The Paris Sisters
| Company type | Vocal group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1954 in San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Founder | Priscilla Paris, Albeth Carole Paris, Sherrell Paris |
| Defunct | 1968 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco , United States |
| Products | Music albums and singles |
The Paris Sisters were a female vocal trio originating from San Francisco during the 1960s, renowned primarily for their work with the record producer Phil Spector.
Career
This ensemble consisted of lead vocalist Priscilla Paris (born January 4, 1945 – died March 5, 2004), alongside her elder sibling Albeth Carole Paris and their middle sister Sherrell Paris. Their commercial success peaked in October 1961 when their single "I Love How You Love Me" climbed to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, achieving sales exceeding one million copies. Additional singles that charted included "He Knows I Love Him Too Much" (No. 34 in March 1962), "All Through The Night" (1961), "Be My Boy" (No. 56), "Let Me Be The One" (No. 87), and "Dream Lover" (No. 91).
In 1962, The Paris Sisters were featured in the British rock film It's Trad, Dad! (released in the U.S. as Ring-a-Ding Rhythm), where they performed the Phil Spector-produced song "What Am I to Do?". Earlier in the decade, they also lent their voices to a commercial jingle for Diet Rite soda.
Following their music careers, Sherrell Paris took on the role of production assistant for the television game show The Price Is Right and acted as personal assistant to host Bob Barker until the year 2000.
Priscilla Paris passed away at age 59 on March 5, 2004, due to injuries from a fall at her residence in Pays de la Loire, France. Albeth Paris died at age 79 on December 5, 2014, in Palm Springs, California.
Albums
- Sing From the Glass House, Unifilms Records (1966)
- Golden Hits of The Paris Sisters, Sidewalk Records (1967)
- Sing Everything Under The Sun, Reprise Records (1967)
- The Best of The Paris Sisters, Curb Records (2004)
- The Complete Phil Spector Sessions, Varèse Sarabande (2006)
- Always Heavenly, Ace Records (2016)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Record Label | B-side | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop |
US AC | |||||
| 1954 | "Ooh La La" | — | — | Decca | "Whose Arms Are You Missing" | |
| 1955 | "Huckleberry Pie" | — | — | Decca | "Baby, Honey, Baby" | |
| 1955 | "The "Know-How"" | — | — | Decca | "I Wanna" | |
| 1955 | "Lover Boy" | — | — | Decca | "Oh Yes, You Do" | |
| 1956 | "I Love You Dear (Year-Round Love)" | — | — | Decca | "Mistaken" | |
| 1956 | "Daughter, Daughter!" | — | — | Decca | "So Much - So Very Much" | |
| 1957 | "(Don't Stop, Don't Stop) Tell Me More" | — | — | Imperial | "Old Enough to Cry" | |
| 1958 | "Someday" | — | — | Imperial Records | "My Original Love" | |
| 1958 | "Don't Tell Anybody" | — | — | Decca Records | "Mind Reader" | |
| 1961 | "Be My Boy" | 56 | — | Gregmark Records | "I'll Be Crying Tomorrow" | |
| 1961 | "I Love How You Love Me" | 5 | — | Gregmark Records | "All Through the Night" | |
| 1962 | "He Knows I Love Him Too Much" | 34 | 7 | Gregmark Records | "A Lonely Girl's Prayer" | |
| 1962 | "Let Me Be the One" | 87 | — | Gregmark Records | "What Am I to Do" | |
| 1962 | "Yes - I Love You" | — | — | Gregmark Records | "Once Upon a While Ago" | |
| 1964 | "Dream Lover" | 91 | — | MGM Records | "Lonely Girl" | |
| 1964 | "When I Fall in Love" | — | — | Mercury Records | "Once Upon a Time" | |
| 1965 | "Why Do I Take It From You" | >— | >— | >Mercury Records | >Always Waitin' | |
| >1966 | "Sincerely" | >— | >— | >Reprise Records | >Too Good to Be True | >The Paris Sisters Sing Everything Under the Sun!!! |
| >1966 | "I'm Me" | >— | >— | >Reprise Records | >You | >The Paris Sisters Sing Everything Under the Sun!!! |
| >1966 | "My Good Friend" | >— | >— | >Reprise Records | >"It's My Party" | > |
| >1967 | "Some of Your Lovin'" | >— | >— | >Reprise Records | >Long After Tonight Is All Over | >The Paris Sisters Sing Everything Under the Sun!!! |
| >1968 | "Greener Days" | >— | >— | >Capitol Records | >Golden Days | > |
| >1968 | "The Ugliest Girl in Town" | >— | >— | >GNP Crescendo Records | >Stand Naked Clown | > |