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A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dinah Washington and Brook Benton
| album = The Two of Us
| B-side = I Believe
| released = May 1960
| format =
| recorded = March 1960
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soul
| length =
| label = Mercury Records: 671629
| writer = Brook Benton, Clyde Otis
Luchi de Jesus
| producer = Clyde Otis
| prev_title = Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
| prev_year = 1960
| next_title = This Bitter Earth
| next_year = 1960
| misc =
}}
"'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). Bowman was given vocal backing by The Spaniels.
Dinah Washington and Brook Benton
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.
The song was written by Benton, Clyde Otis and Luchi de Jesus.[https://archive.today/20120718212547/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyid=1263408&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI entry for the song] 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.
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Shakin' Stevens and Bonnie Tyler
{{Infobox song
| name = A Rockin' Good Way
| cover = File:Shakin' Stevens Bonnie Tyler A Rockin' Good Way.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler
| album = The Bop Won't Stop
| B-side = Why Do You Treat Me This Way?
| released =
| format =
| recorded = 1983
| studio = Eden Studios, London
| genre =
* Rock and roll
* pop rock
| length =
| label = Epic
| writer =
* Brook Benton
* Clyde Otis
* Luchi DeJesus
| producer = Christopher Neil
| misc =
}}
A duet by the UK's 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. 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.
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