Song written by Brook Benton and Clyde Otis
"A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" |
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Single by Dinah Washington and Brook Benton |
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from the album The Two of Us |
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B-side | "I Believe" |
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Released | May 1960 |
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Recorded | March 1960 |
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Genre | Soul |
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Length | 2:25 |
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Label | Mercury Records: 671629 |
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Songwriter(s) | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis Luchi de Jesus |
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Producer(s) | Clyde Otis |
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Dinah Washington and Brook Benton singles chronology |
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"Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" (1960) | "A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" (1960) | "This Bitter Earth" (1960) | |
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Official audio |
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"A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)" on YouTube |
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"A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" is a song first recorded in 1958 by Priscilla Bowman, on the Abner Records label (ABNER DJ 1018).[1] Bowman was given vocal backing by The Spaniels.[2]
Dinah Washington and Brook Benton version
In 1960, the song was recorded as a pop and R&B duet by Dinah Washington and Brook Benton. The single was the second pairing for the singers and, like their first single together, it went to number 1 on the R&B chart and was a top ten pop single as well.[3]
The song was written by Benton, Clyde Otis and Luchi de Jesus.[4] The single, with the song title styled "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall I Love)", included orchestra arranged and conducted by Belford Hendricks.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1960) | Position |
US Billboard Top 100[10] | 75 |
US Cash Box Top 100[10] | 44 |
Shakin' Stevens and Bonnie Tyler version
A duet by Welsh singers Shakin' Stevens and Bonnie Tyler was released on 30 December 1983 and made number 5 in the UK singles chart and number 1 in Ireland.[11][12] It was included on Stevens' 1984 album The Bop Won't Stop. The B-side was a live recording by Stevens' of "Why Do You Treat Me This Way?" at the Birmingham Odeon.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
1984 year-end chart performance for "A Rockin' Good Way" Chart (1984) | Position |
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[23] | 60 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] | 33 |
References
- ^ Cohodas, Nadine (18 December 2007). Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 341. ISBN 978-0307427380.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 54.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 612.
- ^ BMI entry for the song
- ^ "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1960". www.top100singles.net.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade, week of June 13, 1960". 13 June 1960. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Dinah Washington Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Dinah Washington Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending July 9, 1960". Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ a b "Song artist 615 - Dina Washington". Tsort.info. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Shakin Stevens: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – A Rockin' Good Way". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler – A Rockin' Good Way" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler – A Rockin' Good Way" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler – A Rockin' Good Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler – A Rockin' Good Way". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler – A Rockin' Good Way". VG-lista.
- ^ "Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler – A Rockin' Good Way". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler – A Rockin' Good Way". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler – A Rockin' Good Way" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1984". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1984". Official NZ Music Charts.com. Recorded Music New Zealand Limited. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
External links
- "A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" at 45cat.com
- Shakin' Stevens, Bonnie Tyler "Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)" on YouTube
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- The Collection
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