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Sonny James Discography
The article presents a discography for American country artist Sonny James. Studio albums 1950s 1960s 1970s and 1980s Christmas albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Other singles Guest singles Charted B-sides Notes *A ^ "Since I Met You Baby" also peaked at number 38 on the ''RPM Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min, or with the notation min−1) is a unit of rotational speed or rotational frequency for rotating machines. Standards ISO 80000-3:2019 defines a unit of rotation as the dimension ...'' Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in Canada. References {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Sonny Country music discographies Discographies of American artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny James
Jimmie Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, " Young Love", topping both of the early versions of today's ''Billboard'' Hot Country and ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles charts. Dubbed the "Southern Gentleman" for his congenial manner, his greatest success came from ballads about the trials of love. James had 72 country and pop charted releases from 1953 to 1983, including an unprecedented five-year streak of 16 straight ''Billboard'' Hot Country No. 1 singles among his 26 ''Billboard'' Hot Country No. 1 hits. Brom 1964 to 1976, James placed 21 of his albums in the Top 10 of ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums. James was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1961 and co-hosted the first Country Music Association Awards Show in 1967. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007. Biography Musical beginnings Jimmie Hugh Loden was born on May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPM (magazine)
''RPM'' ( and later ) was a Canadian music-industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. ''RPM'' ceased publication in November 2000. ''RPM'' stood for "Records, Promotion, Music". The magazine's title varied over the years, including ''RPM Weekly'' and ''RPM Magazine''. Canadian music charts ''RPM'' maintained several format charts, including Top Singles (all genres), Adult Contemporary, Dance, Urban, Rock/Alternative and Country Tracks (or Top Country Tracks) for country music. On 21 March 1966, ''RPM'' expanded its Top Singles chart from 40 positions to 100. On 6 December 1980, the main chart became a top-50 chart and remained this way until 4 August 1984, whereupon it reverted to a top-100 singles chart. For the first several weeks of its existence, the magazine did not compile a national chart, but simply printed the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Bear
"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. 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. It was No. 1 for three weeks in January 1960 on the '' ''Billboard'' Hot 100'' in the United States. The song also reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart and New Zealand in 1960. Coincidentally, "Running Bear" was immediately preceded in the Hot 100 No. 1 position by Marty Robbins' " El Paso", and immediately followed by Mark Dinning's " Teen Angel", both of which feature a death of, or affecting, the protagonist. ''Billboard'' ranked "Running Bear" as the No. 4 song of 1960. The tenor saxophone was played by Link Davis. Richardson was a friend of Preston and offered "Running Bear" to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only The Lonely
"Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)" is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. Orbison's recording of the song, produced by Fred Foster for Monument Records, was the first major hit for the singer. It was described by ''The New York Times'' as expressing "a clenched, driven urgency". Released as a 45 rpm single by Monument Records in May 1960, "Only the Lonely" went to No. 2 on the United States ''Billboard'' pop music charts on 25 July 1960 (blocked by Brenda Lee's " I'm Sorry") and No. 14 on the ''Billboard'' R&B charts. "Only the Lonely" reached number one in the United Kingdom, a position it achieved on 20 October 1960, staying there for two weeks (out of a total of 24 weeks spent on the UK singles chart from 28 July 1960). According to ''The Authorized Roy Orbison'', "Only the Lonely" was the longest charting single of Orbison's career. Personnel on the original recording included Orbison's drummer Larry Parks, plus Nashville's regulars, Floyd Cramer on pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To Be With You (song)
"Born to Be with You" is a song by the American female vocal quartet The Chordettes. Written by Don Robertson, the song was released in 1956. The song reached a position of number five on the pop charts in the United States. In Ireland, Butch Moore & The Capitol Showband took it to No. 1 in 1965. Background In the Chordettes version, because of the short verses, the Chordettes hum two choruses in-between the verses, while in the second humming chorus, a whistling of composer Don Robertson, is heard playing a counterpoint melody. Several disc jockeys wrongly fade the song out when the bass guitar plays a rumba rhythm that seems to fade out, however, following a brief pause, the Chordettes sing a harmonic variation Capella of the word "AMEN". Cover versions * Don Robertson also recorded this song in 1965. *In 1968, Sonny James recorded a version of the song which reached number one on the country charts. *J.D. Crowe recorded the song on his 1978 release Blackjack. It is a bluegras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven Says Hello
