Helen Shapiro

Real name: Helen Kate Shapiro
Born: September 28, 1946
Country: United Kingdom
Comments: Pop and jazz singer and actress particularly popular in the 1960s. Shapiro started recording at age 14.

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
A Teenager Sings the Blues	Helen Shapiro	1962	Unverified
Don't Treat Me Like a Child	Helen Shapiro with Accompaniment directed by Martin Slavin	February 10, 1961	(5 artists)
Easy Come, Easy Go	Helen Shapiro	April 5, 1963	(2 artists)
I Apologise	Helen Shapiro - With The Martin Slavin Orchestra	February 9, 1962	Helen Shapiro
It's My Party REC	Helen Shapiro with Grady Martin and The Jordanaires	October 1963	(69 artists) Originally by Lesley Gore REL
I Walked Right In (With My Eyes Wide Open)	Helen Shapiro - With Accompaniment by Grady Martin	April 25, 1963	Laura Vanel accompagnée par Jean Claudric et son orchestre
Keep Away from Other Girls	Helen Shapiro - With Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	October 12, 1962	(6 artists)
Kiss 'n' Run	Helen Shapiro with Accompaniment designed by Norrie Paramor	September 22, 1961	Gillian Hills accompagnée par Jean Bouchéty et son Orchestre
Let's Talk About Love	Helen Shapiro with Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra	April 27, 1962	(3 artists)
Little Miss Lonely	Helen Shapiro with Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	July 6, 1962	(5 artists)
Look Who It Is	Helen Shapiro - Arranged and conducted by Johnny Keating	October 4, 1963	(2 artists)
Marvellous Lie	Helen Shapiro with Accompaniment directed by Martin Slavin	June 23, 1961	Eugén Tajmer and His Eugénier
No Trespassing	Helen Shapiro with Accompaniment by Grady Martin	June 28, 1963	Anki Lindqvist
Queen for Tonight REL	Helen Shapiro	January 1963	(5 artists) Originally by Johnny Hallyday REC
Sometime Yesterday	Helen Shapiro with Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra	April 27, 1962	Helen Shapiro
Till I Hear the Truth from You	Helen Shapiro with Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	April 5, 1963	Jan Burnnette - Accompaniment directed by Frank Barber
Walkin' Back to Happiness	Helen Shapiro with Accompaniment designed by Norrie Paramor	September 22, 1961	(25 artists)
Without Your Love	Helen Shapiro with Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	April 5, 1963	(4 artists)
Woe Is Me	Helen Shapiro - With Accompaniment by Grady Martin	April 25, 1963	(2 artists)
You Don't Know	Helen Shapiro with Accompaniment directed by Martin Slavin	June 23, 1961	(20 artists)
You've Guessed	Helen Shapiro	July 18, 1969	Los Gemelos del Sur

