Reparata & The Delrons
 Italian-American
girl-group The Delrons formed in 1963 at St Brendon's High School
in Brooklyn, New York.
Their first single, Your Big Mistake
(1964), was a flop, so the producer decided a catchier name was
needed for the group.
Lead singer Mary Aiese chose 'Reparata' after the nun who had
presided at her confirmation.
The change did the trick, and their
follow-up single, Whenever A Teenager Cries , was a
regional hit and reached Number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100.
By 1968, Reparata and The Delrons were on their third label and
hadn't charted for over three years.
Then they released the
irresistibly  poppy Captain Of Your Ship which fizzed in
their native US but burst into the British charts.
The group were astounded to have a genuine hit across the
Atlantic, but thrilled to be able to visit the UK - to appear on Top
Of The Pops and at a grand party in their honour at Mayfair's
swinging Revolution Club.
Captain Of Your Ship was the only British hit for
Reparata and The Delrons, although Mary scored a minor solo hit in
the UK in 1975 with Shoes.
She then left the music industry
and became a teacher. She eventually retired to Rockaway
Beach.
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