"Shirley" is a song originally released by John Fred and the Playboys in December 1958 by Montel Records. It was the band's debut single and reached number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1959.[1] The song became an international hit in 1982 when it was covered by Shakin' Stevens, peaking at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
"Shirley" was recorded at Cosimo Matassa's recording studios in New Orleans when John Fred was just 17 years old, after local dance promoter in Baton Rouge, Sam Montalbano was impressed by the band.[3][4]Fats Domino's backing band helped out on the recording as Domino recorded "Whole Lotta Lovin'" prior to John Fred and the Playboys' recording session.[5] The success of the song led Fred to appear on Alan Freed's New York show The Big Beat.[6] The single might have been more successful had Fred not turned down the opportunity to appear on American Bandstand to instead play for his high school basketball team.[7]
^"Shakin' Stevens – Shirley" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^"Danish Chart Archive - Singles 1979 - ____ (B.T./IFPI DK)". www.ukmix.org. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^Timo (13 August 2015). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit STEP - SUE". Sisältää hitin. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
shirley, song, shirley, song, originally, released, john, fred, playboys, december, 1958, montel, records, band, debut, single, reached, number, billboard, march, 1959, song, became, international, 1982, when, covered, shakin, stevens, peaking, number, singles. Shirley is a song originally released by John Fred and the Playboys in December 1958 by Montel Records It was the band s debut single and reached number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1959 1 The song became an international hit in 1982 when it was covered by Shakin Stevens peaking at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart 2 Shirley Single by John Fred and the PlayboysB side My Love for You ReleasedDecember 1958 1958 12 StudioCosimo Recording Studios New OrleansGenreRock amp rollrhythm amp bluesLength2 05LabelMontelSongwriter s John Fred GourrierTommy BryanJohn Fred and the Playboys singles chronology Shirley 1958 Mirror Mirror On the Wall 1959 Contents 1 John Fred and the Playboys version 1 1 Charts 2 Shakin Stevens version 2 1 Personnel 2 2 Charts 3 ReferencesJohn Fred and the Playboys version edit Shirley was recorded at Cosimo Matassa s recording studios in New Orleans when John Fred was just 17 years old after local dance promoter in Baton Rouge Sam Montalbano was impressed by the band 3 4 Fats Domino s backing band helped out on the recording as Domino recorded Whole Lotta Lovin prior to John Fred and the Playboys recording session 5 The success of the song led Fred to appear on Alan Freed s New York show The Big Beat 6 The single might have been more successful had Fred not turned down the opportunity to appear on American Bandstand to instead play for his high school basketball team 7 Charts edit Chart 1959 Peakposition US Billboard Hot 100 1 82Shakin Stevens version edit Shirley nbsp Single by Shakin Stevensfrom the album Give Me Your Heart TonightB side I m for You Released16 April 1982 1982 04 16 StudioEden Studios LondonGenreRock and rollLength2 47LabelEpicSongwriter s John Fred GourrierTommy BryanProducer s Stuart ColmanShakin Stevens singles chronology Oh Julie 1982 Shirley 1982 Give Me Your Heart Tonight 1982 Shakin Stevens released a cover of the song in April 1982 under Epic Records as the second single from his album Give Me Your Heart Tonight Personnel edit Shakin Stevens vocals Mickey Gee lead guitar Geraint Watkins piano accordion Stuart Colman bass guitar producer Howard Tibble drums Rod Houison engineer Charts edit Chart 1982 Peakposition Austria O3 Austria Top 40 8 4 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 9 10 Denmark Hitlisten 10 2 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 11 23 Germany Official German Charts 12 7 Ireland IRMA 13 4 Israel IBA 14 3 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 15 12 Netherlands Single Top 100 16 11 Norway VG lista 17 3 South Africa Springbok Radio 18 15 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 19 3 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 20 4 UK Singles OCC 2 6References edit a b Shirley by John Fred And The Playboys Billboard The Hot 100 Chart Billboard Retrieved 2020 06 05 a b Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 5 June 2020 Broven John 1987 South to Louisiana The Music of the Cajun Bayous Pelican Publishing ISBN 978 0 88289 608 3 John Fred mogc Retrieved 2020 06 05 John Fred The Independent 2005 04 18 Retrieved 2020 06 05 John Fred and his Playboy Band Way Back Attack www waybackattack com Retrieved 2020 06 05 John Fred Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved 2020 06 05 Shakin Stevens Shirley in German O3 Austria Top 40 Shakin Stevens Shirley in Dutch Ultratop 50 Danish Chart Archive Singles 1979 B T IFPI DK www ukmix org 17 November 2018 Retrieved 27 July 2020 Timo 13 August 2015 Sisaltaa hitin Levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960 Artistit STEP SUE Sisaltaa hitin Retrieved 2020 07 27 Shakin Stevens Shirley in German GfK Entertainment charts The Irish Charts Search Results Shirley Irish Singles Chart Israel Singles Charts 1987 1995 www ukmix org 9 May 2017 Retrieved 27 July 2020 Nederlandse Top 40 Shakin Stevens in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Shakin Stevens Shirley in Dutch Single Top 100 Shakin Stevens Shirley VG lista SA Charts 1965 March 1989 Retrieved 27 July 2020 Shakin Stevens Shirley Singles Top 100 Shakin Stevens Shirley Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shirley song amp oldid 1166992061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
