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The song had crossover popularity, reaching the Billboard Top 100 and Easy listening surveys. "You're the Only World I Know" also kicked off James' amazing run of popularity, which continued to the mid-'70s. From 1965 through 1974, James enjoyed 22 No. 1 songs, including a string of 16 straight.
"Running Bear" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jiles Perry Richardson (a.k.a. The Big Bopper) and sung most famously by Johnny Preston in 1959. [4] The 1959 recording featured background vocals by George Jones and the session's producer Bill Hall, who provided the "Indian chanting" of "uga-uga" during the three verses, as well as the "Indian war cries" at the start and end of the record.
The Guitars of Sonny James "What in the World's Come Over You" 10 — 3 Country Male Artist of the Decade "Eres Tu (Touch the Wind)" 67 — — The Guitars of Sonny James: 1976 "Prisoner's Song" 14 — 3 200 Years of Country Music "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" 6 — 5 When Something Is Wrong with My Baby "Come On In" 8 — 10 Greatest ...
Two months later, James had his first No. 1 Billboard hit since "Young Love" – topping the country charts with the song he co-wrote with Bob Tubert, "You're The Only World I Know". His next five releases peaked on the Billboard country charts at 2, 1, 3, 1, and 2 (though all five of them hit No. 1 on either Billboard, Record World or Cashbox).
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.
Pages in category "Sonny James songs" ... Running Bear; S. Since I Met You Baby (song) ... You're the Only World I Know; Young Love (1956 song)
Along with Sonny James vocal group, The Southern Gentlemen, Millie was a staple on his recordings. Sonny had an unprecedented string of 16 #1 singles in a row and Millie was on a good number of them. She particularly stood out on his hit recordings of "Running Bear", "Take Good Care of Her", "Heaven Says Hello" and "It's Just a Matter of Time".
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