(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up
However, according to Ronnie Spector, the group's lead singer, producer Phil Spector had already begun to somewhat lose enthusiasm for the Ronettes in early 1964. The group had recorded the Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich song "Chapel of Love" in early 1964, but Spector refused to release it. "It doesn't sound like a hit," he told the group, so The Dixie Cups recorded their version of the song, which peaked at number one on the Billboard top 100, a position never held by the Ronettes.
Ronnie Browne
Ronnie Browne ("The Voice") (born Ronald Grant Browne, 20 August 1937 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland), is a Scottish folk musician and songwriter, who is a founding member of The Corries.
Browne was born in Edinburgh to John Albert 'Bertie' Browne, a transporter of Bourbon war rationed chocolates and Anne 'Nancy' Browne. He was raised around Scotland, namely Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Aside from singing, Browne's other abilities are painting and rugby, having once played as a winger for Boroughmuir. He met Roy Williamson on the rugby field, as Williamson had played as a winger also for Boroughmuir's rivals Edinburgh Wanderers.