Sugar and Spice (The Searchers song)
| "Sugar and Spice" | ||||
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| Single by The Searchers | ||||
| B-side | "Saints and Searchers" | |||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Merseybeat | |||
| Label |
Pye 7N15566 (UK) Liberty 55646 and 55689 (US) | |||
| Writer(s) | Fred Nightingale | |||
| The Searchers singles chronology | ||||
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"Sugar and Spice" is a 1963 song by Merseybeat band The Searchers written by Tony Hatch under the pseudonym Fred Nightingale.[1] It made number two on the UK charts (on Pye) and number 44 in the USA charts.[2][3]
A chorus "Sugar and spice and all things nice" contains a reference to a nursery rhyme What Are Little Boys Made Of?.
Covers included a hit for The Cryan' Shames, whose version was released in 1966 on the Chicago-based Destination label.[4] The song became a local and regional hit for the band and finally peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[5] The Cryan' Shames' recording of the song was included on the influential 1972 compilation Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968.[6]
References
- ↑ "The Searchers Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ↑ "The Searchers". British Invasion Bands. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ↑ "The Searchers...". Liverpool Beat. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ↑ "Band History Part One". The Cryan' Shames Official. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ↑ "Sugar & Spice (Warner) Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ↑ "Sugar and Spice The Cryan' Shames". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
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