This is the discography of American R&B girl group The Royalettes. It contains 2 studio albums, 2 compilation albums, 13 singles and other charted songs. Their debut single was 1963's "No Big Thing", released on Chancellor Records. It was followed by "Willie The Wolf", which didn't chart, but the flip "Blue Summer" reached the pop charts.
The group left the label and later moved to MGM Records, for whom they recorded a string of successful pop and R&B singles. "Poor Boy" was their second minor hit, stalling at No. 113 nationally. The following release produced by Teddy Randazzo became their biggest hit. "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" hit the top-40 on the Cashbox Top 100 Singles and the top-30 on the Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles charts. The next release produced by Raddazzo was a hit as well, reaching even higher positions on the R&B charts.
Subsequently, the album It's Gonna Take a Miracle was released by MGM. It consisted of four previous single releases and newly recorded songs. Their next release was "You Bring Me Down," which was their final pop hit, almost breaking into the main Pop 100 charts. In 1966, the album The Elegant Sound of The Royalettes was released by the label as well, featuring only two lower-profile singles. The group left MGM by 1967, switching to Roulette Records for "River of Tears", but the single missed the charts and was their final release.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, showing all relevant details Title Album detailsIt's Gonna Take a Miracle Released: 1965 Label: MGM Formats: LP, vinylThe Elegant Sound of The Royalettes Released: 1966 Label: MGM Formats: LP, vinyl Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, showing all relevant details Title Album detailsThe MGM Sides Released: 1996 Label: Ichiban Formats: CD, compilationIt's Gonna Take A Miracle: The Complete MGM Recordings - The Royalettes Released: September 17, 2010 Label: RPM Formats: CD, compilation
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Single Year Chart positions Album US BB US CB USR&B "No Big Thing" "Yesterday's Lovers" 1963 —— —— —— rowspan="3" "Willie The Wolf" "Blue Summer" —121 —— —— "Come To Me" "There He Goes" 1964 —— —— —— "He's Gone" "Don't You Cry" —— —— —— It's Gonna Take a Miracle "Poor Boy" "Watch What Happens" 1965 113— —— —— "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" 41— 37— 28— "I Want to Meet Him" "Never Again" 72— 78— 26— "You Bring Me Down" "Only When You're Lonely" 1966 116— 101— —— "It's a Big Mistake" "It's Better Not To Know" —— —— —— The Elegant Sound of The Royalettes "An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)" "I Don't Want to Be the One" —— —— —— "When Summer's Gone" "Love Without an End" —— 124— —— rowspan="3" "Take My Love (And Hide It From My Heart)" "(He Is) My Man" —— —— —— "River of Tears" "Something Wonderful" 1967 —— —— ——
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing all relevant details Title Year Album "When Summer's Gone" 1966
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