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After a brief hiatus, IT’S MY PARTY! was reborn in 1992, this time with a teenage lineup of girl singers, who recorded two singles before moving on.  Throughout the ‘90s, IT’S MY PARTY would see many talents come and go, their contributions all helping to refine the music and direction.

A decade of flux puts IT’S MY PARTY! to the test.

Despite the shifting lineup, the fun and appeal of IT’S MY PARTY! remained a mainstay.  The girls appeared on local radio programs like “Brother Wease” and Uncle Roger’s “Homegrown,” where Uncle Roger was so impressed with the girls’ a cappella singing, he invited them to sing at the station Christmas party!  Everywhere the girls performed, their stage presence and original music gained them new fans.

The late-’90s saw a return to the studio.  In 1997, the group released the CD single Can’t on Mister Cat Records.  In true IT’S MY PARTY! style, the release party took place at a family fun center, where guests skated around the girls as they performed from the center of the rink.  In 1998, maxi-single CD That Boy John was released, which included “I’m Bobby’s Girl,” an original song by new and enthusiastic band member Syeed Abdulal-Haqq. During the mastering session, the group was honored to receive positive input from Sheila Bergel, a girl group authority and publisher of Cha Cha Charming magazine.

The new millennium ushered in a period of exciting growth. Though the group’s look, sound, and style was firmly established, IT’S MY PARTY! would continue to strive for perfection in every detail, immersing audiences in the most authentic 1960s-styled girl group experience available.

In 2000, fans finally received Can I Get To Know You Better?, the group’s first full-length album since their cassette tape release in 1988.  The CD featured 8 original songs among its 12 tracks, and its success proved that IT’S MY PARTY! was much more than a cover band.  Legendary Los Angeles DJ Rodney Bingenheimer endorsed the album on the air, and IT’S MY PARTY! was heard on radio stations across the country.  The album’s popularity even drew fan mail from all over the world, including Italy and Australia.  Can I Get To Know You Better? quickly sold out its first pressing and continues to sell today.  

IT’S MY PARTY! rubs elbows with 1960s legends.

The girls spent the next two years touring, bringing their magic to Massachusetts, Los Angeles, and New York City.  After their 1997 impromptu performance with The Pixies Three, the group was invited to perform on their own at the Marshfield Fair in 2000, meeting legends like The Olympics, Little Joe Cook, and Johnny Preston.  In 2001, they returned to the Los Angeles International Pop Overthrow Festival, where the girls met and sang for Brian Wilson.

When the group re-formed in 2010, the new girls remained the faces and voices of IT’S MY PARTY! for five productive seasons.  In 2011, the group was asked to perform at the Rochester, NY Lilac Festival.  Since their 1998 performance, the local festival had grown into a high profile event with an international draw.  In 2012, IT’S MY PARTY! released a maxi-single MP3 download, Wanna Make Him Mine.  The two originals on the release, “Dear Michelle (The Fighting’s Begun)” by Paul Kanack and “Bus Driver” by Syeed Abdulal-Haqq, carried on the group’s tradition of original music and quickly became concert favorites.  

Live performances became even more dynamic.  The group added a string section to fill out their unique sound, and historic 1960s PAMS radio jingles as a way to segue songs.     

In 2014, after recording “You Won’t Even Know Her Name,” the group’s lineup changed again.  IT’S MY PARTY! fans have come to embrace each new generation as they carry on a well-established tradition of delivering the most riveting 1960s girl group experience available today.