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"My Heart Is an Open Book" is a song written by Hal David and Lee Pockriss and performed by Carl Dobkins Jr. It reached #3 on the U.S. pop chart and #11 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1959. [1] It was featured on his 1959 album Carl Dobkins, Jr. [2] The single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959. [3]
Carl Edward Dobkins Jr. (January 13, 1941 – April 8, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart Is an Open Book", which went to No.3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The vi chord before the IV chord in this progression (creating I–vi–IV–V–I) is used as a means to prolong the tonic chord, as the vi or submediant chord is commonly used as a substitute for the tonic chord, and to ease the voice leading of the bass line: in a I–vi–IV–V–I progression (without any chordal inversions) the bass ...
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"The Door Is Still Open to My Heart" is a 1955 song written by Chuck Willis and originally performed by the Baltimore-based R&B vocal group, The Cardinals. In the US, the original version peaked at number four on the R&B playlist and number ten in R&B sales charts. [ 1 ]
Taking My Chances With You: 1988: Bruce Woodley: Fred Koller – Ten Thousand Years Ago: 2000 – – –-Night of Nights... Live! EMI Music: Michael Cristiano: 3:55 This Is My Song: 1967 – – Charlie Chaplin--EMI Music: Keith Grant/The Seekers: 2:53 This Land Is Your Land: 1965 – – Woody Guthrie: A World of Our Own (a.k.a. The Seekers ...
Following is a list of popular music songs which feature a chord progression commonly known as Andalusian cadences. Items in the list are sorted alphabetically by the band or artist 's name. Songs which are familiar to listeners through more than one version (by different artists) are mentioned by the earliest version known to contain ...
It is sometimes considered the first doo-wop or rock and roll record to reach the top ten on the pop charts (as opposed to the R&B charts), as it was a top-10 hit that year for both the Chords (who first recorded the song) and the Crew-Cuts. [2] In 2004, it was ranked No. 215 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time". [3]