"A Rockin' Good Way" is a song first recorded by The Spaniels

The Spaniels

The Spaniels were an American R&B doo-wop group, best known for the hit "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite".They have been called the first successful Midwestern R&B group...

 in 1958.. In 1960, the song was recorded as a pop and R&B duet by Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington, born Ruth Lee Jones , was an American blues, R&B and jazz singer. She has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s", and called "The Queen of the Blues"...

 and Brook Benton

Brook Benton

Brook Benton was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote.He made a comeback in 1970...

. The single was the second pairing for both Washington and Benton. Just had their previous single had done, "A Rockin' Good Way" went to number one on the R&B Sides chart and was a top ten pop single as well..

The song was written by Brook Benton, Clyde Otis

Clyde Otis

Clyde Otis, born in Prentiss, Mississippi, , was an American songwriter and producer best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African American A&R executive for a major label.According to the music licensing organization Broadcast Music Inc., Otis is...

 and Luchi de Jesus

Cover version by duet Shakin' Stevens

Shakin' Stevens

Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...

 and Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...

 was released in 1984 on Stevens' album "The Bop Won't Stop".

Charts

Charts (1984)	Peak position
Irish singles charts	1
Norway singles charts	4
UK singles charts	5
Dutch singles charts	8
New Zealand singles charts	8
Austria singles charts	9
Swiss singles charts	10
Sweden singles charts	11
Australia singles charts	21
Germany singles charts	22