The Ronettes discography
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This article is a discography for American singing group The Ronettes. The Ronettes began recording with Colpix Records in 1961 and recorded eleven songs for Colpix. In March 1963, the group moved to Phil Spector's Philles Records, where they achieved their biggest success.
| The Ronettes discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 11 |
| Singles | 15 |
| Other albums | 8 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [1] | ||
| Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes |
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96 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] | |||||||||||
| Philles Records Presents Today's Hits[3] (with various artists) |
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— | — | |||||||||
| A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector (with various artists) |
|
5 | 2 | |||||||||
| The Ronettes Featuring Veronica[4] |
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— | — | |||||||||
| The Best of the Ronettes |
|
— | 91 | |||||||||
| Be My Baby: The Very Best of the Ronettes[5] |
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— | — | |||||||||
| Everything You Wanted to Know About the Ronettes ...But Were Afraid to Ask |
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— | — | |||||||||
| Stereo Singles Collection |
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— | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
US R&B [7] |
BEL (FL) [8] |
BEL (WA) [9] |
CAN CHUM /RPM [10][11] |
FRA [12] |
GER [13] |
NOR [14] |
UK [15] | |||||
| "I Want a Boy" "Sweet Sixteen" |
1961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Ronettes Featuring Veronica | ||
| "I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead" "I'm on the Wagon" or "My Guiding Angel" |
1962 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Silhouettes" "You Bet I Would" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Good Girls" "Memory" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Be My Baby" "Tedesco & Pitman" (Non-album track) |
1963 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 193 | 60 | 9 | 4 | Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica | ||
| "Baby, I Love You" "Miss Joan & Mr Sam" (Non-album track) |
24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | ||||
| "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up" "Big Red" (Non-album track) |
1964 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | |||
| "Do I Love You?" "Bebe & Susu" (Non-album track) |
34 | 11 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 35 | ||||
| "Walking in the Rain" "How Does it Feel?" |
23 | 3 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Born to Be Together" "Blues for Baby" |
1965 | 52 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
| "Is This What I Get for Loving You?" "Oh, I Love You" |
75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Can Hear Music" "When I Saw You" (from Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes) |
1966 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered" "Oh, I Love You" |
1969 | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lover Lover" "Go Out and Get It" |
1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine" "I Wonder What He's Doing" |
1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
Other charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
AUS [20] |
CAN [21] |
FRA [12] |
GER [13] |
ITA [22] |
NL [23] |
NZ [24] |
SWI [25] |
UK [15] | ||||
| "Sleigh Ride" | 1963 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector | |
| "Frosty the Snowman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[A] | |||
| "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
Unreleased music
Songs produced by Phil Spector[29]
The Ronettes recorded many songs for producer Phil Spector that were not released until after the group disbanded in 1967. Today, some of their originally unreleased songs are just as critically applauded as their biggest hits. Below is an accurate chart of the unreleased songs the Ronettes recorded for Philles Records that did not see a release. These songs were first issued on later compilation albums, mentioned respectively. Four of the songs below—"The Twist", "Mashed Potato Time", "Hot Pastrami" and "The Wah-Watusi"—were released, and credited to, popular Philles contracted singing group the Crystals, on their 1963 Philles LP, The Crystals Sing the Greatest Hits.[29]
| Title[29] | Date recorded[30] | Album issued on[29] | Notes[29] |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Twist" | 1963 | The Crystals Sing the Greatest Hits | Credited to the Crystals |
| "Mashed Potato Time" | |||
| "Hot Pastrami" | |||
| "The Wah-Watusi" | Credited to the Crystals; features Nedra Talley on lead vocals | ||
| "Keep On Dancing" | 1964 | Phil Spector Wall of Sound: Rare Masters, Vol. 2 | Features Ronnie, Estelle, and Nedra singing lead in unison |
| "Girls Can Tell" | Phil Spector Wall of Sound: Rare Masters, Vol. 1 | Erroneously credited to the Crystals; a version sung by the Crystals, with Lala Brooks on lead vocals, does exist | |
| "Paradise" | 1965 | Covered by the Shangri-Las as well as the Supremes | |
| "Soldier Baby" | Features Ronnie, Estelle, and Nedra singing lead in unison | ||
| "I'm a Woman in Love" | |||
| "Everything Under the Sun" | Phil Spector Wall of Sound: Rare Masters, Vol. 2 | Features Ronnie, Estelle, and Nedra singing lead in unison for most of the song, with Nedra and Estelle continuing the chorus while Ronnie gets solo lines | |
| "I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine" | Rerecorded by Ronnie Spector in 1974 for Buddha Records, and for her 1999 solo EP She Talks to Rainbows | ||
| "Here I Sit" | Features male backing vocals | ||
| "Lovers" | The Ronettes Sing Their Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | A Ronnie solo | |
| "Padre" | Unknown | Everything You Wanted to Know About the Ronettes... But Were Afraid to Ask | |
| "Close Your Eyes" | |||
| "Someday (Baby)" |
Work with Jimi Hendrix
During the Summer of 1964, the Ronettes spent a lot of time hanging out at Odine's, an exclusive East Side club on Fifty-Ninth Street in Manhattan.[31] According to Ronnie, that is where the Ronettes were first introduced to Jimi Hendrix, who was an unknown guitarist there at the time. Ronnie used to get up and sing along with Hendrix as he played guitar.[31] After running into Hendrix again at a party in 1969, Estelle and Ronnie were invited into the studio to do backing vocals on Hendrix's "Earth Blues" song. Their work on the backing vocals earned The Ronettes a credit on Hendrix's posthumously released LP Rainbow Bridge, released in October 1971.[32]
Notes
- "Frosty the Snowman" did not enter the UK Singles Chart but peaked at number 85 on the UK Singles Streaming Chart.[28]