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...
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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(Denise Ferri and Arleen Lanzotti).
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. 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...
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