Lovelites

Not to end up being confused using the Chicago spirit band of the same name, the Lovelites — a three-piece female group from Brooklyn who predated their namesake simply by a couple of years — are by far best-known because of their lone one, “(When) We Get Scared,” issued in early 1966 via legendary manufacturer Phil Spector’s short-lived Phi-Dan label. Lifelong close friends Louise Robbins and Linda Stern produced the group at age 12, auditioning fellow junior students and eventually setting up classmate Joanna DeClemente as business lead vocalist; originally dubbed the Jades, they lent motivation for the Lovelites in the Supremes’ strike “When the Lovelight Begins Glowing Through His Eye.” In 1964 the teenager trio agreed upon with songwriters Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman’s Pomshu Productions; with time, the Lovelites found the interest of Spector, who enlisted songwriters Pete Anders and Vini Poncia to begin with developing materials for the group. In Sept 1964, the Lovelites produced their documented debut with “Make sure you Be My Sweetheart”; hardly ever officially released, years later the tune finally surfaced on the Japanese bootleg. A following program yielded “He’s My Eddie Baby,” which hardly ever made it at night acetate stage. “(When) I Obtain Worried,” officially released in January 1966, sank with out a track after relationships between Spector and Pomus fizzled — Spector apparently wanted to purchase out the Lovelites’ agreement and name, so when the group and their administration refused, Phi-Dan taken back again its promotional financing. The Lovelites forged on until 1967; DeClemente later on wedded composer Poncia and pursued an performing career.