Covers by Helen Shapiro

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	After You've Gone	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	November 1961	Campbell and Burr
	After You've Gone	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1990	Unverified
	All Alone Am I	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Tzeni Karezi, Brenda Lee
	All Too Soon	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1998	Unverified
	Are You Lonesome Tonight?	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	Charles Hart [US]
	A Teenager in Love	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	Dion and The Belmonts
	Autumn Leaves	Helen Shapiro	1987	Yves Montand BRD, Cora Vaucaire - Au piano : M. Philippe-Gérard REL, Jo Stafford with Orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney
	Baby It's You	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	The Shirelles
	Basin Street Blues	Helen Shapiro with Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra	April 5, 1963	Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
	Beale Street Blues	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1998	Unverified
	Because They're Young	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	James Darren PRF,BRD,REL, Duane Eddy and The Rebels REC
	Beyond the Sea	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	Roland Gerbeau - Orchestre Pierre Guillermin, (unknown)
	Brazil	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1990	Unverified
	Brickyard Blues	Helen Shapiro	1984	Sylvester and The Hot Band
i	Caravan	Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton	1985	Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
	Caravan	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1998	Unverified
	Choo Choo Ch'boogie	Humph 'N' Helen (Humphrey Lyttelton, Helen Shapiro)	1990	Unverified
	Crazy He Calls Me	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1990	Unverified
	Cry Me a River	Helen Shapiro	1983	Julie London
	Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me	Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton	1985	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Woody Herman and His Orchestra
	Drop Me Off in Harlem	Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton	1985	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
	Elmer's Tune	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1990	Unverified
	Ev'ntide	Humph 'N' Helen (Humphrey Lyttelton, Helen Shapiro)	1990	Unverified
	Fever	Helen Shapiro - Arranged and conducted by Johnny Keating	January 10, 1964	Little Willie John
	Fools Rush In	Helen Shapiro	1987	Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Marion Mann
	G.I. Jive	Helen Shapiro	1987	Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
	Goody Goody	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	November 1961	Ted Wallace and His Swing Kings (Ed Kirkeby)
	Goody! Goody!	Helen Shapiro	1987	Ted Wallace and His Swing Kings (Ed Kirkeby)
	He's a Rebel	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	The Crystals [US]
	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1998	Unverified
	I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues	Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton	1985	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Al Hibbler with Kay Davis
	I Can't Get Started	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1990	Unverified
	I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good	Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton	1985	Ivie Anderson PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ivie Anderson REL
	I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart/Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton	1985	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Kenny Sargent REC, Ink Spots REL
	I'll Never Smile Again	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1990	Unverified
	I Love You	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	Cliff Richard and The Shadows
	I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown	Helen Shapiro	1987	Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra
	I'm Old Fashioned	Helen Shapiro	1987	Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth [dubbed by Nan Wynn]
	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing	Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton	1985	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
	I Thought About You	Helen Shapiro	1987	Dinah Shore with Orchestra
	It Might as Well Rain Until September	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Carole King
	It Might as Well Rain Until September	Humph 'N' Helen (Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton)	1990	Unverified
	It's All Right with Me	Helen Shapiro with Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	April 5, 1963	Peter Cookson - Orchestra conducted by Milton Rosenstock REC,REL, Peter Cookson PRF
	It's in His Kiss	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Merry Clayton - Arranged and conducted by Jack Nitzsche
	It's Only a Paper Moon	Helen Shapiro	1983	Claire Carleton
	I Wanna Be Around	Helen Shapiro	1987	Wynona Carr
	I Want to Be Happy	Helen Shapiro with Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	April 5, 1963	Phyllis Cleveland and Skeets Gallagher PRF, Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC
	I Was Only Kidding	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Ann-Margret
	J'ai tant de remords	Helen Shapiro	1962	Helen Shapiro - With The Martin Slavin Orchestra, (unknown)
	Jeepers Creepers	Helen Shapiro	1987	The Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra BRD, Ethel Waters with Edward Mallory and His Orchestra REC
	Jubilation T. Cornpone	Helen Shapiro	1987	Stubby Kaye, Ensemble PRF,REL
	Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'	Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton	1985	(unknown)
	Just Squeeze Me	Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton	1985	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Nance
	Keep Your Hands Off My Baby	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Little Eva
	Laura	Helen Shapiro	1987	Alfred Newman, Woody Herman and His Orchestra
	Let Yourself Go	Helen Shapiro	1983	Ginger Rogers BRD, Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Maxine Tappan REC
	Lipstick on Your Collar	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	Connie Francis - Orchestra directed by Ray Ellis
	Little Devil	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	Neil Sedaka
	Look Over Your Shoulder	Helen Shapiro - Arranged and conducted by Norrie Paramor	April 10, 1964	Chuck Jackson [US]
	Make Me Belong to You	Helen Shapiro - Arranged and conducted Reg Guest	March 10, 1967	Barbara Lewis
	Make the Man Love Me	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1990	Unverified
	Midnight Sun	Helen Shapiro	1987	Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
	Move Over Darling	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Doris Day
	My Guy	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Mary Wells
	Needles And Pins	Helen Shapiro	1990	Unverified
	Parlons d'amour	Helen Shapiro	1962	Helen Shapiro with Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra
	Perdido	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1990	Unverified
	Please Mr. Postman	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	The Marvelettes
	Remember Me	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Rita Pavone
	Sans penser à rien	Helen Shapiro	1962	Helen Shapiro with Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra
	Satin Doll	Helen Shapiro	1987	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, The Coasters
	Sentimental Journey	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1998	Unverified
	Serenade in Blue	Helen Shapiro	1983	Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle and The Modernaires
	Shiny Stockings	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1998	Unverified
	Shop Around	Helen Shapiro	August 21, 1964	The Miracles featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson
	Skylark	Helen Shapiro	1987	Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Anita O'Day
	Solitude / Mood Indigo	Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton	1985	The Jungle Band [Duke Ellington], Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
	Someone to Watch over Me	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1998	Unverified
	Something Wonderful	Helen Shapiro	September 1965	Dorothy Sarnoff
	Stay	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
	Straighten Up and Fly Right	Helen Shapiro	1983	The King Cole Trio
	Sweet Nothin's	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	Brenda Lee
	Take the "A" Train	Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton	1985	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
	Tangerine	Helen Shapiro	1987	Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra REC, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
	Tell Me What He Said	Helen Shapiro - With The Martin Slavin Orchestra	February 9, 1962	Ginny Arnell
	The Birth of the Blues	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	November 1961	Irving Abrams & His Orchestra
	The Day the Rains Came	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	Dalida accompagnée par Raymond Lefèvre et son orchestre REL, Gilbert Bécaud REC, Jane Morgan with Orchestra and Chorus directed by Vic Schoen
	The End of the World	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Skeeter Davis
	The Music Goes 'Round and Around	Humph 'N' Helen (Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton)	1990	Unverified
	The Way You Look Tonight	Helen Shapiro	1983	Fred Astaire
	They Can't Take That Away from Me	Helen Shapiro	1983	Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra BRD, Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Ozzie Nelson REC,REL
	Tip Toe Through the Tulips	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	November 1961	Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour"
	Tout ce qu'il voudra	Helen Shapiro	1962	Ginny Arnell Covered by Les Chats Sauvages avec Dick Rivers
	Waiting on the Shores of Nowhere	Helen Shapiro - Accompaniment directed by Lew Warburton	July 1970	The Gladiators [GB1]
	Walkin' Back to Happiness	Helen Shapiro & Albert West	1988	Helen Shapiro with Accompaniment designed by Norrie Paramor
	Walk on By	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Dionne Warwick
	When a Woman Loves a Man	Helen Shapiro	1987	Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash
	Where or When	Helen Shapiro	1983	Ruby Newman & His Rainbow Room Orch. featuring Ray Heatherton REC, Ray Heatherton & Mitzi Green PRF
	Why Don't You Do Right?	Helen (Helen Shapiro)	1990	Unverified
	Will You Love Me Tomorrow	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	The Shirelles
	You Go to My Head	Helen Shapiro	1983	Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
	You Got What It Takes	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	Bobby Parker
	You Mean Ev'rything to Me	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	Neil Sedaka with Stan Applebaum and His Orchestra

