The Goodees
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The Goodees were an American pop music
girl group
who enjoyed brief popularity in the late nineteen-sixties. Formed in Memphis, Tennessee
, the group is best known for the minor hit "Condition Red", a teen melodrama
that bore a striking resemblance to the Shangri-Las hit "Leader of the Pack
".
The three girls became friends while attending Memphis' Messick High School. Interested in music, they started singing at school assemblies and local events. Their “break” came in 1967 when they won a local talent contest. The winning prize included an audition with Stax Records
. Stax signed the trio to its newly formed HIP subsidiary.
Goodee Sandra Jackson more recently worked at SoulsVille USA, an on-line museum
that chronicles the history of Memphis rhythm and blues
.
The band's song "Condition Red" was their only hit, peaking at #46 on the Billboard charts. "Condition Red" can be found on girl-group compilations such as Rhino's One Kiss Can Lead To Another in addition to the first volume of the Where The Girls Are CD series. Their song "Jilted" can also be found on volume six of the Where The Girls Are series.
In December, 2010, Ace Records UK issued a CD compilation, "Condition Red! The Complete Goodees". The CD contains the entire "Candy Coated Goodees" LP, four non-LP singles and b-sides and seven never-before released tracks.
Track listing:
1. Condition Red
2. Sad Song For Harry
3. A Little Bit Of You
4. Double Shot
5. Worst that Could Happen
6. Girl Crazy
7. Jilted
8. Didn't Know Love Was So Good
9. My Boyfriend's Back
10. Promises
11. He's A Rebel
12. For A Little While (non-LP single)
13. Would You, Could You (non-LP b-side)
14. Love Is Here (non-LP biside)
15. Goodies (non-LP b-side)
16. Angry Eyes (previously unreleased)
17. Love Me Love (previously unreleased)
18. Show Me How (previously unreleased)
19. Last Of The Good Guys (previously unreleased)
20. Didn't Know Love Was So Good (Alternate Version, previously unreleased)
21. Have You Ever Hurt The One You Love (previously unreleased)
22. Love Pill (previously unreleased)
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
who enjoyed brief popularity in the late nineteen-sixties. Formed in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, the group is best known for the minor hit "Condition Red", a teen melodrama
Melodrama
The term melodrama refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions. It may also refer to the genre which includes such works, or to language, behavior, or events which resemble them...
that bore a striking resemblance to the Shangri-Las hit "Leader of the Pack
Leader of the Pack
"Leader of the Pack" is a 1964 pop song recorded by girl group The Shangri-Las. It became number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 28, 1964.-Original Shangri-Las recording:...
".
The three girls became friends while attending Memphis' Messick High School. Interested in music, they started singing at school assemblies and local events. Their “break” came in 1967 when they won a local talent contest. The winning prize included an audition with Stax Records
Stax Records
Stax Records is an American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee.Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the name Stax Records was adopted in 1961. The label was a major factor in the creation of the Southern soul and Memphis soul music styles, also releasing gospel, funk, jazz, and...
. Stax signed the trio to its newly formed HIP subsidiary.
Goodee Sandra Jackson more recently worked at SoulsVille USA, an on-line museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
that chronicles the history of Memphis rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
.
The band's song "Condition Red" was their only hit, peaking at #46 on the Billboard charts. "Condition Red" can be found on girl-group compilations such as Rhino's One Kiss Can Lead To Another in addition to the first volume of the Where The Girls Are CD series. Their song "Jilted" can also be found on volume six of the Where The Girls Are series.
In December, 2010, Ace Records UK issued a CD compilation, "Condition Red! The Complete Goodees". The CD contains the entire "Candy Coated Goodees" LP, four non-LP singles and b-sides and seven never-before released tracks.
Track listing:
1. Condition Red
2. Sad Song For Harry
3. A Little Bit Of You
4. Double Shot
5. Worst that Could Happen
6. Girl Crazy
7. Jilted
8. Didn't Know Love Was So Good
9. My Boyfriend's Back
10. Promises
11. He's A Rebel
12. For A Little While (non-LP single)
13. Would You, Could You (non-LP b-side)
14. Love Is Here (non-LP biside)
15. Goodies (non-LP b-side)
16. Angry Eyes (previously unreleased)
17. Love Me Love (previously unreleased)
18. Show Me How (previously unreleased)
19. Last Of The Good Guys (previously unreleased)
20. Didn't Know Love Was So Good (Alternate Version, previously unreleased)
21. Have You Ever Hurt The One You Love (previously unreleased)
22. Love Pill (previously unreleased)
External links
- http://www.scrammagazine.com/goodees
- http://staxrecords.free.fr/goodees.htm
- http://www.soulsvilleusa.com/
- http://www.acerecords.co.uk