Bad, Bold and Beautiful, Girl
| "Bad, Bold and Beautiful, Girl" | ||||
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| 45 rpm single by The Persuaders | ||||
| A-side | "Bad, Bold and Beautiful, Girl" | |||
| B-side | "Please Stay" | |||
| Released | March 1973 | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Atco 6919 | |||
| Composer(s) | B. Poindexter, R. Poindexter, J. Members, R. Holloman, A. Watkins, N. Daniels | |||
| Producer(s) | Bobby Poindexter | |||
| US chronology | ||||
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"Bad, Bold and Beautiful, Girl" was a 1973 single for The Persuaders. It was a hit for them that year, registering in multiple US charts.
Background
[edit]"Bad, Bold and Beautiful, Girl" was composed by J. Members, R. Holloman, A. Watkins and N. Daniels It recorded by the Persuaders. It was produced by Bobby Poindexter for A-Side Productions. The arrangements were by Horace Ott. Backed with "Please Stay", it was released on Atco 6919 in 1973.[1]
It's described in Mark Taylor's book, A Touch of Classic Soul 2 as a boisterous, somewhat country and wester ballad that peaked at no. 24 on the R&B charts.[2]
Reception
[edit]The song was in the also recommended section of the Billboard Soul Picks for the week of 17 March. Along with "Please Stay" it a best cut on the album.[3]
The single was reviewed in the 31 March 1973 issue of Record World. Crediting Bobby Poindexter as the producer and taking note of the big success generated from the single, "Thin Line Between Love and Hate", the reviewer said that this song should persuade listeners that the group is tops.[4]
The single was on the Cash Box Choice Programming list for the week of 21 April. The list was of singles in the opinion of the Cash Box reviewers that were deserving of special programmer consideration.[5]
Airplay
[edit]According to the 31 March issue of Cash Box, "Bad, Bold Beautiful Girl" was added to the playlist of WWRL in New York.[6] Cash Box also had the single as an R&B Addition at KGFJ in Los Angeles for the week of 14 April.[7]
Charts
[edit]For the week of 7 April, "Bad, Bold and Beautiful, Girl" made its debut at no. 117 in the Record World 101 -150 Singles chart,[8] and it debuted at no. 63 in the Record World R&B Singles chart.[9] Also that week, it debuted at no. 64 in the Cash Box R&B Top 65 chart.[10] For the week of 28 April, the single had moved up from no. 45 to no. 43 in the Cash Box R&B TOP 65 chart.[11] The following week, the chart had been renamed and restructured as the Cash Box R&B TOP 70 chart. At that time the single was at no. 41.[12] The song reached its peak position at no. 32 in the Cash Box R&B TOP 70 chart for the week of 26 May.[13][14][15]
For the week of 2 June, the single appeared in the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart at no. 100.[16][17]
The single made the Billboard charts, peaking at no. 105 and 24.[clarification needed][18]
References
[edit]- ^ Cash Box, June 2, 1973 - Page 16 VITAL STATISTICS, #100 Bad, Bold and Beautiful, Girl (4:10) Persuaders-Atco-6919
- ^ A Touch of Classic Soul 2 The Late 1970s, By Marc Taylor, 2001 - ISBN 9780965232876 - Page 235
- ^ Billboard, March 17, 1973 - Billboard Radio Action & Pick LP's, Soul Picks, also recommended
- ^ Record World, March 31, 1973 - Page 12 SINGLE PICKS, THE PERSUADERS--Atco 6919 BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL
- ^ Cash Box, April 21, 1973 - Page 14 (Choice Programming), THE PERSUADERS (Atco 6919)
- ^ Cash Box, March 31, 1973 - Page 26 Additions To Radio Playlists, WWRL-NEW YORK
- ^ Cash Box, April 14, 1973 - Page 42 R&B Additions, KGFJ-LOS ANGELES
- ^ Record World, April 7, 1973 - Page 28 The 101 - 150 Singles Chart, THIS WK. 117, LAST WK. -
- ^ Record World, April 7, 1973 - Page 40 THE R&B SINGLES CHART, THIS WK. 63, LAST WK. -
- ^ Cash Box, April 7, 1973 - Page 38 Cash Box R&B TOP 65, 64 BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL, _
- ^ Cash box, April 28, 1973 - Page 32 Cash Box R&B TOP 65, 43, BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL, 45
- ^ Cash Box, May 5, 1973 - Page 36 Cash Box R&B TOP 70, 41, BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL, 43
- ^ Cash Box, May 26, 1973 - Page 28 Cash Box R&B TOP 70, BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL, 35
- ^ Cash Box, June 2, 1973 - Page 36 Cash Box R&B TOP 70, 36, BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL, 32
- ^ Cash Box, June 9, 1973 - Page 42 Cash Box R&B TOP 70
- ^ Cash Box, June 2, 1973 - Page 2 Cash Box Top 100 Singles, 100, BAD, BOLD BEAUTIFUL GIRL, _, _
- ^ Cash Box, June 9, 1973 - Page 2 Cash Box Top 100 Singles
- ^ MusicVF.com - Bad, Bold and Beautiful Girl By: The Persuaders
External links
[edit]- Discogs - The Persuaders – Bad, Bold And Beautiful, Girl / Please Stay
- The Persuaders - Topic channel, Nov 9, 2014 - Bad Bold and Beautiful Girl