The Best of Darlene Love

~ Release by Darlene Love (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1He’s a Rebel
The Crystals2:27
2Zip‐a‐Dee‐Doo‐Dah
Darlene Love with Bobby Sheen2:48
3He’s Sure the Boy I Love
The Crystals2:44
4Johnny (Baby Please Come Home)
Darlene Love2:44
5Why Do Lovers Break Each Other’s Hearts?
cover recording of:
Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts
writer:
Ellie Greenwich, Tony Powers and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Darlene Love2:50
6Today I Met the Boy (I’m Gonna Marry)
Darlene Love2:49
7Chapel of Love
recording of:
Chapel of Love
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Darlene Love2:25
8Not Too Young to Get Married
cover recording of:
Not Too Young to Get Married
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Darlene Love with Bobby Soxx2:28
9Wait’til My Bobby Gets Home
engineer:
Larry Levine (in 1963-05)
producer:
Phil Spector
lead vocals:
Darlene Love (in 1963-05) and Edna Wright (R&B singer) (in 1963-05)
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) (in 1963-05)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1963-05)
recording of:
Wait Til My Bobby Gets Home (in 1963-05)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Darlene Love2:24
10Run Run Run Runaway
Darlene Love2:13
11A Fine Fine Boy
recording of:
A Fine Fine Boy
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Darlene Love2:48
12Stumble and Fall
engineer:
Larry Levine (in 1964-02)
producer:
Phil Spector
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1964-02)
recording of:
Stumble and Fall (in 1964-02)
writer:
Peter Andreoli (US songwriter/producer vocalist), Vini Poncia and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Darlene Love2:24
13(He’s a) Quiet Guy
Darlene Love2:30
14A Long Way to Be Happy
recording of:
Long Way to Be Happy
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Darlene Love2:48
15Lord, If You’re a Woman
Darlene Love3:08
16Strange Love
recording of:
Strange Love
writer:
Peter Andreoli (US songwriter/producer vocalist), Vini Poncia and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Darlene Love3:01
17My Heart Beat a Little Faster
Darlene Love4:40
18Too Late to Say You’re Sorry
Darlene Love2:25
19White Christmas
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
arranger:
Jack “Specs” Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
recorded at:
Gold Star Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
cover recording of:
White Christmas (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Darlene Love2:55
20Marshmallow World
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
arranger:
Jack “Specs” Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
recorded at:
Gold Star Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
cover recording of:
A Marshmallow World (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1949)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio) (in 1949)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Darlene Love2:25
21Winter Wonderland
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
arranger:
Jack “Specs” Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
recorded at:
Gold Star Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 40) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 50)
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Darlene Love2:26
22Xmas (Baby Please Come Home)
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
arranger:
Jack “Specs” Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
recorded at:
Gold Star Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 14), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 18), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 18), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 25) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 48)
recording of:
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (from 1963-09 until 1963-10)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Malt Shoppe Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Steeplechase Music, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Darlene Love42:45
23That’s When the Tears Start
producer:
Jimmy Bowen (producer, rockabilly musician and songwriter)
conductor:
Ernie Freeman
arranger:
Ernie Freeman
recorded at:
United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
The Blossoms2:27
24Hard to Get
The Blossoms2:36
25I Gotta Tell It
The Blossoms2:23
26Big Talkin’ Jim
The Blossoms2:18
27Son in Law
The Blossoms2:05
28Good Good Lovin’
The Blossoms2:36
29What Makes Love
The Blossoms2:12