Donna Loren was the “It Girl” long before Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian hit the streets of Beverly Hills.

Back in the mid 1960s, she was seen as the “Dr. Pepper Girl” in TV commercials and print ads as a real life “Gidget” who was also seen singing in movies like Beach Blanket Bingo and Muscle Beach Party and in TV’s Shindig! where she sang pop tunes along the lines of The Beatles, Beach Boys, and Rolling Stones, circa 1964 and '65.

Loren appeared on '60s classic sitcoms like Batman (She was the Joker's gal “Susie” in The Joker Goes To School episode in 1966 and as a princess in a memorable episode of The Monkees as Davy Jones love interest that same year.

She married record company executive and producer Lenny Waronker in 1968 and left the business to raise her three kids, one of whom Joey Waronker is a professional drummer now on the road with Norah Jones.

Now, 42 years later, Loren is back with a new album, Love It Away with several original songs written by her and covers of classics like Bob Dylan's I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Jackson Browne's Live Nude Cabaret and Randy Newman's Last Night I Had A Dream.

The album has been compared to the great concept albums like Joni Mitchell's Blue album and The Beach Boys Pet Sounds, because of the confessional and ultra personal lyrics that Loren has written on her original songs and the way she has taken on classics like Neil Young's Old Man in a whole new light.

Loren, who divides her time between Beverly Hills and Hawaii with her second husband Jered Cargman, is working with Beverly Hills PR man Hal Lifson at establishing herself again on record and as a live performer with a show planned for later this spring at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica.

“I'm thrilled to be performing music again” chimes Loren, who for years ran a successful clothing retail business in Hawaii.

“It is where my heart and soul is. This time, I'm back to stay...I certainly can't think about taking another 42 years off!” For more information, visit donnaloren.net.