The Fireflies
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The Fireflies were an American doo wop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The group formed in Philadelphia in 1957, and underwent several lineup changes over the course of their existence; its most prominent member was Ritchie Adams. The group was produced by Gerry Granahan
. Their debut for Roulette Records
was the single "The Crawl", but the group's second single, the Ribbon Records release "You Were Mine", was their biggest hit. It peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100
in 1959. Following the single's success, The Paulette Sisters released an answer record called "I Was Yours", and Wayne Thomas
covered "You Were Mine".
Later singles included "I Can't Say Goodbye", "Marianne", and "My Girl" (all 1960); "I Can't Say Goodbye" was the only charter, peaking at #90 in the U.S.. In 1962 the group reappeared on Taurus Records with "You Were Mine for Awhile" and "Blacksmith Blues" on Hamilton Records
; three other singles followed on Taurus, but the group never returned to the charts. The group lasted as long as 1967 before disbanding for good.
Adams went on to release some solo singles and had a highly successful songwriting career. Granahan had a solo hit the same year The Fireflies had their only Top 40 hit.
The original members involved in the song "You Were Mine" in 1959 were Paul Giacalone, Richie Adams, Lee Reynolds, John Viscelli, Carl Girosli. The songs "You Were Mine" and "I Can't Say Goodbye" were both written by Paul Giacalone.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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The group formed in Philadelphia in 1957, and underwent several lineup changes over the course of their existence; its most prominent member was Ritchie Adams. The group was produced by Gerry Granahan
Gerry Granahan
Gerry Granahan is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s....
. Their debut for Roulette Records
Roulette Records
Roulette Records is an American record label, which was founded in late 1956, by George Goldner, Joe Kolsky, Morris Levy and Phil Khals, with creative control given to producers and songwriters Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore. Levy was appointed as director...
was the single "The Crawl", but the group's second single, the Ribbon Records release "You Were Mine", was their biggest hit. It peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
in 1959. Following the single's success, The Paulette Sisters released an answer record called "I Was Yours", and Wayne Thomas
Wayne Thomas
Wayne Junior Robert Thomas is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back or right back.-Stoke City:Thomas was born in Gloucester and began his career playing for Torquay United. He would go on to make over one hundred league appearances for them, and one season managed to be...
covered "You Were Mine".
Later singles included "I Can't Say Goodbye", "Marianne", and "My Girl" (all 1960); "I Can't Say Goodbye" was the only charter, peaking at #90 in the U.S.. In 1962 the group reappeared on Taurus Records with "You Were Mine for Awhile" and "Blacksmith Blues" on Hamilton Records
Hamilton Records
Hamilton Records was an American record label started in 1958 as a subsidiary label of Dot Records.Its catalog is now owned by Universal Music Group and managed by Geffen Records....
; three other singles followed on Taurus, but the group never returned to the charts. The group lasted as long as 1967 before disbanding for good.
Adams went on to release some solo singles and had a highly successful songwriting career. Granahan had a solo hit the same year The Fireflies had their only Top 40 hit.
The original members involved in the song "You Were Mine" in 1959 were Paul Giacalone, Richie Adams, Lee Reynolds, John Viscelli, Carl Girosli. The songs "You Were Mine" and "I Can't Say Goodbye" were both written by Paul Giacalone.