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Echoes of the Duke	Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton	1985	Calligraph Records
Helen Hits Out!	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Columbia [EMI]
Helen in Nashville	Helen Shapiro with Grady Martin and The Jordanaires	October 1963	Columbia [EMI]
Helen's Sixteen	Helen Shapiro	April 5, 1963	Columbia [EMI]
Straighten Up and Fly Right	Helen Shapiro	1983	Oval Records [GB]
The Quality of Mercer	Helen Shapiro	1987	Calligraph Records
'Tops' with Me	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	March 10, 1962	Columbia [EMI]

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Helen	Helen Shapiro - Martin Slavin and His Orchestra	November 1961	Columbia [EMI]
	Pour tous mes amis français, affectueusement Helen Shapiro	Helen Shapiro	1962	Columbia [EMI]

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Brickyard Blues	Helen Shapiro	1984	Oval Records [GB]
Don't Treat Me Like a Child	Helen Shapiro	February 10, 1961	Columbia [EMI]
Fever	Helen Shapiro	January 10, 1964	Columbia [EMI]
I Wish I'd Never Loved You	Helen Shapiro	November 6, 1964	Columbia [EMI]
Keep Away from Other Girls	Helen Shapiro	October 12, 1962	Columbia [EMI]
Let's Talk About Love	Helen Shapiro with Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra	April 27, 1962	Columbia [EMI]
Let Yourself Go	Helen Shapiro	1983	Oval Records [GB]
Little Miss Lonely	Helen Shapiro	July 6, 1962	Columbia [EMI]
Look Over Your Shoulder	Helen Shapiro	April 10, 1964	Columbia [EMI]
Look Who It Is	Helen Shapiro	October 4, 1963	Columbia [EMI]
Make Me Belong to You	Helen Shapiro	March 10, 1967	Columbia [EMI]
No Trespassing	Helen Shapiro	June 28, 1963	Columbia [EMI]
Parlons d'amour	Helen Shapiro	1962	Columbia [EMI]
Queen for Tonight	Helen Shapiro	January 1963	Columbia [EMI]
Shop Around	Helen Shapiro	August 21, 1964	Columbia [EMI]
Something Wonderful	Helen Shapiro	September 1965	Columbia [EMI]
Tell Me What He Said	Helen Shapiro - With The Martin Slavin Orchestra	February 9, 1962	Columbia [EMI]
Tout ce qu'il voudra	Helen Shapiro	1962	Columbia [EMI]
Waiting on the Shores of Nowhere	Helen Shapiro - Accompaniment directed by Lew Warburton	July 1970	Pye Records
Walkin' Back to Happiness	Helen Shapiro with Accompaniment designed by Norrie Paramor	September 22, 1961	Columbia [EMI]
Woe Is Me	Helen Shapiro	April 25, 1963	Columbia [EMI]
You Don't Know	Helen Shapiro with Accompaniment directed by Martin Slavin	June 23, 1961	Columbia [EMI]
You've Guessed	Helen Shapiro	July 18, 1969	Pye Records