Joey's Song
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"Joey's Song" was a 1959 release for Bill Haley & His Comets
. It was one of the band's last successful commercial releases. The song only made #46 on the Billboard Charts and #35 on Cashbox, however the song did make #1 in Australia for 8 weeks from December 12, 1959 to January 30, 1960 based on the Kent Music Report
and reached #26 on the Canadian charts in October, 1959. The record was no.2 on the year-end Top 25 Singles of 1959 list in Australia based on the Kent Music Report. The band's long run of original successful commercial releases ran out in 1960, although the famous Rock Around the Clock
was successfully re-released in 1964 and 1974 (Billboard #39, US). The group continued to have chart success in Mexico during the early 1960s where the single "Florida Twist" reached no. 1.
The song, written by Joe Reisman, was included as the lead track on the band's final album release for Decca Records, Strictly Instrumental
, released in December 1959. The track, featuring Franny Beecher on lead guitar and Rudy Pompilli on saxophone, also appeared on the June, 1968 U.S. greatest hits compilation album Bill Haley's Greatest Hits!, 12" LP, DECCA, DL 5027 (mono)/DL 75027 (stereo).
The B-side to the single "Ooh! Look-a-There, Ain't She Pretty?", was used in the film Pink Flamingos
and appears on the soundtrack to the film, along with a number of other hits of the period.
Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band, also known by the names Bill Haley and The Comets and Bill Haley's Comets , was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of...
. It was one of the band's last successful commercial releases. The song only made #46 on the Billboard Charts and #35 on Cashbox, however the song did make #1 in Australia for 8 weeks from December 12, 1959 to January 30, 1960 based on the Kent Music Report
Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...
and reached #26 on the Canadian charts in October, 1959. The record was no.2 on the year-end Top 25 Singles of 1959 list in Australia based on the Kent Music Report. The band's long run of original successful commercial releases ran out in 1960, although the famous Rock Around the Clock
Rock Around the Clock
"Rock Around the Clock" is a 12-bar-blues-based song written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was recorded by Bill Haley and His Comets in 1954...
was successfully re-released in 1964 and 1974 (Billboard #39, US). The group continued to have chart success in Mexico during the early 1960s where the single "Florida Twist" reached no. 1.
The song, written by Joe Reisman, was included as the lead track on the band's final album release for Decca Records, Strictly Instrumental
Strictly Instrumental (album)
Recorded over the span of more than 18 months, Strictly Instrumental was the ninth rock and roll album by Bill Haley & His Comets, and their final album of new material for Decca Records...
, released in December 1959. The track, featuring Franny Beecher on lead guitar and Rudy Pompilli on saxophone, also appeared on the June, 1968 U.S. greatest hits compilation album Bill Haley's Greatest Hits!, 12" LP, DECCA, DL 5027 (mono)/DL 75027 (stereo).
The B-side to the single "Ooh! Look-a-There, Ain't She Pretty?", was used in the film Pink Flamingos
Pink Flamingos
Pink Flamingos is a 1972 transgressive black comedy film written, produced, composed, shot, edited, and directed by John Waters. When the film was initially released, it caused a huge degree of controversy and thus became one of the most notorious cult films ever made. It made an underground star...
and appears on the soundtrack to the film, along with a number of other hits of the period.
See also
- Bill Haley & His Comets chart positions
- List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1950s