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The Left Banke was an American baroque pop band, formed in New York City in 1965. [1] They are best remembered for their two U.S. hit singles, " Walk Away Renée " and " Pretty Ballerina ". [ 3 ] The band often used what the music press referred to as " baroque " string arrangements, which led to their music being variously termed as " Bach ...
"Walk Away Renée" is a song written by Michael Brown, Bob Calilli, and Tony Sansone for the band the Left Banke, released as a single in July 1966. Steve Martin Caro is featured on lead vocals. It spent 13 weeks on the US charts, with a top spot of No. 5. [6] The song has been widely considered a quintessence of the baroque pop genre. [7]
During 1966, the Left Banke released the singles "Walk Away Renée" and "Pretty Ballerina", which peaked at number 5 and number 15 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100. Written by keyboardist Michael Brown, the son of producer and jazz violinist Harry Lookofsky, both singles and their B-sides were incorporated into the album. [7]
"Pretty Ballerina" is a song written by pianist Michael Brown that was released as a single by his band The Left Banke in December 1966. [5] It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 4 on the Canadian RPM chart.
Internal band tensions saw Brown leave the Left Banke in late 1967, prior to the completion of their second record. Brown, along with Bert Sommer , co-wrote the minor mid-1968 hit "And Suddenly", initially for Brown's version of the new Left Banke, with Sommer also slated as lead singer.
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