“One Fine Day” is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It first became a popular hit in the summer of 1963 for American girl group the Chiffons, who reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The Chiffons were originally a trio of schoolmates – lead singer Judy Craig, backed by Patricia Bennett and Barbara Lee – enrolled at James Monroe High School in the Bronx in 1960. In 1962, at the suggestion of songwriter Ronnie Mack, the group added Sylvia Peterson, who had sung with Little Jimmy & the Tops at age 14, sharing lead vocals with Jimmy on “Say You Love Me”, the B-side of the Tops’ 1959 local hit “Puppy Love.”
From Richie Unterberger at allmusic:
One of the best early-’60s New York girl groups, combining sassiness and innocence on several of the style’s greatest classics. The Chiffons had some singles under their belt when they reached number one with “He’s So Fine,” whose classic “doo-lang, doo-lang” riff was appropriated by George Harrison in 1970 for his own chart-topper, “My Sweet Lord.”… Their follow-up, Goffin-King’s “One Fine Day,” was just as good, featuring killer piano riffs from King herself. Actually cut as a Little Eva track, the Chiffons’ vocal was substituted, resulting in a Top Five hit.
The Chiffons’ version has made numerous soundtrack appearances including: Fingers (1978), The Hollywood Knights (1980), The Flamingo Kid (1984), Desperately Seeking Susan (European release; the track’s classic piano riff opens the film) (1985), A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988), The Joy Luck Club (1993), the 1996 film One Fine Day, Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), The Wedding Date (2005), And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) and Flipped (2010). The song is also featured in The Simpsons episode “Bart the Murderer” and at the conclusion of the Pen15 episode “Opening Night” (2020.)
In 1980, Carole King had the only major hit remake of her own composition when she recorded “One Fine Day” for her studio album Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King which mostly comprised King’s renditions of pop music she had co-written with Gerry Goffin. It charted at No. 12 on the Hot 100 with her version, becoming her last top 40 hit.
Sources: wikipedia, wikipedia, allmusic
Jim Adams is the host of Song Lyric Sunday. This week Jim wants us to feature a song written by a duo.
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A classic in every sense of the word. Gerry Goffin and Carole King helped write the soundtrack of the sixties. The Chiffons did a great job with this song.
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For sure!
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Ah yes! Love this! xo
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:) Thanks!
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One of the many truly timeless tracks from Goffin and King. It’s great she charted with her own version as well.
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Yeppers :)
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Yep! First duo I thought of. Happily I went with a different song! 🤗
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Cool, Nancy. I wanted at least one of the duo to be female so that’s who I thought of.
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Good thinking, Lisa. The only two female duo I can think of is Heart but I’m sure there are lots more.
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This is turning into a very fine day – King and Goffin were a match made in heaven!
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Indeed! Love the comment :)
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Yes! I love this song! A true classic.
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It’s a good’n for sure, Eugi :)
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Goffin and King knew how to writ pop music and create love songs. Nice selection, Lisa.
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Thanks, Jim.
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Goffin & King, Leiber & Stoller, Lennon & McCartney, Garcia & Hunter…some great songwriting pairs out there. I remember when “Tapestry” came out and we realized Carole King no longer had to stay in the shadows.
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I love that album. Maybe you could give Song Lyric Sunday a try? Not familiar with Leiber & Stoller.
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Leiber & Stoller worked in the Brill Building (along with Goffin/King and others) and wrote many doo-wop, Elvis, and novelty hits including “Poison Ivy”, “Charlie Brown”, “Kansas City”, “Hound Dog”, “Jailhouse Rock”, “Love Potion #9”, “Stand By Me”, and way more than I can list here.
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Excellent excellent choice. (K)
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That duo came to mind first and scrolling down the long list I stopped here. I agree :)
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Great choice for the theme
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Thanks, Glyn.
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I love that both you and Nancy went with the same duo but managed to choose a different song. Wonderful..
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Yeppers, and I think there may have been one or two others who did also. Lots of good songs to choose from with them.
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That is for sure! I always like Carole King singing her songs, too.
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As much as I liked the songs she wrote, I always liked her singing them better. This was a great chose and thanks for including the video of her singing the song.
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Glad you enjoyed, thanks, Michael.
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