Famed for her girl group-era novelty smash "Pink Shoe Laces," teen singer Dodie Stevens was born Geraldine Anne Pasquale in Chicago on February 17, 1946. Raised primarily in California's San Gabriel Valley, as a child she took singing and dancing lessons, and at age eight issued her debut single "Merry-Go-Round and Round," released on the Gold Star label and credited to Geri Pace. In the years to follow she appeared regularly on local television programs, and while performing on the show Strictly Informal was spotted by Crystalette Records president Carl Burns, who rechristened the 12-year-old Dodie Stevens. Her first single for the label, "Pink Shoe Laces," reached number three on the Billboard charts in March of 1959; distinguished from the competition thanks to its daffy spoken verses, the record made Stevens a star, and that same year she issued her self-titled debut LP on Dot and also co-starred in the Don Siegel film Hound-Dog Man. Two more LPs -- 1960's Over the Rainbow and 1961's Pink Shoe Laces -- followed, as did an appearance in the 1961 feature Convicts Four, but Stevens proved unable to maintain her early momentum and retired from performing at 16, getting married and living on a farm in Missouri. She returned to music in 1966, later singing with Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 and touring as a backing vocalist behind Mac Davis.
01. Dodie Stevens - Over The Rainbow (2:43)
02. Dodie Stevens - Be A Clown (2:19)
03. Dodie Stevens - Where Or When (2:31)
04. Dodie Stevens - Look For The Silver Lining (2:33)
05. Dodie Stevens - Meet Me In St. Louis (2:14)
06. Dodie Stevens - The Boy Next Door (2:45)
07. Dodie Stevens - The Trolley Song (2:11)
08. Dodie Stevens - Someone To Watch Over Me (2:58)
09. Dodie Stevens - Johnny One Note (2:06)
10. Dodie Stevens - You Made Me Love You (2:23)
11. Dodie Stevens - On The Atchison, Topeka And The Sante Fe (2:17)
12. Dodie Stevens - Little Girl Blue (2:59)
13. Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoelaces (2:26)
14. Dodie Stevens - Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight (3:36)
15. Dodie Stevens - No (1:57)
16. Dodie Stevens - I Fall To Pieces (2:35)
17. Dodie Stevens - Poor Butterfly (2:46)
18. Dodie Stevens - Turn Around (2:43)
19. Dodie Stevens - Mairzy Doats (2:11)
20. Dodie Stevens - Am I Too Young To Love (2:26)
21. Dodie Stevens - The Five Pennies (2:38)
22. Dodie Stevens - Just A Dream (2:38)
23. Dodie Stevens - To Know Him Is To Love Him (2:28)
24. Dodie Stevens - Rockin' Robin (2:35)
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