"He's Mine" By Alice Wonder Land 1963

[motony]

What does anyone know about this record. ? It got alot of airplay in Miami when it came out August 1963 & evidently in Detroit too. It hit the Hot 100 in early Sept. '63 at #80 with a Bullett, went to #77 the next week & then vanished.It was on the Bardell label out of where?The writers & producers I never heard of. I heard Alice Wonder Land 's real name was Alice Faye Henderson?Others have said a group called the Swans had the same song out but the Alice Wonder Land was the original & biggest version. Was this a Canadian record? Thanks. I do remember a drawing type photo of Alice Wonder Land appearing at a club in Miami when the rcord was big down there.

[144man]

She may be the same person as Marie Antoinette whose "He's My Dream Boy" came out on Providence, a subsidiary of Laurie, in 1964.

[robb_k]

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[robb_k]

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The Swans' version was released by Swan Records, in Philadelphia. The Bardell record, I believe, was also recorded in Philadelphia.

[blueskies]

Has anyone ever seen a pic of Alice Wonderland?

[robb_k]

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I never have.

[jsmith]

This 45 did indeed do well on the charts ...... it was on the Billboard national Top 100 pop chart for around 8 weeks, peaking at No.62 in mid October 63. Prior to that, it had been a big regional breakout in Detroit plus other areas.
To have made No.62 nationally, it must have been in the Top 10 charts of certain radio stations / cities ...... so I'd guess some details about her would have been printed at the time in the local press in areas where the record was charting.

[rrussi]

I heard years ago that the girl who went out performing was not the
actual singer on the record. To the best of my memory, the newspaper
photo showed a girl with a ponytail. She didn't look black, however,
she could have been.

[blueskies]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Wonder_Land

[aarondillon2011@gmail.com]

Found both versions as mp3's on amazon if anyone is interested. http://www.amazon.com/Shangri-Las-Girl-Group-Garage-Sound/dp/B003TCTK02/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1366589296&sr=301-2 Track 15 on disc 2 and http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000S5AI3Q/ref=sr_1_album_1_rd?ie=UTF8&child=B000S4D39I&qid=1366589388&sr=1-1

[motony]

jsmith, you are correct...in checking my Hot 100 Book of the 60's , the Alice Wonder Land version did stay on the Hot 100 8 weeks, even though it only peaked at #62. To me the Swans version is a note for note copy only slightly speeded up. I wonder if HDH was influenced by the opening of the track.?LOL

[144man]

She may be the same person as Marie Antoinette whose "He's My Dream Boy" came out on Providence, a subsidiary of Laurie, in 1964.

Both records have Stephen Schlaks as co-producer.