• "Wow Wow Wee (He's The Boy For Me)" / "Snowflakes And Teardrops" (1964) Smash 1870 - U.S. #41
• "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
• "You're The Cause Of It" / "With Love" (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

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