Palisades Park Released 1962 Genre Rock and roll Length 1:53 Label Swan Writer(s) Chuck Barris “Palisades Park” is a song written by Chuck Barris and recorded by Freddy Cannon. A tribute to New Jersey’s Palisades Amusement Park, it is an up-tempo rock and roll tune led by a distinctive organ part. The track also incorporates …
Alley Cat (album) Alley Cat is the debut album by Danish pianist Bent Fabric. The album features the Grammy Award-winning single “Alley Cat”, and was a charting album in 1962-63. The title song is used as a recurring gag on the short-lived 1990 TV show Get a Life.
SONG & HIT DETAILS Artist Name: THE BEATLES Song Author: Voni Morrison and Johnny Russell Year Recorded: 1965 SONG PROFILE Act Naturally Single by The Beatles from the album Help! A-side Yesterday Released September 13, 1965 Recorded June 17, 1965 EMI Studios, London Genre Country Length 2:29 Label Capitol (USA) Parlophone/EMI (UK) Writer(s) Voni Morrison …
SONG & HIT DETAILS Artist Name: PERRY COMO Song Author: A. Emmett Adams, the lyrics by Douglas Furber Year Recorded: 1962 SONG PROFILE The Bells of St. Mary’s The Bells of St. Mary’s” is a popular song. The music was written by A. Emmett Adams, the lyrics by Douglas Furber, following a visit to St. …
(Such an) Easy Question – 1962 “(Such an) Easy Question” is a song recorded by Elvis Presley in 1962. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott. It was first released on the Pot Luck album in 1962 and again in 1965 as a single due to its inclusion in the Elvis Presley movie …
What Kind of Fool Am I? – 1962 “What Kind of Fool Am I?” is a popular song written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley and published in 1962. It was introduced by Anthony Newley in the musical Stop The World – I Want To Get Off. It comes at the end of Act Two …
Another Tear Falls – 1962 “Another Tear Falls” is a song written by Burt Bacharach with lyrics by Hal David which was first a song for the American singer Gene McDaniels in 1962 for the British film It’s Trad, Dad! as well as the flip side of his hit single “Chip Chip” and was later …
Crying in the Rain – 1962 “Crying in the Rain” is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Carole King and originally recorded by The Everly Brothers. The single peaked at #6 on the U.S. pop charts in 1962. The song was the only collaboration between successful songwriters Greenfield (lyrics) and King (music), both of …
You Were on My Mind – 1962 “You Were on My Mind” is a popular song written by Sylvia Fricker in 1962. It was written in a bathtub in a suite at the Hotel Earle in Greenwich Village. She wrote it in the bathroom because “it was the only place … the cockroaches would not …
Island of Dreams (song) – 1962 “Island of Dreams” is a song released by The Springfields in 1962. The song spent 26 weeks on the UK’s Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 5, while reaching No. 2 in Ireland, No. 2 in Israel, and No. 7 on New Zealand’s “Lever Hit Parade”. The song was …