Teen-Age Crush
| "Teen-Age Crush" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Tommy Sands | ||||
| B-side | "Hep Dee Hootie (Cutie Wootie)" | |||
| Released | February 1, 1957 | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly | |||
| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Audrey Allison, Joe Allison | |||
| Tommy Sands singles chronology | ||||
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"Teen-Age Crush" is a song written by Audrey Allison and Joe Allison and performed by Tommy Sands. It reached #2 on the U.S. pop chart and #10 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1957.[1]
The song ranked #33 on Billboard's Year-End top 50 singles of 1957.[2]
Sands is accompanied on the recording by the vocal group the Jordanaires.
Other versions
- Country artist Rita Robbins was the first to record the song for RCA Victor in 1956, but it did not chart.
- Barry Frank released a version of the song as a single in 1957, but like his other covers of popular hits of the day released by Bell Records, then a budget label, it did not chart.[3]
- Gary Paxton released a version of the song as a single in 1962, but it did not chart.[4]
- Ray Whitley released a version of the song as a single in 1963, but it did not chart.[5]
References
- ^ "Tommy Sands, "Teen-Age Crush" Chart Position". Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "1957's Best Selling Records" Billboard December 23, 1957: 20
- ^ "Barry Frank, "Teen-Age Crush" Single Release". Discogs. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Gary Paxton, "Teen Age Crush" Single Release". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Ray Whitley, "Teenage Crush" Single Release". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved August 19, 2018.