Note: At end I had to use two different colours for the lyrics. Yellow for singer & blue for group.

The Exciters were an American pop music group of the 1960s. They were originally a girl group, although a male member (Herb Rooney) was added later. The group consisted of lead singer Brenda Reid, her husband Herb Rooney, Carolyn Johnson and Lillian Walker.

The Exciters' first hit, produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, was "Tell Him" (U.S. #4) in late 1962. Other songs included "He's Got the Power", "Get Him" and Northern Soul classic "Blowing Up My Mind". The Exciters also recorded the original version of "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" in 1963; it was covered shortly after by Manfred Mann, for whom it was an international hit.

Billie Davis successfully covered the Bert Berns penned, "Tell Him" in 1963.

Dusty Springfield heard "Tell Him" on a visit to New York in 1962 with The Springfields, and their sound was the catalyst for her own solo recordings.

In 1975, the group enjoyed a hit single with "Reachin' for the Best", produced by Rooney and young newcomer producer Ian Levine. The song was aimed at the British Northern soul scene but crossed over to the UK Singles Chart where it peaked at No. 31.

In 2009, "Tell Him" was included on the soundtrack for the DreamWorks Animation film Monsters vs. Aliens.

Group members Reid and Rooney are the parents of Sony producer and label executive Mark C Rooney.

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