We Are The Chantels
by The Chantels
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We Are The Chantels track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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We Are The Chantels rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,056th | 1950s rank: 214th | 1958 rank: 51st Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 97 Music Albums of 1958 | 62/97 | 2 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 55 Music Albums of 1958 | 19/55 | 3 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 22 Music Albums of 1958 | 9/22 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 81/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1958 | 20/20 | 0 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 71/100 | 6 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 12/100 | 18 |
| 2025 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 58 Music Albums of 1958 | 36/58 | 2 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 21 Music Albums of 1958 | 6/21 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Boltzmann | Top 89 Greatest Music Albums | 49/89 | 40 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 31 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 184 | |||
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| ! | 12/23/2025 05:45 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,671 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2025 15:49 | TonySayers61 | 25,655 | 64/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2025 22:58 | dukeboxkool | 2,248 | 72/100 |
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Jboy56 07/13/2022 15:43 in What album are you listening to right now?
Jboy56 07/13/2022 15:43 in What album are you listening to right now?“What album are you listening to right now?”
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bobbyb5 11/19/2017 07:15 in Choose Your Own Genre Adventure: Adventure #1, Girl Group
bobbyb5 11/19/2017 07:15 in Choose Your Own Genre Adventure: Adventure #1, Girl Group“Here's some that are pretty essential but you don't see them much on all the different girl group compilations. I see you have the excellent Best of the Girl Groups compilations. Those are awesome. And I've included at the end a few classic albums from the early 70s Girl Group Revival/…”
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Jboy56 07/13/2022 15:59 | #287363 | TOP COMMENT
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A minor classic and one of the firsts in the girl group genre
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henrygreen0203 05/17/2022 21:59 | #285451 | TOP COMMENT
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Though this LP is far from a classic, it's historically significant in many ways. It all begins with Maybe, the big hit that made The Chantels one of the first African-American "girl groups" to hit high in the R&B and pop charts. The song's popularity endures and has been covered over the years by Janis Joplin, Miley Cyrus and John Frusciante. This LP was assembled in the early days of the LP format. It took advantage of the success of Maybe and added the other A sides and B sides recorded around the same time. These tracks would inspire the hundreds of girl groups that would follow The Chantels in the 60s and 70s.
Also of note is the role of lead singer Arlene Smith, whose vocals are excellent and effective, but significantly she is credited as writing a handful of tracks here (likely more, since credits were often tossed around in those days). That creative control was rare for women in the 50s and 60s, let alone African American women, so the significance is recognized here.
The music is straight forward traditional vocal pop, with backing vocals that are so rigid that it's easy to forget they are there. The group embraces the heartache and teenage yearning that likely earned them their spot in the charts. This yearning charm is this LP's greatest strength.
Give it a listen, at least for historical significance. This is a modest triumph and a trendsetter that is just hard to recognize, considering the impact of the music that followed soon after these recordings.
Note: The contemporary streaming album features the original LP cover photo of the group. The original album tracks are 1-12, with bonus tracks 6 and 7 sandwiched in the middle. Seven additional bonus tracks are at the end, some of which were included on later reissues of the LP.
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Maybe
B-Side: Every Night (I Pray)
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The album that laid the foundation for all future girl group records.
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