Song:He's So Fine
Album:One Fine Day
The Chiffons had their biggest hit with the 1963 chart topper He's So Fine and they had a couple of other hits. The group was formed in 1960 at James Monroe High School in The Bronx, NY. They were lead singer Judy Craig, Patricia Bennett and Barbara Lee. Aspiring songwriter Ronald Mack heard them sing in the halls of the school and became their manager. He added Sylvia Peterson of Little Jimmy & The Tops in 1962. They were originally called The Four Pennies and then changed to The Chiffons in early 1963. Mack took The Chiffons to The Tokens who of course had a big hit with The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Mack wrote three songs including He's So Fine. The Tokens produced He's So Fine and shopped it to record companies with no success until Laurie Records bought it. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in 1963. And as many folks know, George Harrison's 1970 hit My Sweet Lord was so similar to He's So Fine that the publishing company sued him successfully. Ronald Mack died soon after the recording session and Carole King took over and wrote their other top ten hits One Fine Day and Sweet Talkin' Guy. One Fine Day was intended for Little Eva. You can get all The Chiffons hits on this comp. Judy Craig left The Chiffons in 1970 and they continued as a trio until Barbara Lee died in 1992. Judy returned and leads a version of The Chiffons on the oldies circuit today. Here's a video for He's So Fine by The Chiffons.
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