He's a Rebel (album)

He's a Rebel
Studio album by
the Crystals
ReleasedFebruary 1963
Recorded1961–1963
Genre
Length30:36
LabelPhilles
PHLP 4001
ProducerPhil Spector
Phil Spector chronology
Twist Uptown
(1962) 		He's a Rebel
(1963) 		Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Record Mirror[1]

He's a Rebel is the second studio album by girl group the Crystals, and also the second LP in the Philles catalogue. It was released in February 1963, as an effort to take an advantage of the monster hit "He's a Rebel" (written by Gene Pitney), which went to #1 US in 1962. The song was actually recorded by the Blossoms with Darlene Love on lead vocals and attributed to the Crystals.[2][3] Notably on the LP is "He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)," a withdrawn single by the "real" Crystals group.[2]

This was actually a repackaging of Twist Uptown, the Crystals' debut. Two of the original eleven tracks were taken from that album and replaced with "He's a Rebel" and its follow-up "He's Sure the Boy I Love" (#11 US, also recorded with The Blossoms)[2][3] while "He Hit Me" was added for a twelfth track. The He's a Rebel album peaked at #131 US.[4]

  1. ^ Watson, Jimmy (25 January 1964). "The Crystals: He's A Rebel" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 150. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "The Crystals". History-of-rock.com. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  3. ^ a b "The Crystals". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  4. ^ "Top LP's". Billboard. 23 March 1963. Retrieved 31 July 2017.