Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)

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"Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" is a song that was a No. 1 hit for the Louisiana-based John Fred & His Playboy Band in late 1967. It was jointly composed by Fred and bandmate Andrew Bernard. Billboard magazine noted that it was recorded not in New York, Los Angeles, or Nashville, but "in a small studio in Tyler, Texas."[1]

Arrangements and content

The song features strings, brass, a sitar, piano, bass, guitar, drums, breathing sounds, and dissonant string sounds. Its title is a play on, and a mondegreen of, the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" which Fred had initially believed was "Lucy in disguise with diamonds" upon first hearing the song.)[2][3]

The other members of the Playboy Band did not like the unusual slow abrupt ending with Fred intoning the final line, "I guess I'll just take your glasses."[4]

Chart performance

In January 1968, the song reached No. 1 in the US and became a gold record. It also hit No. 1 in Germany,[5] Switzerland,[6] and Australia,[7] and No. 3 in both Canada[8] and the United Kingdom.[9]

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Anthony Swete version

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Background

Anthony Swete's version of "Judy in Disguise" was released as "Judy Disfrazada". Backed with "Doblame, Modelame" ("Bend Me, Shape Me"), written by Scott English and Larry Weiss, it was released on Groove GS-8005 in 1968.[28][29]

Chart

As shown by Cash Box in the March 16 issue, Swete's version debuted at No. 10 on the Argentina's Best Sellers chart.[30] It peaked at No. 5 on April 20.[31][32] It was still in the chart at No. 17 on May 25.[33] If there was any further chart action for the single in the following week, it could not be shown as Cash Box replaced Argentina's Best Sellers chart with the Brazil's Best Sellers (Rio de Janeiro) chart.[34] On June 8, the Argentina's Best Sellers chart was back. There was no further chart action shown for the single in the top 20 range.[35]

With Billboard, the chart progress of "Judy Disfrazada" showed a debut at No. 4 in the Buenos Aires Top Ten on the week of April 6, 1968.[36] There was another version of "Judy Disfrazada" by Bárbara y Dick in the same chart. It was at No. 7.[37] From April 13 to May 4, there was no Buenos Aires Top Ten category in Billboard Hits of the World section so further progress isn't shown.[38][39][40][41] The Argentina section was now included in the May 11 issue. There was no charting of Swete's single in the top ten range.[42]

Appearances

"Judy in Disguise" was included on Anthony Swete's self-titled album, released on Clan Celentano BF ES LP 7021 in 1970.[43]

Other versions

Gary Lewis and the Playboys recorded a version which was released on their Now! album, released on Liberty LST-7568 in 1968. Reviewed in the June 1 issue of Cash Box, "Judy in Disguise" and "Young Girl" were noted as the album's highlights.[44]

Punk band Frank Xerox and the Copy Cats a.k.a. the Speedometors recorded a version of "Judy in Disguise". It was backed with "Rock Show" and released on Arista ARIST 160 in 1980.[45][46]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Gross, Mike. "'Backyard Studios'—New Sound Frontier." Billboard, 27 April 1968, 1.
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  28. ↑ Second Hand Songs - Doblame, Moldeame by Anthony Swete
  29. ↑ 45Cat - Anthony Swete - Discography, Argentina
  30. ↑ Cash Box, March 16, 1968 - Page 80 Cash Box Argentina, Argentina's Best Sellers, This Week 10, Last Week _
  31. ↑ Cash Box, April 20, 1968 - Page 77 Cash Box Argentina, Argentina's Best Sellers, This Week 5, Last Week 6
  32. ↑ Cash Box, April 27, 1968 - Page 61 Cash Box Argentina, Argentina's Best Sellers, This Week 6, Last Week 5
  33. ↑ Cash Box, May 25, 1968 - Page 55 Cash Box Argentina, Argentina's Best Sellers, This Week 17, Last Week 11
  34. ↑ Cash Box, June 1, 1968 - Page 58
  35. ↑ Cash Box, June 8, 1968 - Page 69 Cash Box Argentina, Argentina's Best Sellers
  36. ↑ Billboard, April 6, 1968 - Page 45 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD, BUENOS AIRES, This Week 4, Last Week _
  37. ↑ Billboard, April 6, 1968 - Page 45 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD, BUENOS AIRES, This Week 7, Last Week 8
  38. ↑ Billboard, April 13, 1968 - Page 55 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD
  39. ↑ Billboard, April 20, 1968 - Page 51 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD
  40. ↑ Billboard, April 27, 1968 - Page 53 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD
  41. ↑ Billboard, May 4, 1968 - Page 53 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD
  42. ↑ Billboard, May 11, 1968 - Page 51 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD, Argentina
  43. ↑ Popsike - LP 33 Anthony Swete ?– Anthony Swete Italy 1970 Clan Celentano Funk / Soul
  44. ↑ Cash Box, June 1, 1968 - Page 40 Cash Box Album Reviews, Pop Best Bets
  45. ↑ My Life's a Jigsaw, Wednesday 27 April 2011 - Frank Xerox And The Copy Cats - Judy In Disguise (1978)
  46. ↑ Offizielle Deutsche Charts - FRANK XEROX AND THE COPY CATS, JUDY IN DISGUISE SINGLE

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