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===Early career=== At the age of 18, Stevens signed to [[Capitol Records]]' Prep Records division in 1957,<ref name="AMC"/> and produced the single "Silver Bracelet", with a cover of "Rang Tang Ding Dong" as the B-side. The single was met with a positive review from ''Billboard''.<ref>{{cite magazine| title=Reviews and Ratings| page=52| magazine=Billboard| date=January 24, 1957}}</ref> The B-side was originally recorded by doo-wop group The Cellos in 1956.<ref>{{cite book| last=Warner| first=Jay| title=American Singing Groups: A History, From 1940 to Today| year=2006| publisher=Hal Leonard| isbn=978-0-352-33533-3| page=100}}</ref> Stevens signed with [[Mercury Records]] in 1961.<ref>{{cite book| last=Wadhams| first=Wayne| title=Inside the Hits: The Seduction of a Rock and Roll Generation (Pop Culture)| year=2001| publisher=Berklee Press| pages=78β82| isbn=978-0-6340-1430-7}}</ref>
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