Words & Music by: Side A – Lawton Williams; Side B – Cindy Walker
Musicians: Bobby Helms (vocals), Grady Martin (guitar), Hank Garland (guitar), Harold Bradley (guitar), Ray Edenton (guitar), Bob Moore (bass), Owen Bradley (piano), Buddy Harman (drums), unknown fiddler on side A
Recording sessions: Produced by Paul Cohen at Music City Recording, Nashville, TN, Nov. 15, 1956
Highest chart positions: US #36, US Country #1
Bobby Helms is best known for his 1957 hits "My Special Angel" and "Jingle Bell Rock".
This was Helms' second single with Decca. His first Decca release "Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll" / "I Don't Owe You Nothing" didn't hit the charts and would have possibly been left in oblivion if a Scottish rockabilly group The Shakin' Pyramids wouldn't have covered it in 1981. Their cover was very popular in the European rockabilly revival of the late 70's and early 80's.
"Fraulein" spent 52 weeks on US Country chart, which is the second longest time on that chart and right behind Eddy Arnold's "Bouquet of Roses", which spent 54 weeks there in 1948-49.
Helms was backed by the Nashville A-Team here, but this time they didn't record at Owen Bradley's studio.
List price: Very Good+ is $10, Near Mint is $20
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