The Shades Of Blue Golden Classics Edition

I'll bet many of us thought that the song "Oh How Happy " was performed by a black group when it came out. I know I did. This song wasn't a fluke. There are many well- written and well-sung songs in this set. Even though there is one female out of four vocalists, there is much use of girl-group type of harmonies used throughout. They might have had only one major hit, but they certainly had the goods for a talented group.

The Shades of Blue and the Reflections have something in common! Both groups came from Livonia, Michigan and had a major hit to remember! The Reflections had Just like Romeo &Juliet in 1964 and The Shades of Blue had Oh How Happy in 1966! Written by Edwin Starr, Oh How Happy took the Shades of Blue into the big time appearing on teen shows like Swingin Time and Where The Action Is! Unfortunately, the group could not follow the success of Oh How Happy and disbanded a couple of years later! So if you like beach music crossed with bubblegum soul with a touch of Motown, then you will love this cd! I surely did!