Active until 1980 Genres R&B/soul, Rock, Pop | Active from 1963 | |
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Members Lois Wilkinson, Andrea Simpson Similar The Murmaids, Dale & Grace, The Chiffons, Lenny Welch, The Four Pennies | ||
The caravelles you don t have to be a baby to cry
The Caravelles, Lois Wilkinson (born 3 April 1944 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England) and Andrea Simpson (born 9 September 1946 in Finchley, London), were a British duo girl band, best known for their 1963 hit single, "You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry".
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- The caravelles you don t have to be a baby to cry
- The caravelles don t blow your cool
- Career
- Songs
- References
The caravelles don t blow your cool
Career
The Caravelles were named after the Sud Aviation Caravelle, a French aircraft. Their best known song, "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry", was originally a regional hit for Moon Mullican, and then was used as the B-side to Tennessee Ernie Ford's hit single "Sixteen Tons". The Caravelles' version of "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" reached #3 in the Billboard Hot 100 in America, and #6 in the UK Singles Chart. Carrying over into the next year, the song became the first British record on the Hot 100 in 1964, beating The Beatles by two weeks, making The Caravelles the first British group to have a hit in America that year.
They could not maintain their success, and Lois Wilkinson began recording solo under the name Lois Lane. Andrea Simpson continued to use the band name "The Caravelles" through the 1980s in groups with other musicians, and still performed occasionally into the 1990s.
Songs
You Don't Have to Be a Baby to CryYou Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry · 1998
Hey Mama You've Been on My Mind2004
A Dream of YouYou Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry · 1998