So Fine (Johnny Otis song)

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"So Fine"
The-fiestas-so-fine.jpg
Single by The Fiestas
B-side "Last Night I Dreamed"
ReleasedNovember 1958 (1958-11)
Genre Doo-wop
Length2:24
Label Old Town
Songwriter(s) Johnny Otis
The Fiestas singles chronology
"So Fine"
(1958)		"I'm Your Slave"
(1959)

"So Fine" is a song written by Johnny Otis and performed by The Fiestas. It reached No. 3 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 11 on the U.S. pop chart in 1959. [1]

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Jim Gribble is credited as the writer of the song, however, Johnny Otis filed a lawsuit claiming the copyright of the song, which had been recorded in 1955 by The Sheiks, a group that included Jesse Belvin. Otis' side won the case.

The song was ranked #69 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959. [2]

Ike & Tina Turner version

Bandleader Ike Turner had been performing "So Fine" with his Kings of Rhythm since 1959. Ike & Tina Turner recorded the song for Turner's label Innis Records. [3] [4] Innis was acquired by Pompeii Music Corp. in 1968. [5] The first release from Pompeii Records was "So Fine" by Ike & Tina Turner and the Ikettes in March 1968. [6] The song became the title track for the album So Fine (1968). [7] The single reached No. 50 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and No. 117 on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 in 1968. [8] [9]

Other charting versions

"So Fine"
Ike-and-tina-turner-so-fine.jpg
Picture sleeve (Netherlands)
Single by Ike & Tina Turner
from the album So Fine
B-side "So Blue Over You"
ReleasedMarch 1968
Genre R&B
Label Innis/Pompeii/London
Songwriter(s) Johnny Otis
Producer(s) Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology
"A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)"
(1967)		"So Fine"
(1968)		"We Need an Understanding"
(1968)

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References

  1. ↑ "The Fiestas, "So Fine" Chart Positions" . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1959". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Atlantic-Atco To Be Pompeii Distributor" (PDF). Cash Box: 43. April 27, 1968.
  4. ↑ "Record Reviews: Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box: 18. March 23, 1968.
  5. ↑ "Perry, Morgan Launch Label" (PDF). Billboard. March 30, 1968. p. 77.
  6. ↑ "Pompeii Complex Erupts on Dallas Music Scene" (PDF). Cash Box: 38. March 23, 1968.
  7. ↑ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. July 13, 1968. p. 40.
  8. ↑ "Best Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles". Billboard. May 4, 1968. p. 26.
  9. ↑ "Bubbling Under The Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. April 20, 1968.
  10. ↑ "Johnny Rivers, "Searchin'/So Fine" Chart Position" . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  11. ↑ "The Oak Ridge Boys, "So Fine" Chart Positions" . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  12. ↑ "The Hollywood Argyles, "Hully Gully" Single Release" . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, Stay". Discogs . 1961. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  14. ↑ "The Ventures, Let's Go!". Discogs . 31 August 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  15. ↑ "The Premiers, "So Fine" Single Release" . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  16. ↑ "The Believers, "So Fine" Single Release" . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  17. ↑ "The Everly Brothers, Rock'n Soul". Discogs . 1965. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Paul Revere and The Raiders, "So Fine" Single Release" . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Dale and Grace, "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin" Single Release" . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  20. ↑ "The Newbeats, "Top Secret" Single Release" . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Stone Poneys, "So Fine" Single Release" . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Amen Corner, "So Fine" Single Release" . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Elvin Bishop Group, "So Fine" Single Release" . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
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