The Starlites released this one 45 on Zap, a Nashville, Tennesee label affiliated with Belle Meade Records.

The 45 labels list them as the Starliters, but the R is crossed out on at least some copies, so they’re generally known as the Starlites. They were a mystery group until comments came in from Steve Dodson and lead guitarist Alan Wait. The band was from Danville, Illinois.

Members were:

Alan Wait – lead guitar
Harold Hannon – rhythm guitar
Ron Meeker – sax
Jim Crystal – drums
Steve Ransom – keyboards

“Wait for Me” was written by Alan Wait. Though repetitive, the song features a frantic fuzz guitar solo. The flip is “You’ll Never Find Me”. Alan comments below that Vickie Porter wrote the lyrics for both songs.

Gene Vanderport comments below that he played keyboards with the Starlites after the single.

There’s no connection to the Starliters who have a 45 “I Cry Alone” (written by Lloyd Faust) / “Don’t Ever Leave Me” on the 4 Sons label from Paris, Tennessee.

Does anyone have a photo of the group?