"Looking Back" is a song written by

Brook Benton Benjamin Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988), known professionally as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter whose music transcended rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music genres in the 1950s and 1960s, with ...

Belford Hendricks Belford Cabell "Sinky" Hendricks (May 11, 1909 – September 24, 1977) was an American composer, pianist, arranger, conductor and record producer. He used a variety of names, including Belford Hendricks, Belford Cabell Hendricks, Belford Cliff ...

, and

Clyde Otis Clyde Lovern Otis (September 11, 1924 – January 8, 2008) was an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African-American A&R executives at a major label. ...

and performed by

Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, alternatively billed as Nat "King" Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and Traditional pop, pop ...

. It reached number 2 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 5 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958. The single's

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, "Do I Like It?" reached number 67 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958. The song was ranked number 31 on ''Billboard's'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1958.

Other charting versions

*Cole re-released a version of the song in 1965 which reached number 27 on the

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and number 123 on the U.S. pop chart. *

Joe Simon Joseph Henry Simon (born Hymie Simon; October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books ...

released a version of the song as a single in 1969 which reached number 42 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 70 on the U.S. pop chart.

References

1958 songs 1958 singles 1965 singles 1969 singles Songs written by Brook Benton Songs written by Clyde Otis Nat King Cole songs Dinah Washington songs Marty Robbins songs Brook Benton songs Mary Wells songs Ruth Brown songs Gene Vincent songs Conway Twitty songs Bobby Bland songs Don Williams songs Ray Price (musician) songs Johnny Adams songs Capitol Records singles Songs written by Belford Hendricks {{1950s-single-stub