Tonight You Belong To Me

by

Patience & Prudence

	1956
	Patience McIntyre and Prudence McIntyre
	When this song was first heard on the radio few listeners would have been aware of the tender age of the two singers. Patience and Prudence were 11 and 14 year old sisters. They were the daughters of orchestra leader 'Mack' McIntyre who had encouraged their singing and recording. Indeed, the B-sides of their two hits were co-written by Mack himself. This record reached #28 in the UK and its follow-up, 'Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now', reached #22 in March 1957.
Patience and Prudence enjoyed no further chart success. However, it is claimed by some people that their influence can be heard on the Caravelles hit from 1963, 'You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry'; a record that carries a similar lilting 'innocence' to Patience and Prudence. The Caravelles were a UK duo who had only the one hit, but continued to act as backing vocalists in later years.