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The Flirtations- Nothing But A Heartache (1968)
You can call them a one-hit wonder, but this persistent girl-group delivered a veritable classic of it's genre.
They began as The Gypsies in New York City in 1962 with Lestine Johnson along with the Pearce sisters, Ernestine and Shirley. After 2 non-charting singles they changed their name to The Flirtations. They headed off to England for a change in fortune. Hey-It worked for Jimi Hendrix, so why not?
A tour with Tom Jones, some decent sales in The Netherlands and then a record deal with Deram Records. In late 1968 their signature song hit the airwaves and they finally had a Top 20 hit.
Which they could never replicate even though they continued to release singles and toured throughout the 70s and 80s.
Their first album was released in 1969 due to their hit single. To ensure recognition, the LP was also titled Nothing But A Heartache and the first track was Nothing But A Heartache. Maybe every track should have been Nothing But A Heartache.
Art Bell on his popular overnight radio show Coast To Coast AM would play this tune every night. KFC Chicken also used it in an advertising campaign, Here's Music Mike in the video introducing the song:
You can call them a one-hit wonder, but this persistent girl-group delivered a veritable classic of it's genre.
They began as The Gypsies in New York City in 1962 with Lestine Johnson along with the Pearce sisters, Ernestine and Shirley. After 2 non-charting singles they changed their name to The Flirtations. They headed off to England for a change in fortune. Hey-It worked for Jimi Hendrix, so why not?
A tour with Tom Jones, some decent sales in The Netherlands and then a record deal with Deram Records. In late 1968 their signature song hit the airwaves and they finally had a Top 20 hit.
Which they could never replicate even though they continued to release singles and toured throughout the 70s and 80s.
Their first album was released in 1969 due to their hit single. To ensure recognition, the LP was also titled Nothing But A Heartache and the first track was Nothing But A Heartache. Maybe every track should have been Nothing But A Heartache.
Art Bell on his popular overnight radio show Coast To Coast AM would play this tune every night. KFC Chicken also used it in an advertising campaign, Here's Music Mike in the video introducing the song: