Shelby Flint

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Shelby Flint (born September 17, 1939) [1] is an American singer-songwriter who had two top-100 hits, "Angel on My Shoulder" in 1961 and "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" in 1966. [2]

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Career

Flint's single "I Will Love You" appeared in the Variety T.I.P.S. (Tune Index of Performance and Sales) Top 100 in 1961. She has been a singer in several movies including Breezy ("Breezy's Song"); Snoopy, Come Home ("Do You Remember Me?" (Lila's Theme)); and Disney's The Rescuers . Among the songs she performed for The Rescuers, "Someone's Waiting for You" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1977.

In an April 1995 interview Joni Mitchell recalled that when she began making the rounds of the folk open mic circuit she wanted to sound just like Shelby Flint. [3]

Personal life

Flint was born in North Hollywood, California, United States. [1] She attended public schools in Van Nuys, California, including Valerio Street Elementary, Robert Fulton Junior High School, and Birmingham High School, where she graduated in 1957.

Singles discography

YearSingle (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated
Chart positionsAlbum
US US
AC
1958"I Will Love You"
b/w "Oh I Miss Him So"
Non-album tracks
1960"Angel on My Shoulder"
b/w "Somebody" (Non-album track)
Issued twice in 1960 with different catalog numbers
22Shelby Flint
1961"I Will Love You"
b/w "Every Night"
"Magic Wand"
b/w "A Broken Vow"
Non-album tracks
1962"The Riddle Song"
b/w "I Love a Wanderer" (Non-album track)
Shelby Flint
"Ugly Duckling"
b/w "The Boy I Love"
Non-album tracks
1963"Little Dancing Doll"
b/w "It Really Wouldn't Matter"
103
1964"Wonderland"
b/w "Pipes for Keith"
"I've Grown Accustomed to His Face"
b/w "Our Town"
Cast Your Fate to the Wind
1965"Angel on My Shoulder"
b/w "I Will Love You"
"Joy in the Morning"
b/w "Lonely Cinderella"
Non-album tracks
1966"Bluebird"
b/w "What's New Pussycat" (Non-album track)
Cast Your Fate to the Wind
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind"
b/w "The Lily"
6111
1973"Breezy's Song"
B-side by Michel Legrand: "Walking on the Beach"
"Breezy" soundtrack

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References

  1. 1 2 "Shelby Flint | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  2. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 879. ISBN   0-85112-939-0.
  3. Tucker, Ken. "The Importance of Being Joni". Mirabella Magazine. Retrieved July 12, 2011.