• List Price: $14.99  
• Your Price: $14.99
• In Stock: 788

You must login to place orders.




Not purchasing for a business? See our consumer site.

In her early career, Darlene Love was one of pop music's all-time busiest and most respected backup singers. But by the 1980s had emerged under her own name as an accomplished actress and concert performer. After being out of circulation for over thirty years, this remastered collection is once again available, documenting the last of a series of shows that effected that transition.

Darlene was heard on countless 1960's hit recordings, ranging from Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash" to Frank Sinatra's "That's Life," and performed live with headliners on the scale of Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, and Dionne Warwick. In the studio with producer Phil Spector, she lent her voice to a series of hits, [including the Crystals' "He's A Rebel" and "Da Doo Ron Ron," The Ronettes' "Be My Baby," and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans' "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"], as well as releasing singles under her own name.

After appearing in 1981 at Righteous Brother Bill Medley's club, Darlene was invited to perform at a private Hollywood New Year's Eve party, with a band, the Monte Carlos, formed specifically to back her. Hearing the buzz independent producer Bob Lasiewicz arranged for an engagement on April 21, 1982, at the prestigious L.A. area jazz club Hop Singh's, from which this set is taken.

Shortly after, Love moved to NYC, to star in the jukebox musical "Leader of the Pack," followed by Broadway musical productions of "Carrie," "Grease," and "Hairspray." She appeared as Danny Glover's wife in the "Lethal Weapon" film series and performed annually to great acclaim on "Late Night with David Letterman," singing her holiday classic "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)."

Darlene has continued working into the 2000's, with her appearance in the in 2013 Oscar-winning documentary "20 Feet from Stardom," and her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. More than sixty years after her recording debut, Love continues to perform on concert stages throughout the country.

Media

Track Listing

Sales Points

• Previously only available on LP this concert makes its debut on CD, DVD and digital
• Full publicity campaign to include select interviews with Darlene
• Appears on such Phil Spector-produced classics as “He’s A Rebel,” “Da Doo Ron Ron,” “Be My Baby,” and “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.”
• Supporting actress (as Danny Glover’s wife) in all four “Lethal Weapon” films.
• Appeared in Broadway musical productions of “Carrie,” “Grease,” and “Hairspray.”
• David Letterman had her on his show every Christmas to sing” Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home”). [He named her the “Christmas Queen.”]
• Appears on Rolling Stone’s list of all-time greatest singers.
• Sang back-up on dozens of ‘60s hits, from Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s “Monster Mash” to Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life.”
• Received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award in 1995.
• Won Grammy Award for Best Music Film for the 2013 documentary “20 Feet from Stardom.”
• Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.

Press Quotes

Darlene Love, the wailing voice behind countless Phil Spector classic, set a crowd on it's ears. The Monte Carlos recreate the readily identifiable Spector lushness with breathtaking exuberance.

     —Variety

Love had the crowd in near ecstasy. It was, without a doubt, one of the finest performances this reporter has witnessed

     —Billboard

Definitely recommended for fans of pop and soul from the 1960s.

     —New Wave Geo Blogspot