The Fleetwoods
The Fleetwoods was a singing trio from Olympia, Washington, United States; … Read Full Bio ↴The Fleetwoods was a singing trio from Olympia, Washington, United States; formed in the late 1950s. They were responsible for the hit song "Come Softly to Me". The song was originally called "Come Softly", and the group was originally named Two Girls and a Guy, but both were changed en route to the song becoming a hit.

Gary Troxel (b. November 28, 1939, Centralia, Washington) and Gretchen Christopher (b. February 29, 1940, Olympia, Washington) were two high school students waiting for Christopher's mother to pick them up after school. They started singing and humming a song together, and liked it enough to ask Christopher's friend and singing partner, Barbara Ellis (b. February 20, 1940, Olympia, Washington), to join them as a trio to perform it.

They performed the song twice at school functions, and their classmates wanted recordings of it so they could learn the song. After six months, they got the track recorded. They sang it a cappella, then dubbed the instrumental accompaniment, consisting only of Latin-styled acoustic guitar and the rhythmic shaking of Troxel's car keys. "Come Softly to Me" was also recorded by Frankie Vaughan and The Kaye Sisters, who had a chart hit in the United Kingdom with the song. The Fleetwoods' version of "Come Softly To Me" can be heard on a portable radio at one point in the 1986 movie, Stand By Me, which was set in Washington state.

Bob Reisdorf, the owner of Dolphin Records (later changed to Dolton Records), was responsible for the changes to the group name and song title. He thought that the title was too risque and not commercial-sounding enough, so he had it changed to "Come Softly to Me". He also thought that the group's original name wasn't commercial-sounding enough. The new name of the group, The Fleetwoods, was based on the telephone exchanges in the areas where the three members lived, Fleetwood2-xxxx and Fleetwood7-xxxx.

The Fleetwoods continued to record into the 1960s, with a number of other successes, although none so big as "Come Softly to Me". Their second hit, "Mr. Blue," was one of the few recordings by a white singing group to make the rhythm & blues chart. The beginning of the end for the group came when Troxel was drafted into the U.S. Navy. Additionally, the British Invasion of the mid 1960s ended the public's taste for sweet, melodic music.

By the late 1970s, Troxel was working in a plywood plant, Ellis was managing a trailer park in Canada, and Christopher was a housewife and modern dance teacher. In 2000, Troxel and his wife Jenifer lost a landmark grandparents' rights case before the Supreme Court of the United States. The court held that under the United States Constitution, non-parents seeking custody or visitation rights of a child against the wishes of the child's parents must prove that the parents are not acting in the best interest of the child in refusing custody or visitation.
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The Fleetwoods Lyrics


(He's) The Great Imposter Well I went and lost her To the great imposter I stood…
A Love I Had Need someone's hand to lead me through the night I need…
A Lover's Concerto How gentle is the rain, that falls softly on the…
A Teenager In Love All I know is the way that I feel Whenever you're…
A Thousand Miles Away You're a thousand miles away but I still have your…
Before and After He wears a smile I wear a frown And I can tell…
Bye Bye Blackbird No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Climb Ev'ry Mountain Climb ev'ry mountain Search high and low Follow ev'ry by-way…
Come Go With Me Dom dom dom dom dom Dom be dooby Dom dom dom dom…
Come Softly to Me Mm dooby do, dahm dahm, dahm do dahm ooby do Dahm…
Confidential Confidential as a church at twilight (confidential) Sentimen…
Daddy's Home You're my love you're my angel You're the girl of my…
Days Dwindle By Days dwindle by Dwindle by What do you know? I'm starting…


