Nancy's endearing, enduring duet with her dad was coproduced by Jimmy Bowen (who usually worked with Frank at Reprise)
and Lee Hazlewood (Nancy's primary producer).
She has very fond memories of that session: "On the first take, Daddy got silly, sounding his S's like Daffy Duck,
which made me laugh and spoil the take, so we had to do two or three more. Mo Ostin, the president of Reprise Records,
bet Frank two dollars the song would be a bomb. Dad said it would be a Top 10 record."
The bet was on. With Frank's "Give Her Love" on the B-side, "Somethin' Stupid" charted March 18, 1967 (just two weeks
after "Summer Wine" began charting). "Somethin' Stupid" became Nancy's second global #1, occupying the summit in America
for four weeks beginning April 15. The single also spent nine weeks at #1 on Billboard¼s A/C chart. No other father-daughter
duet has achieved either feat, before or since.
Four days later, "Somethin' Stupid" was certified gold by the RIAA, Nancy¼s third gold 45.
"I still have Mo's framed two-dollar bill," Nancy smiles.
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