Teenage Heaven
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"Teenage Heaven" is a 1959 song
by Eddie Cochran
and Jerry Capehart
. It was the A-side of Liberty
F-55177 and was featured in the movie Go, Johnny Go!
The single rose to number 99 on the Billboard charts
. The B-side I Remember was also recorded and filmed for the movie but was left out.
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
by Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran , was an American rock and roll pioneer who in his brief career had a small but lasting influence on rock music through his guitar playing. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", and "Summertime Blues", captured teenage frustration and desire in the...
and Jerry Capehart
Jerry Capehart
Jerry Capehart was a songwriter and music manager. Capehart co-wrote the famous rock 'n' roll songs "Summertime Blues" and "C'mon Everybody" with Eddie Cochran, whom he also managed. He died in Nashville, Tennessee....
. It was the A-side of Liberty
Liberty Records
Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:...
F-55177 and was featured in the movie Go, Johnny Go!
Go, Johnny Go!
Go, Johnny Go! was a 1959 rock and roll film starring Alan Freed as a talent scout searching for a future rock and roll star. Co-starring in the film were Jimmy Clanton, Sandy Stewart, and Chuck Berry.-Songs performed in the movie:...
The single rose to number 99 on the Billboard charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
. The B-side I Remember was also recorded and filmed for the movie but was left out.
Personnel
- Eddie CochranEddie CochranEddie Cochran , was an American rock and roll pioneer who in his brief career had a small but lasting influence on rock music through his guitar playing. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", and "Summertime Blues", captured teenage frustration and desire in the...
: vocal, guitar - Dave Shriver: electric bass
- Gene Riggio: drums
- Jim Stivers: piano
- Plas JohnsonPlas JohnsonPlas John Johnson Jr. is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most familiar as the lead on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme"....
: tenor saxophone