Bonnie and Treasures PHI DAN 5005 PROMO 7" Phil Spector

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Bonnie And The Treasures

Home Of The Brave

Phi-Dan Records Promo Single

Short-lived Phil Spector Label

“Tomorrow’s Sound Today”

Entered the charts in 1965 (see more info below)

Spotted on GEMM for $290!!

Home Of The Brave

B/W

Our Song

US Promotional 7" Single

Catalog Number:  Phi-Dan Records 5005

Very Good+ Condition / Light Mark On A-Side

The above item is one of five different Phil Spector singles separately on offer by us right now. 

Two versions of Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil's composition "Home Of The Brave" entered the Billboard Hot 100 of August 28th 1965; one by Jody Miller on Capitol, the other by Bonnie & the Treasures on Phil Spector's Phi-Dan logo. Both labels thought they possessed an 'exclusive' on the song. Adamant that his was the original and the best, Spector took out ads in the trade magazines declaring, 'Evitez les confusion! …original creativity is still the backbone of our industry'.

The Phi-Dan disc, arranged by Nick De Caro and produced by Spector protégé Jerry Riopell(e), remained on the chart for five weeks, peaking at #77. For Miller's rendition, arranged by Billy Strange and produced by Steve Douglas, it was a different story. By mid-October it had reached a high of #25, providing the folksy chanteuse with her third hit of the year. Jody Miller went on to notch up 27 country hits and recorded over two-dozen albums. Bonnie & the Treasures never bothered the charts again.

For years it was rumoured that Bonnie was, in fact, an alias for Ronnie Bennett of the Ronettes. Now we know better. Bonnie was, of course, one of several recording names used by an obscure young singer-songwriter named Charlotte Ann Matheny. She died in 1976. Spectropop is pleased to present her story. 

From spectropop.com

It doesn't really sound that much like Ronnie Spector, does it? Rumors to the contrary apparently notwithstanding, Charlotte O'Hara (née Matheny) sang lead on this Mark II version of Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, produced by Spector protégé Jerry Riopelle and issued on a short-lived Philles subsidiary label. Behind Charlotte were Sherlie Matthews and Clydie King. The song, by Brill Building experts Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, is a Shangri-Las-y tale told by a teenage girl who can't understand why her boyfriend was suspended from school — for the length of his hair, fercrissake. "Land of the free," indeed. This little story was full of contemporary resonance, and I don't mean recording-studio echo either, and it probably would have been an enormous hit had Capitol not released a far blander version with country-crossover artist Jody Miller, who charted at #25. Charlotte, alas, is no longer with us. Clydie and Sherlie went on to the Blackberries and sustained lengthy careers as backup singers. Sherlie also piled up extensive production and songwriting credits, the latter often with Marva Holiday, who was part of a "touring" version of the Treasures and who eventually cut a single herself ("Hang Around"/"It's Written All Over My Face", GNP Crescendo 411). The team at the Spectropop mailing list have compiled a frighteningly-complete history of this track and Charlotte O'Hara's recording career.

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