Twinkle (singer)

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Lynn Annette Ripley, known as Twinkle (born 15 July 1947 in Surbiton, Surrey, England) was an English pop music singer and songwriter in the 1960s.

Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2.1 Singles 2.2 EPs 2.3 Compilations

[edit] History

Ripley's most famous songs were "Terry" and "Golden Lights" (the latter redone by The Smiths in the 1980s, as singer Morrissey was a great admirer of hers). In concept "Terry" bore some similarities to the Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack" (1964), both being about a girl lamenting the death of her dare-devil boyfriend in a motor-cycle crash. "Golden Lights" was written about her ex-boyfriend, Dec Cluskey of The Bachelors.

The song "A Lonely Singing Doll" is the English language version of France Gall's 1965 Winning Eurovision Song Contest song "Poupée de cire, Poupée de son" for Luxembourg. The song was originally written by Serge Gainsbourg.

Ripley's fame faded in the late 1960s, although she continued to record into the early 1980s. Her later recordings appeared under the name "Twinkle Ripley" and she also recorded with her father, Sidney Ripley, as Bill & Coo.

Actress Fay Ripley is her niece.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

• "Terry" / "The Boy Of My Dreams" (1964, UK #4)
• "Golden Lights" / "Ain't Nobody Home But Me" (1965, UK #21)
• "Tommy" / "So Sad" (1965)
• "Poor Old Johnny" / "I Need Your Hand In Mine" (1965)
• "The End Of The World" / "Take Me To The Dance" (1965)
• "What Am I Doing Here With You?" / "Now I Have You" (1966)
• "Micky" / "Darby And Joan" (1969)
• "Days" / "Caroline" (1974, as Twinkle Ripley)
• "I'm a Believer" (1982)?
• "For Sale" (1984)?

[edit] EPs

• Lonely Singing Doll (1965)

(It contained the songs "A Lonely Singing Doll", "Unhappy Boy", "Ain't Nobody Home But Me" and "Golden Lights")

[edit] Compilations

• Golden Lights (1993)