Patience & Prudence
The sister duo Patience and Prudence reached the Top Ten in 1956 with a fluke hit, the ghostly "Tonight You Belong to Me." The daughters of a professional musician -- Mark McIntyre, who accompanied Frank Sinatra on piano during the mid-'40s -- Patience and Prudence McIntyre reportedly learned the song while at summer camp in 1955 (when they were nine and 12, respectively). Their father recognized it as a Billy Rose hit from several decades earlier, and was impressed enough to work up the arrangement as a demo intended for cabaret singer Lisa Kirk (wife of Robert Wells). McIntyre also recorded a version with Patience and Prudence's vocals, strictly for personal reasons, but gave a dub to studio friend Ross Bagdasarian, who passed the record on to Si Waronker of Liberty Records.
Waronker loved the song, so Patience and Prudence signed to Liberty and recut the song with overdubs to strengthen their ethereal vocals, then watched as the record soared to number four nationally (with several cover versions eventually coming along). After performing on Perry Como's television show, they chose for a follow-up single "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" (earlier a minor hit for Teresa Brewer), which just missed the Top Ten later in 1956. The duo recorded several more singles -- including a pairing with fellow Liberty act Mike Clifford and several singles for the Chattahoochee label -- but never reached the charts again. They reunited for a 1978 performance on a Dick Clark feature, and earned a surprisingly long lease on life after their songs were used in a pair of films, 1999's Election ("Gonna Get Along Without You Now") and 2001's Ghost World ("A Smile and a Ribbon"). Prudence McIntyre died on September 15, 2023, at the age of 78.
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Discography
12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Best Of Patience & Prudence
Pop - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 9 mrt. 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Very Best Of
Pop - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 jan. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tonight You Belong To Me (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 28)
Originele soundtracks - Released by Music Manager on 19 dec. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tonight You Belong To Me (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 04)
Originele soundtracks - Released by Music Manager on 19 dec. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tonight You Belong to Me: The Patience & Prudence Story
Pop - Released by Jasmine Records on 16 apr. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Money Tree
Rock - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 24 nov. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Smile And A Ribbon
Pop - Released by EMI Catalogue on 30 sep. 1956
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Best of Patience & Prudence
Pop - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 25 mrt. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Golly Oh Gee (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1959
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 22)
Originele soundtracks - Released by Music Manager on 19 dec. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Patience & Prudence - PLATINUM SELECTION
Pop - Released by Retro Music Box on 31 aug. 2020
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