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Breathless (Jerry Lee Lewis song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Breathless'" is a song composed by Otis Blackwell and was the third record by Jerry Lee Lewis, whose version was released in February 1958 (see 1958 in music) on Sun Records. It spent 15 weeks on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart, peaking at #7 in April 1958. The song also reached #4 on the country chart, #3 on the R&B chart, and #8 in the UK. The B-side, "Down the Line", also charted in 1958, reaching #51 on the 'Billboard' pop singles chart. It was re-released in 1979 as part of the Sun Records Golden Treasure Series as Sun #25 and on the Quality label in Canada in 1958. The song was also featured in the 1983 film 'Breathless' starring Richard Gere and Valerie Kaprisky along with the Jerry Lee Lewis song "High School Confidential".
Background
The song was recorded in January 1958 at the Sun Records studio at 706 Union in Memphis, Tennessee. The personnel on the session were Jerry Lee Lewis on vocals and piano, Billy Lee Riley on guitar, J.W. Brown on bass, and Jimmy Van Eaton on drums.
Other recordings
The song has been covered several times, including versions by Tom Jones, Mickey Gilley, Wanda Jackson, X, Cliff Richard, Albert Lee, Mike Berry, Hal Munro, The Paramounts, Chas & Dave, and Otis Blackwell.
References
Category:Jerry Lee Lewis songs
Category:1958 songs
Category:Sun Records singles
Category:1958 singles
Category:Songs written by Otis Blackwell
Category:Tom Jones (singer) songs
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