Since I Met You Baby

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Here's a one of a kind compilation hi-lighting the monstrous talents of The Avons. I've got to send a very big thank you and shout out to Mizz Philly who helped me compile this CD....without her help this project never would have seen the light of day.


The Avons were a trio of ladies that recorded out of Nashville, Tennessee. They started out on RCA's Groove Label in 1963, moved to Soundstage 7 in 1966, then to Excello in 1967 and then releasing their last single with Ref-O-Ree in 1968.
The first single released in 1963 was "Push A Little Harder".
Single number two "Rolling Stone" was published in 1964 by Excellorec, the publishing arm of Nashville's Excello label.
The group were dropped by RCA apparently because their 2nd and third singles were not as successful as their 1st. The group were still working with John "Bucky" Wilkin, leader of Ronny and the Daytonas. His co-writer Bobby Russell (also of the Daytonas) had contacts with Monument Records and got them a deal with their subsidiary Sound Stage 7......resulting with the single "Be Good To Your Baby" in 1966. The Sound Stage 7 single didn't work as well as expected so Bob Holmes got the group a contract with Excello Records where he worked as a staff producer. Excello put the group on their subsidiary A-Bet and produced the single "Talk To Me" in 1967. For the next single the group was promoted to the main Excello Label and had their next single issued in 1968. "He's My Hero" was co-written by Bob Holmes and former Ikette Joshie Armstead. This was the last work they did with Excello.
In 1968 The Avons and veteran producer Ted Jarrett were picked to launch the newly formed Ref-O-Ree label. "Tell Me Baby (Who Would I Be) their 1st and last single with the label and was the group's last known work.


1. SINCE I MET YOU BABY
2. JUST AS LONG AS I LIVE
3. TONIGHT KISS YOUR BABY GOODBYE
4. I WOULD IF I COULD
5. GOT TO GET USED TO YOU
6. HE'S MY HERO
7. BE GOOD TO YOUR BABY
8. OH, GEE BABY
9. TELL ME BABY (WHO WOULD I BE)
10. TALK TO ME
11. PUSH A LITTLE HARDER
12. WORDS WRITTEN ON WATER
13. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OUR LOVE
14. ROLLING STONE


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Link by G MAN
Tracks courtesy of Mizz Philly & G MAN
Cover by G MAN
Post by G MAN
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