"Goodnight My Love" is a popular song written by

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and

John Marascalco John S. Marascalco (March 27, 1931 – July 5, 2020) was an American songwriter most noted for the songs he wrote for Little Richard. He was born in Grenada, Mississippi and died in Los Angeles, California. Career Marascalco co-wrote several o ...

in 1956.

Background

The song was originally recorded by Jesse Belvin and released in 1956. John Marascalco produced the recording for

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. Some sources claim that

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- who would have been 11 years old at the time - played piano on this recording. However, in an interview in

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White denied this.

Charts

The Jesse Belvin recording reached #7 on the US ''

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'' R&B

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in 1956. The McGuire Sisters cover, also released in 1956, reached #32 on ''Billboard's'' pop chart. The

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1968 recording reached #27 on the ''Billboard'' singles chart in a 10-week chart run in 1969. The single peaked at #18 on the ''Record World'' chart and #13 in Canada.

Recorded versions

* Amy Lee Feat. John Lee on '' Dream Too Much'' (2016) * Dee Dee Sharp 1963 *

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1969 * Jerry Vale 1969 *

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1969 *

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1968 * Paula Abdul 1992 * Jesse Belvin 1956 * Earl Grant 1956 *

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1968 * Tavares 1977 *

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1994 * The Fleetwoods, whose 1963 version reached #32 on the U.S. Pop chart. * The Four Seasons 1963 *

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1996 * Jay and the Americans 1969 *

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* John Holt * Ben E. King 1965 *

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1987 * The McGuire Sisters 1956 *

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1984 * Aaron Neville 2012 *Rocke-Pelle with

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and his Rockin' Five. Recorded in Oslo on June 20, 1958. Released on the single Fontana 268 003 TF

References

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