Music by: Side A – Percy Wenrich, Harry Tobias; Side B – Bill Justis, Sid Manker
Musicians: An orchestra conducted by Billy Vaughn
Recording sessions: Gallatin (?), TN, Nov. / Dec. 1957
Highest chart positions: Side A - US #5, UK #?, Germany #1; Side B - US #10
Billy Vaughn and his orchestra were a kind of a house band for Dot Records in the 50's and early 60's, playing in the sessions of Dot artists such as Pat Boone and Tab Hunter. Vaughn and the orchestra also had a fairly successful "solo career" for about 13 years. They had 28 hits in US Top 100, a half of which climbed to Top 40 and four to Top 10.
The flip was originally recorded by a Sun Records' artist and arranger Bill Justis in Nov. 1957. It was Justis' biggest hit (US #2, US R&B #1, US Country #6, UK #11). It's also the song which George Harrison played with his guitar to John Lennon when trying to get accepted to his band, The Quarrymen in 1958.
List price: Very Good+ is $4, Near Mint is $8
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