This girl recorded one 45 for Warner Brothers. That is all I know about her. Nothing more.
The record was released in the summer of 1962 on WB 5302. On the A-side was John Loudermilk's Big Daddy, the B-side was "Sittin' On A Train".
The record was a tiny local break out in the fall of '62. In Seattle, Washington, on the KJR Fabulous Fifty, Lita reached a #41-spot on October 1st, 1962.
Listen to a sample of Big Daddy.
She sounds a little like Sue Thompson (Sue actually covered the song 2 years later and reached a bubbling under Billboard's Hot 100 chart position).
Lita's song may have been released in Spanish countries, as a part of the WB sampler "Bailable".
I wonder if there is anybody who can tell me more about this Lita Marino...
Update Jan. 2011
Lita Marino herself gave a reaction to this blog!!! See Reactions below
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4 comments :
Oh my goodness...this is me!!!
I cant tell you how special it was to hear this again. What a blessing!
Well, you just never know what the future hold do you?
Marino was my maiden name and Lita is what my manager picked out for me.
I would sure love a copy of of this for myself since I gave all my extras away lololol.
Thank you so much for the sweet memories...I have put a few songs on Soundclick.com ...and before that, mp3.com. I still love to sing and write...always will.
Thank you so much... and may God bless you on this journey of "life"
Sincerely
Lita Marino (Alice Jean Synuria)
Thats me! I was so surprised to see this. My name is Alice Jean Synuria now. Since then, I have put some music on Soundclick.com. I cant tell you what a thrill it was to listen to this as I have given all my records away. Is there any way I can get a copy??
Thanks and God Bless you and yours :o)
Thank you Alice / Lita for your reaction!
I'd love to hear more about your musical career, recordings etc!
Please mail me k.vd.hoeven@gmail.com
Thank you for your information (and a big tip of the hat to Alice Jean if she happens to read this!), as I was curious after coming across a Norwegian (!) pressing of this record. The local WB licensee issued many US hits and contenders in miniscule runs here, usually just a few hundred copies, and despite collecting for years I've never come across this one earlier. Anyway, I really like Lita's voice and singing, and actually appreciate the B-side Sittin' on a Train just as well as the A-side. Both songs should be naturals on "girl group sound" or "rockabilly chick" type collections. And Sittin' on a Train isn't even on youtube. Somebody ought to do something about it. Cheers, Sigbjørn
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