On the original hit single version, the track begins with Lewis singing "I couldn't sleep at all last night", and it appears this way on most oldies compilations. However, on some releases the song has a prelude, where Lewis sings "Baby...Baby...you did something to me", followed by a musical cue into the first verse. Lewis usually included this prelude when he performed the song live. According to several sources, the personnel on the original hit recording included guitarist Wild Jimmy Spruill.[2][3]
In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked the song as the 27th biggest song of all time that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the chart.[4] It is one of only six songs from the 1960s to spend at least seven weeks in the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100.
tossin, turnin, this, article, about, 1960, song, other, uses, tossing, turning, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challen. This article is about the 1960 song For other uses see Tossing and Turning disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tossin and Turnin news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tossin and Turnin is a song written by Ritchie Adams and Malou Rene and originally recorded by Bobby Lewis in the fall of 1960 The record was released on the Beltone label in December 1960 It reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 on July 10 1961 and R amp B chart 1 and has since become a standard on oldies compilations It was named the number one single on the Billboard chart for 1961 after spending seven consecutive weeks at the top It was also featured on the soundtrack for the 1978 film Animal House Tossin and Turnin Single by Bobby Lewisfrom the album Tossin amp Turnin B side Oh Yes I Love You ReleasedApril 30 1961RecordedFall 1960GenreR amp BLength2 29LabelBeltoneSongwriter s Ritchie Adams Malou ReneProducer s Joe ReneBobby Lewis singles chronology Fire of Love 1959 Tossin and Turnin 1961 One Track Mind 1961 On the original hit single version the track begins with Lewis singing I couldn t sleep at all last night and it appears this way on most oldies compilations However on some releases the song has a prelude where Lewis sings Baby Baby you did something to me followed by a musical cue into the first verse Lewis usually included this prelude when he performed the song live According to several sources the personnel on the original hit recording included guitarist Wild Jimmy Spruill 2 3 In 2008 Billboard magazine ranked the song as the 27th biggest song of all time that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the chart 4 It is one of only six songs from the 1960s to spend at least seven weeks in the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 Contents 1 Charts 1 1 Weekly charts 1 2 All time charts 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1961 PeakpositionU S Billboard Hot 100 1 All time charts Edit Chart 1958 2018 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 5 36See also EditList of number one R amp B singles of 1961 U S List of Hot 100 number one singles of 1961 U S References Edit Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 347 Wild Jimmy Spruill Allmusic com Retrieved 3 May 2020 Jimmy Spruill Black Cat Rockabilly Retrieved 3 May 2020 Bobby Lewis Tossin and Turnin Chart Positions Retrieved March 5 2015 Hot 100 turns 60 Billboard Retrieved August 6 2018 External links EditMembers home nl This 1960s pop song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This 1960s R amp B soul music song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tossin 27 and Turnin 27 amp oldid 1130476923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
