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Ben E. King (pictured in 1990s) originally sang the song, becoming a hit in the US in 1961 and again in 1986.. In 1960, Ben E. King was inspired to update the early 20th-century gospel hymn "Stand by Me" by Charles Albert Tindley, which was based on Psalm 46, "will not we fear, though the Earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea."
"Show Me the Way" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:18 "Here Comes the Night" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:24 "First Taste of Love" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:20 "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
Benjamin Earl King [1] (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. 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 U.S. No. 1 ...
Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film [5] directed by Rob Reiner.Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, with the title deriving from the song of the same name by Ben E. King, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, in 1959, and stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell (in his film debut), as four boys who go on a hike ...
Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries 1: Ben E King: Stand By Me: 1961: US: UK 1 – Feb 1987, Ireland 1 – Feb 1987, DDD 1 of 1961, RYM 2 of 1961, Switzerland 3 – Mar 1987, US BB 4 – May 1961, Germany 4 – Mar 1987, US BB 7 of 1961, Netherlands 7 – Mar 1987, POP 7 of 1961, Norway 9 – Apr 1987, Scrobulate 14 of soul, Canada 16 – May 1961, Austria 17 – Apr 1987, RIAA 25, US ...
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.
B: Ben E. King 54 9 — — "Save the Last Dance for Me" b/w "Nobody but Me" Ben E. King 1 1 — 2 BPI: Silver [9] Save the Last Dance for Me "I Count the Tears" 17 6 — 28 "Suddenly There's a Valley" Tommy Evans & Bobby Hendricks — — — — The Drifters' Greatest Hits: 1961 "Some Kind of Wonderful" b/w "Honey Bee" (Non-album track) A ...
"Stand By Me" Mickey Gilley: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller: 22 "Love the World Away" Kenny Rogers: Bob Morrison and Johnny Wilson 14 July 26 Fame "Fame" Irene Cara: Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford: 4 Won the Oscar for Best Original Song, UK #1 when rereleased in 1982 August 2 Urban Cowboy "Lookin' For Love" Johnny Lee