When the Crystals went to record "Uptown" the following year, the group had not received payment from Spector for "There's No Other".
[3] During a retake of "Uptown", Spector brought in Eva Boyd after songwriters Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann convinced him to redo the vocals.
[4] "Uptown" was originally written for Tony Orlando, but Spector convinced songwriters Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann to give him the song.
[6] Billboard magazine said that with the flip side "What a Nice Way to Turn Seventeen", both songs had "appeal for both pop and r&b buyers".
"Uptown" was covered by Anita Lindblom for Fontana and Peter Gordeno for HMV.