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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.
The Top Notes' 1961 single "Twist and Shout" In 1961, the group recorded the single "Hearts of Stone" (b/w "The Basic Things") under the direction of Phil Spector, with King Curtis on saxophone. [4] The second single that year was the first recorded version of Phil Medley and Bert Berns's "Twist and Shout", [7] which was also produced by Spector.
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 ...
Sharon Brown is an American singer-songwriter and musician who was born in Harlem, New York City. She is the niece of songwriter Phil Medley, who co-wrote the song "Twist and Shout". [1] She is also the daughter of drummer William Brown, who played with musicians such as The Isley Brothers and Cannonball Adderley. [2]
Twist and Shout is the Beatles' second album released in Canada, in mono by Capitol Records (catalogue number T-6054) on 3 February 1964. [2] It consists of songs mostly drawn from Please Please Me, their first LP released in the United Kingdom. This album, like its parent album, contains both original Beatles songs, as well as covers ...
Twist and Shout: The Bert Berns Story – Vol. 1: 1960–1964 (2008), a CD featuring more than two dozen of Berns' R&B and rock hits, released through Ace Records of England. Mr. Success: The Bert Berns Story – Vol. 2: 1964–1967 (2010), a CD featuring more than two dozen of Berns' R&B and rock hits, released through Ace Records of England.
"Shake a Tail Feather" – Ray Charles (1980). While listed above as a song that merely references "The Twist", the Charles version that he performed in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers added additional lyrics in which Charles additionally calls for the Twist, the Monkey, the Frug and the Mashed Potato, to be performed by a crowd gathered ...
In a compromise to meet demand, EMI commissioned the Twist and Shout EP as a "special release". [2] [7] [nb 2] Side one of the EP features the title track (sung by Lennon) and "A Taste of Honey" (sung by McCartney), a Broadway song written by Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow that was first recorded in a vocal version by Billy Dee Williams in 1961. [9]