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The first single released from that album was Stewart's radical interpretation of the George Gershwin song, "Summertime", a Top 10 hit on both the pop and R&B charts. [ 4 ] The follow-up single was Stewart's cover version of the Doris Day hit " Secret Love ", which reached the Pop Top 30 and just missed the Top 10 on the R&B chart.
Single by Billy Stewart; from the album Billy Stewart Teaches Old Standards New Tricks ; B-side "Look Back & Smile" Released: September 1966: Genre: R&B: Length: 2: 55: Label: Chess: Songwriter(s) Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster: Producer(s) Billy Davis, Leonard Caston: Billy Stewart singles chronology "
Billy Stewart's scat-laden R&B version reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the R&B chart in 1966; [17] his version also reached number 39 in the UK [18] and number 13 in Canada. Janis Joplin recorded a version for her band Big Brother and The Holding Company's 1968 Cheap Thrills album.
"Sitting in the Park" is a 1965 song written and performed by Billy Stewart. The single was Stewart's fourth and most successful entry on the soul chart in the United States. "Sitting in the Park" peaked at number four on the soul chart and number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] The song was featured on his 1965 album, I Do Love You. [2]
These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1966, per the Billboard 200. Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass had three number one albums in 1966, Whipped Cream and Other Delights (the best-selling album of the year), Going Places and What Now My Love , which spent a cumulative 18 weeks at number one.
"Classic Rock" was first issued in the winter of 1988, with the first volume in the series titled Classic Rock: 1965.Like most compilation albums, songs by two of the era's most successful groups – The Beatles and The Rolling Stones – were not included due to licensing issues; however, several albums had cover art with drawings of male rock singers resembling The Beatles.
"I Do Love You" is a song written and performed by Billy Stewart. It reached #6 on the U.S. R&B chart and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965. [1] It was featured on his 1965 album, I Do Love You. [2] Arrangement was by Phil Wright. [3] Stewart re-released the song as a single in 1969 which reached #94 on the Billboard Hot 100. [4]
He has also appeared on five singles and eight albums. Bo Diddley only had one Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 [ 1 ] and only one album charting on the Billboard 200 , [ 2 ] but he has achieved worldwide fame and respect as a member of the founding of rock and roll , and has had his songs covered by many diverse artists.