"Heaven Says Hello" is an April 1968 single by Sonny James. "Heaven Says Hello" went to number one on the country charts for one week, and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the chart. Chart performance Cover Versions *Later in 1968,Slim Whitman Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr. (January 20, 1923 – June 19, 2013), known as Slim Whitman, was an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his use of falsetto. He claimed he had sold in excess of ... recorded the song. References External links * The song, provided by YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee8KCgRGOn0 1968 singles Sonny James songs Songs written by Cindy Walker Capitol Records singles 1968 songs {{1960s-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A World Of Our Own
"A World of Our Own" is a 1965 single written by Tom Springfield and was an international hit for the Seekers. The single peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100 and number 2 on the Easy Listening charts. It reached number 3 in the U.K. and number 2 in Australia. Three years later, "A World of Our Own" was recorded by Sonny James. It was his sixth number one in a row, and 26th hit on the U.S. country music chart. The single spent three weeks at number one and a total of 15 weeks on the chart. In 1994 the single was re-released in the UK. The four track CD contained the original recording, a new recording of the song, and two B-sides - ''When the Stars begin to fall'' (originally the B-side of '' Morningtown Ride'' and the newly-recorded ''Keep a dream in your pocket''. Chart performance The Seekers Sonny James Hong Kong Christian version The song was translated into Cantonese and became a popular Christian song in Hong Kong as "Can't forget God's love" (主爱永难忘). Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's The Little Things
"It's the Little Things" is a 1967 single by Sonny James Jimmie Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, " Young Love", topping both of the early versions of today's ''Billboard'' .... "It's the Little Things" was Sonny James' twenty-fifth release on the country chart, the song went to number one on the country chart for five weeks and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the charts. Chart performance References 1967 singles Sonny James songs Capitol Records singles 1967 songs {{1960s-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Never Find Another You
"I'll Never Find Another You" is a 1964 single by The Seekers, which reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom in February 1965. It was The Seekers' first UK-released single, and it was the second-best-selling of 1965 in the UK. The song was also popular in the United States, reaching peaks of No. 4 pop and No. 2 easy listening on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts. The track was written and produced by Tom Springfield, who was also responsible for most of The Seekers' subsequent hits. It received a 1967 US revival as a country music No. 1 by Sonny James. In July 2018, the tune was featured in a Westpac bank TV advertisement in Australia, covered by Julia Jacklin. The song was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011. Chart performance The Seekers Sonny James See also * List of best-selling singles of the 1960s in the United Kingdom A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Need You (Sonny James Song)
"Need You" is a 1967 single by Sonny James. The single went to number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart where it spent two weeks at the top. "Need You" spent a total of seventeen weeks on the chart. "Need You" is known as the song that began a string of 16 consecutive single releases that reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart without a miss. The string would continue into 1971, capped by the song "Here Comes Honey Again," the string finally being broken in 1972 with "Only Love Can Break a Heart." The string of 16 consecutive (non-holiday) single releases would be surpassed in 1985 by the country supergroup Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...; the band would go on to have 21 No. 1 songs in a row, and to date is the only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Good Care Of Her
"Take Good Care of Her" is a 1961 song written by Arthur Kent and Ed Warren and recorded by Adam Wade. It reached number twenty on the R&B charts and number seven on the Hot 100. In the song, the narrator speaks to the groom of his ex-girlfriend. Cover versions *In 1962, Johnny Tillotson covered the song on his album '' It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'''. *In 1963, Dean Martin covered the song on his album ''Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again''. *In 1966, Sonny James had a number one country hit with his version of the song. It was the fourth among his 23 No. 1 singles. *Later that year, Mel Carter recorded the song and reached #78 on US pop charts. *In 1973, Elvis Presley recorded a version of the song. The B-Side was "I've Got a Thing About You Baby". *In the same year, Johnny Mathis John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several doz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Tear
"Behind the Tear" is a 1965 single by Sonny James Jimmie Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, " Young Love", topping both of the early versions of today's ''Billboard'' .... The single was Sonny James's third number one on the U.S. country music chart. "Behind the Tear" spent three non-consecutive weeks at number one and a total of twenty weeks on the country chart. Chart performance References Sonny James songs 1965 singles Capitol Records singles 1965 songs Songs written by Ned Miller {{1960s-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
