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Eddie My Love
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Wikipedia article
"'Eddie My Love'" is a 1956 doo wop song. According to BMI and ASCAP, the song was written by Maxwell Davis (BMI), Aaron Collins, Jr. (ASCAP), and Sam Ling (BMI). Maxwell Davis played sax on the Teen Queens record. Aaron Collins was the brother of the Teen Queens.Whitburn, Joel (2006). 'The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits', Billboard. p. 566. Sam Ling was an alias of Saul Bihari, co-founder of Modern, RPM, and other labels.
The Teen Queens were the first to record the song, released on RPM in 1956. It became their biggest selling single, with several follow up records failing to generate the same success. The Chordettes and The Fontane Sisters also released hit versions of "Eddie My Love" in 1956. According to one critic, Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey adapted the song into the number, "Freddy, My Love", for the 1971 musical 'Grease'.
Chart performance
The song reached No. 13 on the 'Cash Box' Top 50 Best Selling Records chart, in a tandem ranking of the Teen Queens, the Chordettes, the Fontane Sisters, and Lillian Briggs's versions, with the Teen Queens, the Chordettes, and the Fontane Sisters' versions marked as bestsellers,"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/50s/1956/CB-1956-04-07.pdf The Cash Box Top 50 Best Selling Records]", 'Cash Box', April 7, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved April 30, 2018. while reaching No. 8 on 'Cash Box's chart of "The Ten Records Disk Jockeys Played Most This Week","[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/50s/1956/CB-1956-03-31.pdf The Ten Records Disk Jockeys Played Most This Week]", 'Cash Box', March 31, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved April 30, 2018. and No. 12 on 'Cash Box's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes chart."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/50s/1956/CB-1956-04-21.pdf The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes]", 'Cash Box', April 21, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved April 30, 2018. The song also reached No. 10 on 'Billboard's Honor Roll of Hits, with the Teen Queens, the Chordettes, and the Fontane Sisters' versions listed as best sellers."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/50s/1956/Billboard%201956-04-14.pdf Honor Roll of Hits]", 'Billboard', April 14, 1956. p. 42. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
The Teen Queens version was ranked No. 17 in 'Cash Box's ranking of "1956's Top R&B Records as Voted in the 'Cash Box' Poll"."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/50s/1956/CB-1956-12-29.pdf 1956's Top R&B Records as Voted in the Cash Box Poll]", 'Cash Box', December 29, 1956. p. 40. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
The Teen Queens version
The Chordettes version
The Fontane Sisters version
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