Chapel of Love (album)

Chapel of Love
Studio album by The Dixie Cups
Released	August 1964
Recorded	1964
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	27:45
Label	Red Bird
Producer	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
The Dixie Cups chronology
Chapel of Love (1964) Iko Iko (1965)
Singles from Chapel of Love
"Chapel of Love" Released: April 1964 "People Say" Released: July 1964 "Iko Iko" Released: March 1965 "Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright" Released: June 1965

Chapel of Love is the debut studio album by the New Orleans pop girl group The Dixie Cups. The album was produced by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich.^[1] It includes 11 tracks and was first released on Red Bird Records in August 1964.^[2] It was available in both mono and stereo, catalogue numbers RB 20-100 and RBS 20-100.^[3]

The album features the group's debut breakthrough hit, the number one smash on the Hot 100, "Chapel of Love".^[4] It also includes the hit singles, "People Say" and "Iko Iko".^[5] Both "Chapel of Love" and "People Say" were written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich.

Other songs on the Chapel of Love album include the fourth and final single taken from the album, "Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright", originally recorded by Ronnie Spector under the title "Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love".^[6] The Dixie Cups version is a slight rework of the lyrics.^[7] Although the group had scored three major hits, the album only charted at number 112 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums chart.^[8]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Chapel of Love" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) -2:51
2. "Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) -2:30
3. "I'm Gonna Get You Yet" (Earl King Johnson) -2:30
4. "Ain't That Nice" (Earl King Johnson) -2:20
5. "Thank You Mama, Thank You Papa " (Ernestine Gaines) -2:41
6. "Another Boy Like Mine" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) -2:54

Side 2

1. "Gee Baby Gee" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) -2:26
2. "Iko Iko" (Barbara Hawkins, Rosa Hawkins, Joan Johnson) -2:05
3. "Girls Can Tell" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) -2:38
4. "All Grown Up" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) -2:00
5. "People Say" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) -2:52

Personnel

• Barbara Hawkins - Lead and backing vocals
• Rosa Hawkins - Lead and backing vocals
• Joan Johnson – Lead and backing vocals

Singles history

• "Chapel of Love" b/w "Ain't That Nice" (U.S. #1, UK #22 1964)^{[9] [10]}
• "People Say" b/w "Girls Can Tell" (U.S. #12 1964)^[11]
• "Iko Iko" b/w "Gee Baby Gee" (U.S. #20, UK #23 1965)^[12][13]
• ”Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright" b/w "I'm Gonna Get You Yet" (U.S. #102 1965)^[14]

Re-release

In 1965, Red Bird Records re-packaged the Chapel of Love album under the new title of Iko Iko with new cover art.^[15] The album is the same as their debut release and does not include any new tracks.^[16] Iko Iko was available only in mono, catalogue number RB 20-103.^[17] In 1997, the Iko Iko version of the album was issued on compact disc for the first time through the Marginal Records label.

References

1. Betrock, Alan (1982).Girl Groups The Story of a Sound (1st ed.). New York: Delilah Books. pgs. 90-94. ISBN 0-933328-25-7
2. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top Pop Albums 1955-1996 (4 ed.). Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. p. 222. ISBN 0-89820-117-9
3. Clemente, John (2000). Girl Groups—Fabulous Females That Rocked The World. Iola, Wisc. Krause Publications. pp. 96-99.ISBN 0-87341-816-6.
4. Bronson, Fred (2003).The Billboard Book of Number One Hits: The Inside Story Behind Every Number One Single on Billboard's Hot 100 from 1955 to the Present (5 ed.). Billboard Books. p. 149. ISBN 0-8230-7677-6
5. Whitburn, Joel (2009).Top Pop Singles 1955-2008 (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 282
6. Whitburn, Joel (2005).Bubbling Under The Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004 (2nd ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 82. ISBN 0-89820-162-4
7. Clemente, John (2000). Girl Groups—Fabulous Females That Rocked The World. Iola, Wisc. Krause Publications. pp. 96-99.ISBN 0-87341-816-6.
8. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top Pop Albums 1955-1996 (4 ed.). Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. p. 222. ISBN 0-89820-117-9
9. Whitburn, Joel (2009).Top Pop Singles 1955-2008 (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 282
10. Roberts, David (2006).British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 158. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
11. Whitburn, Joel (2009).Top Pop Singles 1955-2008 (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 282
12. Whitburn, Joel (2009).Top Pop Singles 1955-2008 (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 282
13. Roberts, David (2006).British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 158. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
14. Whitburn, Joel (2009).Top Pop Singles 1955-2008 (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 282
15. Betrock, Alan (1982).Girl Groups The Story of a Sound (1st ed.). New York: Delilah Books. pgs. 90-94. ISBN 0-933328-25-7
16. Betrock, Alan (1982). Girl Groups The Story of a Sound (1st ed.). New York: Delilah Books. pgs. 90-94. ISBN 0-933328-25-7
17. Clemente, John (2000). Girl Groups—Fabulous Females That Rocked The World. Iola, Wisc. Krause Publications. pp. 96-99.ISBN 0-87341-816-6.