Tippie & the Clovers were an R & B group formed in 1946 but popular in late 50's with hits like Love Potion No 9. Writers Lieber & Stoller preferred this version released in 1962 to the Presley's version in Fun in Acapulco -
Mike Stoller " I like the original version of Bossa Nova Baby done by Tippie & the Clovers better than Elvis' version. It's got a Latin feel and it had certain elements of bossa nova, but it wasn't the real thing. The Clovers' version was much cooler than Elvis' version, which was in the film Fun In Acapulco."
From http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview_with_mike_stoller.shtml
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clovers (Extract from)
"The group formed in 1946 at Armstrong High School in Washington, D.C., with members Harold Lucas, Billy Shelton, and Thomas Woods. John "Buddy" Bailey was added soon after, and they began calling themselves the "Four Clovers", with Bailey on lead. In perfecting their sound, the group pushed Shelton and Woods out in 1948, and brought in Matthew McQuarter and Harold Winley. Their break came in 1950, when they were introduced to Lou Krefetz, who became their manager. They signed to New York's Rainbow Records and released one single, "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" backed with "When You Come Back To Me". Soon after, Krefetz brought them to Atlantic Records' Ahmet Ertegün, and they were signed to Atlantic in 1951. At this point, Bill Harris was added as their guitarist. Their first appearance came in February of that year at the Apollo Theater."
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