Editing Ronnie Spector (section)

===1970–1982: Solo career and ''Siren''===
In February 1971, Ronnie Spector recorded the song "[[Try Some, Buy Some]]/Tandoori Chicken" at [[Abbey Road Studios]] during Phil's work with [[George Harrison]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=March 13, 1971|title=Spector, Harrison In Abbey Road|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_QgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Try+Some%2C+Buy+Some+ronnie+billboard+1971&pg=PA52|magazine=Billboard|pages=52}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| author1= Castleman, Harry| author2= Podrazik, Walter J. |title=All Together Now: The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975|publisher= Ballantine Books |location=New York |date= 1976|page= 100}}</ref> Written by Harrison, and produced by both Harrison and Phil, her debut solo single was released on [[Apple Records]] in April 1971.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=April 24, 1971|title=Top 60 Pop Spotlight|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VAgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=ronnie+spector&pg=PA58|magazine=Billboard|pages=56}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| author= Badham, Keith |title=The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970–2001|publisher= Omnibus Press |location=London|date= 2002|pages= 25–26}}</ref> It peaked at No. 77 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in May 1971.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=May 29, 1971|title=Billboard Hot 100|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2AgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Try+Some%2C+Buy+Some+ronnie+billboard+1971&pg=PA68|magazine=Billboard|pages=68}}</ref> Although the single was not a big [[chart-topper|hit]], its backing track was used two years later for Harrison's own version of the song, on his chart-topping ''[[Living in the Material World]]'' album.<ref>{{cite book|author=Leng, Simon |title=While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison|publisher= Hal Leonard |location=Milwaukee, WI|date= 2006|pages= 133–34}}</ref> "Try Some, Buy Some" had another lasting influence when [[John Lennon]] recorded "[[Happy Xmas (War Is Over)]]" later the same year and asked Phil (co-producing again) to reproduce the mandolin-laden [[Wall of Sound]] he had created for that single. Lennon liked the [[rockabilly]] [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] too; he sang it at his birthday party in New York City in October 1971 (a recording of which has appeared on bootlegs).<ref>{{cite book| author= Badham, Keith|title=The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970–2001|publisher= Omnibus Press |location=London|date= 2002|page= 51}}</ref> Spector recorded other Harrison songs during [[Try Some, Buy Some#Planned Ronnie Spector solo album|those London sessions]] – including "[[You (George Harrison song)|You]]" and "When Every Song Is Sung" – but her versions were never released, even though a full album had been planned.<ref>{{cite book| author=Harrison, George | title=I Me Mine|publisher= Chronicle Books |location=San Francisco |date= 2002| pages=218, 228}}</ref>

After separating from Phil in 1972, she reformed the Ronettes (as Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes) with two new members ([[Chip Fields]] Hurd, the mother of actress [[Kim Fields]], and Diane Linton) in 1973. They released a few singles on [[Buddah Records]], but the records failed to chart.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=May 18, 1974|title=Ronnie Spector Returns| url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-05-18.pdf|journal=Record World| pages= 23}}</ref>

In 1973, Spector provided backing-vocals with [[Liza Minnelli]] for [[Alice Cooper]]'s song "[[Teenage Lament '74]]" from the album ''[[Muscle of Love]]'' (1973).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Graff |first=Gary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nE-VEAAAQBAJ&dq=Teenage+Lament+'74+ronnie+spector&pg=PA78 |title=Alice Cooper at 75 |date=2023-01-31 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=978-0-7603-7827-4 |pages=78 |language=en}}</ref> By 1975, Spector was recording as a solo act. She released the single "You'd Be Good For Me" on Tom Cat Records in 1975.<ref>{{Cite magazine| date=September 6, 1975|title=Top Singles Picks| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=SCgEAAAAMBAJ&q=ronnie+spector+billboard+1975&pg=PA67|magazine=Billboard|pages=67}}</ref>

In 1976, she sang a [[duet (music)|duet]] with [[Southside Johnny]] on the recording "You Mean So Much To Me", penned by Southside's longtime friend [[Bruce Springsteen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2022/jan/12/ronnie-spector-a-life-in-pictures|title=Ronnie Spector: a life in pictures|date=January 13, 2022|work=The Guardian}}</ref> This was the final track on the Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes' debut album ''[[I Don't Want to Go Home]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I Don't Want to Go Home - Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes| url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-dont-want-to-go-home-mw0000191790| access-date=January 13, 2022|publisher=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref> She also made appearances with the E Street Band the following year, including a cover version of [[Billy Joel]]'s 1976 track "[[Say Goodbye to Hollywood]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=August 18, 2016|title=Flashback: Ronnie Spector and the E Street Band Cover Billy Joel| url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-ronnie-spector-and-the-e-street-band-cover-billy-joel-98225/|access-date=January 13, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

In her book, Spector recounted several abortive attempts to recapture mainstream success throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, during which time she was perceived as an [[oldies]] act.<ref name="NYT1982">{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title= Rock: Ronnie Spector is Back |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/22/arts/rock-ronnie-spector-is-back.html |work=The New York Times |date= January 22, 1982}}</ref> She recorded her first solo album in 1980, ''Siren'', produced by [[Genya Ravan]].<ref name=SirenAll>{{Cite web|title=Siren - Ronnie Spector| url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/siren-mw0000850407| access-date=January 13, 2022| publisher= AllMusic|language=en}}</ref>