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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.
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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" is not the same song originally performed by the Top Notes. The 12-inch single of Deacon Blue's release contains a live cover of the Beatles' "I'm Down". The single's primary B-side is the song "Good". Some versions of the single include an additional B-side entitled "Golden Bells".
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 ...
The EP was the first record Elvis Costello bought with his own money, [36] while John Robb of post-punk band The Membranes has described it as "the first time any kind of pop music got into my consciousness". [37] The packaging of the 1982 Genesis EP 3X3 pastiches the Twist and Shout EP and features liner notes by Tony Barrow. [38]
Several pop songs have referenced the Twist among several other songs, sometimes calling on listeners/dancers to change their dance step when the singer calls out the name of a different dance. "Do You Love Me" – The Contours (1962). Covered by The Dave Clark Five (1964) and many others. "Land of a Thousand Dances" – Chris Kenner (1963).
The Heart and Soul of Bert Berns (2003) a CD compiled by Doug Morris and Universal Music encompassing some of Berns' best work. 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.