Eddie My Love (And put like some ring on the guitar or something) (Or…
Flipped Over You I'm out of my mind But it's only over you I'm out…
Get Behind Me Devil Get thee behind me, Devil I want to resist But the moon…
Gone Since you've gone The moon, the sun, the stars in the…
Goodnight My Love Goodnight, my love (wah-ooh) Pleasant dreams and sleep tight…
Graduation High school parties are over Things won't be the same The da…
Great Imposter Well I went and lost her To the great imposter I stood…
He S the Great Imposter Well, I went and lost her To the great imposter I stood…
He's The Great Imposter Well I went and lost her To the great imposter I stood…
Hey Little Girl I heard a poor girl praying (he heard her praying) I…
I Believe I woke up in the morning I believe I'll dust my…
I Care so Much I care so much (I care so much) Want to feel…
I Just Can't Live Without You I can′t live with you But I can't live without you I…
I Look At You What makes you think you're the one Who can laugh without…
I'll Be There You and I must make a pact, we must bring…
I'm So Alone I been alone All the years So many ways to count the…
Imagination Imagination is funny It makes a cloudy day sunny Makes a b…
In The Still Of The Night Listen to the wind on the water Listen to the waves…
Jimmy Beware One night as I lay tossing turning in my bed An…
Lah-Dee-Dah La dee dah, oh boy La dee dah, oh boy La dee…
Last One to Know I saw a friend as I walked down the street He…
Lavender Blue Dilly, dilly, dilly Lavender blue, (lavender blue) dilly, d…
Little Girl Blue I heard a poor girl praying (he heard her praying) I…
Little Miss Sad One Little miss sad one (so sad) Why are you crying? (crying) …
Lonely Cup Of Coffee Just a lonely cup of coffee For a lonely boy tonight Need…
Love Alone Love Like a candle in a windstorm Left me all alone in…
Love Drop I gave her a pearl on a chain for a…
Lovers by Night Strangers by Day Darling hold my hand Let me know that you understand That 't…
Mister Blue Our guardian star lost all his glow The day that I…
My Sister's Love (And put like some ring on the guitar or something) (Or…
My Special Lover Night comes We're alone You're the one I can call my own …
Oh Lord Let It Be She doesn't love me My heart keeps saying But to the Lord …
Once In A While Once in a while Won't you try to give One little thought…
One For My Baby I'm waiting this mornin' I'm waiting for my baby to come…
One Little Star I went walking down the street Very sad and blue Feeling a…
Outside My Window Outside my window You're walking by with someone new (outsid…
Poor Little Fool I heard a poor girl praying (he heard her praying) I…
Poor Little Girl I heard a poor girl praying (he heard her praying) I…
Radio Jingle Wonderful K. A. Y. A. Down by the old mill stream Where…
Ruby Red Baby Blue Ruby red, baby blue What do colors mean to you? If I…
Runaround I'll never be the one to part You've found a place…
Sad Little Girl I heard a poor girl praying (he heard her praying) I…
Serenade Of The Bells In the sleepy town of San Juanita There’s a story that…
Ska Light Ska Bright I wake up this morning I open my window See how it's…
Skylark Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me…
Stay With Me Guess it's true, I'm not good at a one night stand But…
Ten Times Blue I'm sadder than sad Lonelier than lonely And you can add m…
The Great Imposter Well I went and lost her To the great imposter…
The Last One to Know I saw a friend as I walked down the street He…
The Three Caballeros We′re three caballeros Three gay caballeros They say we are …
They Tell Me It's Summer They tell me it's summer (it's summer) But I know it's…
Time And Time Again Was it in my mind Or was it true? That woman used…
Time Of Love Long, long before the time Time of love You were there …
Tragedy Wind and storm (wah-ooh) Gone's the sun (wah-ooh) >From the …
Truly Do Hey, baby, don't you cry Hey, baby, don't you pass me…
Turtle Dove Don't you see your turtle dove Flying from vine to vine Lo…
Unchained Melody Oh Oh, my love Oh, my love Oh, my love, my darling (oh,…
Waking Up Alone I took my chances on a one-way ticket home Growing tired…
We Belong Together You're mine and we belong together Yes, we belong together f…
What'll I Do Oh my mind is made up about you Now and always Though…
You Mean Everything to Me To me, oh yes, to me You know (you know) I would…
You Were On My Mind When I woke up this morning And you were on my…


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