'Tops' with Me (1962)

About this title: Helen Shapiro's debut LP is a selection consisting primarily of covers of recent hits associated with other singers. It's an astonishingly wide array of material, associated with the Shirelles ("Will You Love Me Tomorrow"), Elvis Presley ("Are You Lonesome Tonight"), Marv Johnson ("You Got What It Takes"), Connie Francis ("Lipstick on Your Collar"), Bobby Darin ("Beyond the Sea"), Brenda Lee ("Sweet Nothin's"), and, from a uniquely British perspective in the jacket notes, Marty Wilde ("A Teenager in Love"), among others. She does well with the repertory, backed by Martin Slavin and His ... read more

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