Bad, Bold and Beautiful, Girl
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| "Bad, Bold and Beautiful, Girl" | ||||
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| Single by the Persuaders | ||||
| from the album The Persuaders | ||||
| B-side | "Please Stay" | |||
| Released | March 1973 | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Atco | |||
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| Producer | Bobby Poindexter | |||
| The Persuaders US singles 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.
"Bad, Bold and Beautiful, Girl" was composed by J. Members, R. Holloman, A. Watkins and N. Daniels. 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 is 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
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]