This excellent US pop/harmony act was ostensibly a studio group based around songwriter/producer Jerry Riopelle. Having established his reputation with Ramona King's original version of ‘The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)', Riopelle enjoyed a brief association with Phil Spector, before pursuing his backroom career with Nino Tempo And April Stevens and Clydie King. The Parade, comprising Riopelle, Murray MacLeod and Smokey Roberds, made its A&M Records debut with the well-crafted ‘Sunshine Girl', a beautiful, summery group composition which reached number 20 in the US char...