Welcome to Soul Sundays! Today I'm looking out for the ladies... My selection today are "The Lovelites" featuring "This Love is Real","Love So Strong","My Conscience", and "How Can I Tell my Mom and Dad". "The Lovelites" was a female group in the late 6o's early 70's. They were the the old school version of Destiny's Child. It was hard for me to choose which songs they sang because every song was a hit from them. Every song I'm sure every female could relate too, whether it was when her man was down for her, or when her man acted a fool and didn't appreciate her, or even when you had a child with someone & it just wasn't enough (The baby daddy Drama). "The Lovelites" was an American vocal group based in Chicago. Originally, the group were sisters Patti Hamilton and Rozena Petty, and their friend Barbara Peterman. In 1967, the trio recorded for the local Chicago record label Bandera Records. In 1968, Peterman left the group and was replaced by Ardell McDaniel.
One year after the change in lineup, the single "How Can I Tell My Mom And Dad", was released on Lock Records. The tune, written by lead vocalist Patti Hamilton and record producer Clarence Johnson, addressed the then taboo subject of teen pregnancy. It went on to sell 55,000 copies locally and 400,000 nationally, peaking at #15 on Billboard's soul chart, and landing the group a recording contract with the MCA-owned Uni Records. By this time, the group had also undergone yet another personal change as Joni Berlman stepped in for Rozena Petty.
The girls continued working with Johnson, as well as another producer Johnny Cameron, and went on to release their only album "With Love From The Lovelites". The album was not as well received as the group's previous single and subsequently flopped. After leaving Uni, Johnson started up Lovelites Records, and the group released a handful of singles. While in 1971, Rhonda Grayson replaced Ardell McDaniel. By 1972, the girls had signed to Cotillion Records, where they released two singles billed as "Patti & The Lovelites". Sadly by 1973, just like "Destiny's Child", their ego's got in the way and they went solo.
Please check out their other singles "Man in my Life" , "Gotta Let You Go" and "I'm Not Like the Others". Thanks For "Tooning In". Embrace every moment with that special someone.
