1964
I WANNA LOVE HIM SO BAD * THE JELLY BEANS * PYE INTERNATIONAL 25252 * UK
The Jelly Beans: sisters Elyse and Maxine Herbert; Alma Brewer; Diane Taylor and Charles Thomas, were all from Jersey City, New Jersey, I Wanna Love Him So Bad was their debut recording. It was written by the hip song writing team of Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and released in the USA on Leiber and Stoller's Red Bird label # 10-003 - the fifth release on the label, there was another release on the 003 catalogue number The Love Joys It's Mighty Nice. The Jelly Beans only had one more record released on the label Baby Be Mine, which was also released in the UK on the Pye International label.