"South Street" is a song written by

Dave Appell David Appell (March 24, 1922 – November 18, 2014) was an American musician, musical arranger and record producer born in Philadelphia. Career Appell (pronounced "AP-el") is associated mainly with the Cameo-Parkway record label, in whose his ...

and

Kal Mann Kal Mann (born Kalman Cohen; May 6, 1917 – November 28, 2001)
- accessed June 2010 was an American

The Orlons The Orlons are an American R&B group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that formed in 1960. The group won gold discs for three of their singles. Career The quartet consisted of lead singer Rosetta Hightower (June 23, 1944 – August 2, 2014), Sh ...

. It reached #3 on the U.S. pop chart and #4 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1963. It was featured on their 1963 album ''South Street by The Orlons''. The single sold over one million copies and was awarded gold disc status. The song ranked #47 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1963.

Other versions

* Al Caiola and His Orchestra released a version of the song on their 1963 album ''Greasy Kid Stuff''. *

Sammy Lowe Sammy Lowe (May 14, 1918, Birmingham, Alabama – February 17, 1993, Birmingham) was an American trumpeter, arranger, and conductor. Career Lowe was active both in jazz and in R&B music, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s. From the 1930s to ...

released a version of the song on his 1963 album ''Hitsville, U.S.A.'' * Brian Poole &

The Tremeloes The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, England. They initially found success in the British Invasion era with lead singer Brian Poole, scoring a UK chart-topper in 1963 with "Do You Love Me". After Poole's departure ...

released a version of the song on their 1963 album ''Twist and Shout''.

References

1963 songs 1963 singles Songs written by Dave Appell Songs with lyrics by Kal Mann The Tremeloes songs {{1960s-single-stub