Babs Tino was a Brooklyn-born pop singer who had one unsuccessful single on Cameo in 1957, with 'My Honeybun'/'Sweet Cakes', after which she kept a low profile for four years before signing with Kapp Records in 1961. Owner Dave Kapp was a pillar of New York's musical establishment, a man with strongly held views on the linear alignment of musical notes in relation to pitch and tempo, and no-one got through the door at Kapp unless they could count bars and sing in tune. The best arrangers and songwriters were assigned to Tino's sessions, including Burt Bacharach and Leiber & Stoller, and she recorded six singles for the label between 1961 and 1963. 'Too Late To Worry' was a Bacharach/David offering, but failed to give her a hit, although her third release was the one that made a dent in the charts, with 'Forgive Me (For Giving You Such A Bad Time)' cracking the Billboard top 100 in 1962. This was another Bacharach/David song, backed with 'If I Didn't Love You So Much' from the pens of Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller, and after 'Call Off The Wedding' came out later in 1962, the b-side, 'Keep Away From Other Girls', was successfully covered in the UK by Helen Shapiro. Two more singles followed in 1963, but neither 'My First Love' or 'Dr. Jekyll Or Mr. Hyde' made any impact on the charts, and so Tino became disillusioned with Kapp Records, but instead of signing with another label she decided to leave the music business completely. We are therefore left with just these seven singles as a record of her career in the early 60's, making for a short, but very enjoyable, album.
Track listing
01 My Honeybun (single 1957)
02 Sweet Cakes (b-side of 'My Honeybun')
03 If Only For Tonight (single 1961)
04 What's Wrong With Me And You (b-side of 'If Only For Tonight')
05 Forgive Me (For Giving You Such A Bad Time) (single 1962)
06 If I Didn't Love You So Much (b=side of 'Forgive Me (For Giving You Such A Bad Time')
07 Call Off The Wedding (Without A Groom There Can't Be A Bride) (single 1962)
08 Keep Away From Other Girls (b-side of 'Call Off The Wedding')
09 Too Late To Worry (single 1962)
10 My Heart Just Can't Say Goodbye (b-side of 'Too Late To Worry')
11 My First Love (single 1963)
12 Dr. Jekyll Or Mr. Hyde (single 1963)
13 Great Things (b-side of 'Dr. Jekyll Or Mr. Hyde')
