Chapter 4 the Five Pearls

The Five Pearls recorded under various different names throughout the 1950s. In 1960, two members of the pearls signed to Atlantic as a new duo called The Top Notes. Their first single did no better than any of their other records had. But by their third single, they were being produced by a new staff producer, Phil Spector. By this point, Spector had co-written or co-produced a fair few hits, and so he was taken on by Atlantic on his own merit. His next top notes release was the song that would make them at least a footnote in music history.