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"Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as "Bert Russell"). It was originally recorded by The Top Notes , but it did not become a hit in the record charts until it was reworked by the Isley Brothers for their album Twist & Shout in 1962.
In 1962, the Isley Brothers scored their first top 40 hit with the Bert Berns song "Twist and Shout", which reached number 17 on the Hot 100 and number 2 on the R&B chart, staying on the charts for 19 weeks. [16] The song had been produced by Berns for the brothers to teach then-struggling producer Phil Spector how to produce a hit. [17] [18]
Twisting and Shouting is the third album released by the Isley Brothers in 1963, credited as the Famous Isley Brothers, on the United Artists label. Their third album after Twist & Shout one year prior, the album was released with none of the songs making the singles chart, and preceded a three-year gap before the brothers' next album, This Old Heart of Mine (1966), which would see them move ...
The electrifying "Shout" joined the ranks of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" as a song all fledgling rock ’n’ roll bands needed to play. Their next hit, "Twist and Shout,” was first recorded ...
Twist & Shout "Shout!"—Part 1 b/w Part 2 Chart re-entry: 94 — — — — RCA Victor Shout! "Twist and Shout" b/w "Spanish Twist" 17 2 — — 42 Wand Twist & Shout "Twistin' with Linda" b/w "You Better Come Home" (from Twist & Shout) 54 — — — — Non-album tracks 1963 "Nobody but Me" b/w "I'm Laughing to Keep from Crying ...
Twist & Shout is the second studio album by the Isley Brothers, released on Wand Records in 1962. [2] The album was released on the success of the title track, which would later become a hit for the Beatles. Other songs on the album include Isley-penned tracks such as "Right Now", "Nobody but Me" and the charter, "Twistin' with Linda".
Note: These last two are compound sequel songs, with "Tequila Twist" serving not only as a sequel to "The Twist", but also as a sequel to the Champs' 1958 hit "Tequila", and "Twist and Shout" serving as a sequel to both "The Twist" and the Isley Brothers' 1959 hit "Shout".
Philip Medley (April 9, 1916 – October 3, 1997) was an American songwriter, notable for his composition "Twist and Shout", which he wrote along with Bert Russell. The song was made famous by both The Isley Brothers and The Beatles. Medley also managed a music group called The Everglades composed of Jerry Hayward (Lead), Robert Leak (a.k.a ...