A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)
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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]
"A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" | ||||
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Single by Dinah Washington and Brook Benton | ||||
from the album The Two of Us | ||||
B-side | "I Believe" | |||
Released | May 1960 | |||
Recorded | March 1960 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
Label | Mercury Records: 671629 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis Luchi de Jesus | |||
Producer(s) | Clyde Otis | |||
Dinah Washington and Brook Benton singles chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
"A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)" on YouTube | ||||
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
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 28 |
Canada (CHUM)[6] | 17 |
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 7 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
US Cash Box Top 100[9] | 5 |
Year-end charts
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Single by Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler | ||||
from the album The Bop Won't Stop | ||||
B-side | "Why Do You Treat Me This Way?" | |||
Released | 30 December 1983 (1983-12-30) | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Studio | Eden Studios, London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Christopher Neil | |||
Shakin' Stevens singles chronology | ||||
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Bonnie Tyler singles chronology | ||||
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Official video | ||||
"A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)" on YouTube | ||||
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
Charts (1984) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] | 21 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] | 9 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] | 5 |
Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 1 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] | 8 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] | 8 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] | 8 |
Norway (VG-lista)[19] | 4 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 11 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 10 |
UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 5 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[22] | 22 |
Year-end charts
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- 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.
- "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.
- "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending July 9, 1960". Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- "Song artist 615 - Dina Washington". Tsort.info. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "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.
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