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The Best Of The Sweet Inspirations

David Nathan, Liner Notes, Fall 1994

THAT HITMAKING FEMALE vocal groups from New York City existed in abundance throughout the early to mid-Sixties is without dispute. But while the Ronettes, the Cookies, the Crystals and their ilk offered strongly pop-oriented confections, the Sweet Inspirations were unashamedly soulful, opening the way for other gospel-rooted groups like the Sisters Love and the Mirettes.

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