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The recording by American country singer Sonny James was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 3602. It first reached the Billboard chart on January 5, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at No. 1; on the Country & Western Best Seller chart, also at No. 1; on the Juke Box chart, at No. 4; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached No. 2.
In 1956, as rock and roll was just beginning, James's multi-million selling single "Young Love" became a No. 1 country and pop hit, one of the first such crossover hits by a country artist. In 1957, James became the first country recording artist to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show.
He was most famously a co-writer with Carole Joyner of the hit "Young Love", a popular song published in 1956. [1] First released as a single by him and his band The Jiv-A-Tones in 1956, the B-side being "'Oooh-Eeee". [2] He was signed to a recording contract to RCA Victor. [3] In 1958, he signed with NRC.
"Young Love" (1956 song), written by Ric Cartey and Carole Joyner, popularized by Sonny James, Tab Hunter, the Crew-Cuts, Lesley Gore, and Donny Osmond "Young Love" (Air Supply song), 1982
Young love in the 50s. Image credits: lostinhappinesspics #9. ... 1956. Image credits: ... A girl makes hand signs at the ending of a song, Woodstock, 1969.
James' original version was recorded in 1956 as "You're the Reason I'm In Love," for the beginning line of the refrain. An electric guitar-heavy, slow-tempoed song, "You're the Reason ..." was the B-side to the better-known "Young Love" (James' first major hit). While "Young Love" went on to be a massive country and pop hit
Elvis Presley had five songs on the year-end top 50, the most of any artist in 1956, including "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Don't Be Cruel", the top two songs of the year. The Platters had three songs on the year-end top 50. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top 50 singles of 1956 according to retail sales. [1]
The album’s rendition of the Swahili love song “Malaika” helped make it one of the most popular African songs throughout the world. 2. “Turn the World Around” (1977)