Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes

{{Short description|1964 studio album by the Ronettes}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes

| type = studio

| artist = the Ronettes {{break}} featuring Veronica

| cover = Ronettes.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = {{start date|1964|11}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Gold Star, Hollywood

| genre = Pop{{cite magazine|author=Billboard Review Panel|title=Album Reviews|date=November 28, 1964|magazine=Billboard|page=28|quote=Pop spotlight: Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica{{nbsp}}...}}

| length = 36:34

| label = Philles

| producer = Phil Spector

| chronology = Phil Spector production

| prev_title = A Christmas Gift for You

| prev_year = 1963

| next_title = You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin{{'}}

| next_year = 1964

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes

| type = studio

| single1 = Be My Baby

| single1date = 1963

| single2 = Do I Love You?

| single2date = 1964

| single3 = Walking in the Rain

| single3date = 1964

| single4 = Baby, I Love You

| single4date = 1964

| single5 = (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up

| single5date = 1964

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Record Mirror

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last1=Jones |first1=Peter |author-link1=Peter Jones (journalist) |last2= Jopling |first2= Norman |date=15 May 1965 |title=The Ronettes: The Fabulous Ronettes |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/65/Record-Mirror-1965-05-15.pdf |magazine=Record Mirror |issue=218 |page=11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401225425/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/65/Record-Mirror-1965-05-15.pdf |archive-date=1 April 2022|access-date=17 August 2022}}

}}

Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes is the only studio album by the American girl group the Ronettes (credited to "the Ronettes featuring Veronica"). Produced by Phil Spector and released in November{{nbsp}}1964{{cite magazine|title=New Album Releases|magazine=Billboard|date=November 21, 1964|page=26}} through his label, Philles Records, the album collects the group's singles from 1963–1964. In 2003, it was ranked number 422 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".{{cite web| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-156826/the-ronettes-presenting-the-fabulous-ronettes-71475/| year=2012| title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time| publisher=Rolling Stone| accessdate= September 2, 2019}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| headline = Side one

| title1 = Walking in the Rain

| writer1 = Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann, Phil Spector

| length1 = 3:16

| title2 = Do I Love You?

| writer2 = Vini Poncia, Pete Andreoli, Spector

| length2 = 2:50

| title3 = So Young

| writer3 = William Tyus

| length3 = 2:36

| title4 = (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up

| writer4 = Poncia, Andreoli, Spector

| length4 = 3:02

| title5 = I Wonder

| writer5 = Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Spector

| length5 = 2:51

| title6 = What'd I Say

| writer6 = Ray Charles

| length6 = 4:40

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = Side two

| title7 = Be My Baby

| writer7 = Barry, Greenwich, Spector

| length7 = 2:40

| title8 = You, Baby

| writer8 = Weil, Mann, Spector

| length8 = 2:56

| title9 = Baby, I Love You

| writer9 = Barry, Greenwich, Spector

| length9 = 2:50

| title10 = How Does It Feel?

| writer10 = Poncia, Andreoli, Spector

| length10 = 2:40

| title11 = When I Saw You

| writer11 = Spector

| length11 = 2:43

| title12 = Chapel of Love

| writer12 = Barry, Greenwich, Spector

| length12 = 2:54

| total_length = 36:34

}}

Personnel

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The Ronettes

Production

Additional musicians

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References