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Personality (Lloyd Price song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Personality'" is a 1959 song with music and lyrics by Harold Logan and Lloyd Price. It was released as a single by Price, and became one of Lloyd Price's most popular crossover hits. The single reached number 2 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, kept from the number 1 spot by "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton. The song was also a number 1 U.S. R&B hit, maintaining the top spot for four weeks. 'Billboard' ranked it as the number 3 song for 1959, with the number 1 slot going to "The Battle of New Orleans". The song reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=26260 "Personality" by Lloyd Price], Musicvf.com, Retrieved March 18, 2012.
Cover versions
*A version by Anthony Newley reached number 6 in the United Kingdom in June 1959.
*As "Personalit", performed by Caterina Valente, it was a major Italian hit in 1960.
*In 1967, Mitch Ryder got to number 87 with a live medley of this song and "Chantilly Lace".
*In 1974, Jackie Robinson, lead singer of The Pioneers, released a reggae version in the UK on Trojan Records' subsidiary label Horse.
*Jerry Lee Lewis released a country and western version on his 1979 album, 'Jerry Lee Lewis'.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/jerry-lee-lewis-r11637 Jerry Lee Lewis, 'Jerry Lee Lewis'], AllMusic, Retrieved March 18, 2012.
Song in popular culture
A version of the song is heard in a 2010 TV commercial for NFLShop.com. the NFL's online retailer and also appears on the soundtrack of 2011 film 'The Help'.
References
Category:1959 singles
Category:Songs written by Lloyd Price
Category:Lloyd Price songs
Category:Anthony Newley songs
Category:Jerry Lee Lewis songs
Category:Mitch Ryder songs
Category:Caterina Valente songs
Category:1959 songs
Category:ABC Records singles
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