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"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by him, along with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who together used the pseudonym Elmo Glick. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father", recorded by the Soul Stirrers
1986: Ben E. King, #9 US pop, #1 UK (reissue) 1998: 4 The Cause, #82 US pop, #12 UK 2010: Prince Royce, #8 US Hot Latin Songs, #1 US Latin Tropical Airplay, #17 US Heatseekers Songs 2012: Ben E. King, #84 UK (reissue) "I'll Be There" Damita Jo: 12 15 - Written by Leiber, Stoller, Ben E. King, and Ollie Jones Answer record to "Stand by Me"
Benjamin Earl King [1] (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group the Drifters, notably singing the lead vocals on three of their biggest hit singles - "There Goes My Baby", "This Magic Moment", and "Save the Last Dance for Me" (their only US No. 1 hit).
"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:57 "Yes" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:03 "Young Boy Blues" (Doc Pomus, Phil Spector) – 2:17 "The Hermit of Misty Mountain" (Ruth Batchelor, Bob Roberts) – 2:20 "I Promise Love" (Ben E. King, Lover Patterson) – 2:05 "Brace Yourself" (Otis Blackwell) – 2:08
Freddy King: Federal 5: 24 "Shop Around" The Miracles: Tamla 6: 6 "My True Story" The Jive Five: Beltone 7: 34 "I Like It Like That" Chris Kenner: Instant 8: 63 "Stand by Me" Ben E. King: Atco 9: 21 "Mother-in-Law" Ernie K-Doe: Minit 10: NR "All in My Mind" Maxine Brown: Nomar 11: NR "I Pity the Fool" Bobby Bland: Duke 12: NR "Every Beat of My ...
The Ultimate Collection: Stand by Me is a compilation album by American musician Ben E. King. It was released in 1987 via Atlantic Records. The album includes many hits such as "Stand by Me", the original "Spanish Harlem", and "Young Boy Blues".
1961–1963: Genre: ... Ben E. King's Greatest Hits is the fifth album and first compilation album by Ben E. King. Many classic hits such as "Stand By Me", "Spanish ...
This is a list of Billboard magazine's top Hot 100 songs of 1961. [1] The Top 100, as revealed in the edition of Billboard dated January 6, 1962, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January through November 1961.