Earl-Jean McCrea

Earl-Jean Reavis (née McCrea, also spelled McCree; July 9, 1942 – May 7, 2026) was an American pop and R&B singer who was a member of the vocal group The Cookies. Credited as Earl-Jean, she had a solo hit with the original version of "I'm into Something Good", written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, and later a bigger hit for Herman's Hermits.

Early life Earl-Jean McCrea was born on July 9, 1942, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States. In 1960, she married Grandison Reavis. Reavis had three children: Grandison Reavis, Dawn Reavis, and Demetrius Reavis, the last of whom predeceased her. The group was signed to Goffin and King's Dimension record label in 1962, and scored hits with "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)", and "Chains" (later covered by the Beatles).

She left the Cookies, and signed for Colpix, recording "I'm into Something Good" (Colpix CP 729), which reached no. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and no. 42 on the Cash Box Top 100 in the United States. Later that year in Britain, a cover version by Herman's Hermits topped the UK Singles Chart and reached no. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. She recorded a follow-up single in 1964, again written by Goffin and King, called "Randy" (Colpix CP 748) but it failed to reach the chart listings.