"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.
Background "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.Cash Box, June 2, 1973 - Page 16 VITAL STATISTICS, #100 Bad, Bold and Beautiful, Girl (4:10) Persuaders-Atco-6919
It is described in Mark Taylor's book, A Touch of Classic Soul 2 as a boisterous, somewhat country and western ballad that peaked at no. 24 on the R&B charts.A Touch of Classic Soul 2 The Late 1970s, By Marc Taylor, 2001 - - Page 235
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.Billboard, March 17, 1973 - Billboard Radio Action & Pick LP's, Soul Picks, also recommended
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.Record World, March 31, 1973 - Page 12 SINGLE PICKS, THE PERSUADERS--Atco 6919 BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL
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.Cash Box, April 21, 1973 - Page 14 (Choice Programming), THE PERSUADERS (Atco 6919)
Airplay According to the 31 March issue of Cash Box, "Bad, Bold Beautiful Girl" was added to the playlist of WWRL in New York.Cash Box, March 31, 1973 - Page 26 Additions To Radio Playlists, WWRL-NEW YORK Cash Box also had the single as an R&B Addition at KGFJ in Los Angeles for the week of 14 April.Cash Box, April 14, 1973 - Page 42 R&B Additions, KGFJ-LOS ANGELES
Charts For the week of 7 April, "Bad, Bold and Beautiful, Girl" made its debut at no. 117 in the Record World 101 -150 Singles chart,Record World, April 7, 1973 - Page 28 The 101 - 150 Singles Chart, THIS WK. 117, LAST WK. - and it debuted at no. 63 in the Record World R&B Singles chart.Record World, April 7, 1973 - Page 40 THE R&B SINGLES CHART, THIS WK. 63, LAST WK. - Also that week, it debuted at no. 64 in the Cash Box R&B Top 65 chart.Cash Box, April 7, 1973 - Page 38 Cash Box R&B TOP 65, 64 BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL, _ For the week of 28 April, the single had moved up from no. 45 to no. 43 in the Cash Box R&B TOP 65 chart.Cash box, April 28, 1973 - Page 32 Cash Box R&B TOP 65, 43, BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL, 45 The following week, the chart had been renamed and restructured as the Cash Box R&B TOP 70 chart. At that time the single was at no. 41.Cash Box, May 5, 1973 - Page 36 Cash Box R&B TOP 70, 41, BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL, 43 The song reached its peak position at no. 32 in the Cash Box R&B TOP 70 chart for the week of 26 May.Cash Box, May 26, 1973 - Page 28 Cash Box R&B TOP 70, BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL, 35Cash Box, June 2, 1973 - Page 36 Cash Box R&B TOP 70, 36, BAD, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL, 32Cash Box, June 9, 1973 - Page 42 Cash Box R&B TOP 70
For the week of 2 June, the single appeared in the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart at no. 100.Cash Box, June 2, 1973 - Page 2 Cash Box Top 100 Singles, 100, BAD, BOLD BEAUTIFUL GIRL, _, _Cash Box, June 9, 1973 - Page 2 Cash Box Top 100 Singles
The single made the Billboard charts, peaking at no. 105 and 24.MusicVF.com - Bad, Bold and Beautiful Girl By: The Persuaders
References
External links Discogs - The Persuaders – Bad, Bold And Beautiful, Girl / Please Stay The Persuaders - Topic channel, Nov 9, 2014 - Bad Bold and Beautiful Girl