Shelley Fabares - Lost Summer Love

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Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer. Fabares is known for her roles as Donna Reed's oldest child, Mary Stone, on The Donna Reed Show (from 1958 to 1963), and as Craig T. Nelson's love interest and eventual wife, Christine Armstrong Fox, on the sitcom Coach. She was also Elvis Presley's costar in three films.

Born Michele Ann Marie Fabares in Santa Monica, California, she is the niece of Nanette Fabray. Fabares began acting at the age of three and at age 10 made her television debut in an episode of Letter to Loretta. After guest-starring on various television series, Fabares landed the role of Mary Stone in the long-running family sitcom The Donna Reed Show.

Her national popularity led to a recording contract and two "Top 40" hits, including "Johnny Angel", which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1962. Fabares left the show in 1963 (she would return periodically until its end in 1966) to pursue a film career. She appeared in a number of motion pictures, including three Elvis movies: Girl Happy (1965), Spinout (1966) and Clambake (1967).

During the 1970s, Fabares appeared on several television series, including Love, American Style, The Rockford Files, The Interns, Mannix, and Fantasy Island. In 1971, she portrayed Joy Piccolo in the TV movie Brian's Song, the true story of doomed Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo (played by James Caan).

Fabares appeared in 1978 as Francine Webster on One Day at a Time, a role she would reprise throughout the series run.

In 1989, she won the role of Christine Armstrong Fox on the ABC sitcom Coach. For her work, Fabares was nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award.

After Coach ended in 1997, Fabares played the voice-role of Martha "Ma" Kent in Superman: The Animated Series. She reprised it twice for a 2003 episode of Justice League and the 2006 direct-to-video film Superman: Brainiac Attacks.

Fabares is a lifelong friend of Annette Funicello. The two met in catechism class in the seventh grade.

Fabares married Jan & Dean's record producer Lou Adler in June 1964 before separating in 1966. The couple would officially divorce many years later, in 1980.[citation needed] In 1984, Fabares married actor Mike Farrell and is stepmother to his two children, Erin and Michael Farrell, from a previous marriage.

In October 2000, she received a life-saving liver transplant after being diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis.

Singles:
February 1962 - "She Can't Find Her Keys" / "Very Unlikely" - Colpix 620;
February 1962 - "Johnny Angel" / "Where's It Gonna Get Me" - Colpix 621
April 1962 - "What Did They Do Before Rock 'n' Roll" / "Very Unlikely" - Colpix 631
May 1962 - "Johnny Loves Me" / "I'm Growing Up" - Colpix 636
August 1962 - "The Things We Did Last Summer" / "Breaking Up is Hard to Do"
Colpix 654
December 1962 - "Telephone (Won't You Ring)" / "Big Star" - Colpix 667
March 1963 - "Ronnie, Call Me When You Get a Chance" / "I Left a Note to Say
Goodbye" - Colpix 667
October 1963 - "Welcome Home" / "Billy Boy" - Colpix 705
January 1964 - "Football Season's Over" / "He Don't Love Me" - Colpix 721
January 1964 - "I Know You'll Be There" / "Lost Summer Love" - Vee-Jay VJ632
October 1965 - "My Prayer" - "Pretty Please" - Dunhill D-4001
August 1966 - "See Ya 'Round On the Rebound" / "Pretty Please" - Dunhill D-4041

SOURCE: Wikipedia

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• pop
• rock

[Techfanno1]

Shelly Fabares-could have been Donna Reed's real daughter, they look so much alike in the TV series

[John1948ElevenB]

@Techfanno1 I hadn't thought about it but I see that you are right. Two lovely women.

[ultraroadmap]

I have a feeling it might have been the overall melancholy sound of the melody and Shelley's persona not mixing well.......Diana Ross and the Supremes or Dionne Warwick might have made this a big hit. I love this song by Shelley, thanks again John.

[John1948ElevenB]

@ultraroadmap I had never thought of it in that way but I sure see your point. Shelley could have been a bit too "perky" for such a sad situation.

[Kirke182]

Nice melody, great vocal arrangement, pertinent subject matter for teen girls. Had all the elements to be a hit. Should have been but wasn't. Hard to figure.

[John1948ElevenB]

@Kirke182 Marketing, distribution, payola... You know.

[memphisjohn59]

fablous song love it never herd befor thaks guys

[JohnnyGNV]

I have this single as well - too bad it didn't do better on the charts, it was a nice

effort from Shelley Fabares, but the picture sleeve you show must be your own interesting creation because to the best of my knowledge there was no picture sleeve issued featuring a photo from her earlier, COLPIX record photo session.

[vlaovik]

Nice. I know the Lorraine silver version very well but knew it was shelley's original. Her last single 'see ya round on the rebound' was her best

[shmuli9]

@ultraroadmap Lorraine also had a single called "The Happy Faces", which I THINK is online.

[ultraroadmap]

@shmuli9 Hey thanks...never knew about Lorraine Silver....I checked out her version and it is a lot more upbeat and her voice is more aggressive...don't know if I like the arrangement as well but still a very good rendition.

[shmuli9]

@ultraroadmap This song was fairly big in the UK, though by Lorraine Silver, and jazzier, with this odd riff in the middle that was quite obviously inspired by "Dancing in the Streets".