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"I'm Sorry" is a 1960 hit song by 15-year-old American singer Brenda Lee. The song was written by Dub Allbritten [ 2 ] and Ronnie Self . [ 3 ] It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in July 1960.
Lee was the second woman ever to top the Billboard Hot 100 (after Connie Francis) when her song “I’m Sorry” reached #1 in 1960. Her U.S. success in the 1960s earned her recognition as Billboard 's Top Female Artist of the Decade and one of the four artists who charted the most singles, behind Elvis Presley , the Beatles and Ray Charles .
The singles discography of American singer Brenda Lee contains 90 as a lead artist, four as a collaborative and featured artist, nine released in foreign languages, 21 promotional singles, 19 other charting songs and two music videos (for singles and songs).
The single, which annually returns to the Hot 100’s top 10, is Lee’s third No. 1 — and her first since 1960 (behind “I’m Sorry” and “I Want to Be Wanted”). The song collected ...
She was such a huge star that she scored back-to-back No. 1 hits in 1960 with "I'm Sorry" and "I Want to Be Wanted" while she was still in her teens. Early in the decade, she even headlined a show ...
The third and final single released was "I'm Sorry", which became Lee's first song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while also reaching #12 in the United Kingdom. [4] " I'm Sorry's" B-side also gained significant radio airplay in 1960 and the song entitled " That's All You Gotta Do " peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” was first released in 1958 but didn’t become a hit until Lee scored her first two No. 1s in 1960 with “I’m Sorry” and “I Want to be Wanted ...
Brenda Lee first signed with Decca Records in 1956 in her preteen years. She early recordings such as "Dynamite" were in the Rockabilly style. Her recordings then moved towards pop with songs like "I'm Sorry", "Fool No. 1", "All Alone Am I" and "Losing You".