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B-side of "Till". "Till" was a hit, charting at #14 on the Hot 100 in 1961 and one of the best girl group records, but this side is also a classic,...

Released on the 1962 album, "And the Angels Sing", the first album for the Angels. Lead singer is Linda Jansen, who sang lead on their first two hi...

Released on the 1961 album, "Starlight, Starbright". This was the grand finale of the album composed entirely of songs with "star" in the title, wo...

Released on the 1961 album, "Let the Four Winds Blow". The song was originally a #1 hit for Ted Lewis in 1932 and #2 for Ted Black. Later, it chart...

Charted at #90 on Billboard Hot 100 in October 1961. Written by the team of Roy Orbison & Joe Melson, and the record has the Roy Orbison sound writ...

Charted at #50 on Billboard Hot 100 in November 1961. B-side of "I Don't Know Why" which itself charted at #12 and I've also posted. Written by Hut...

Charted at #12 on Billboard Hot 100 in October 1961 and #2 on Adult Contemporary chart. Linda at her sweetest! Remake of a 1931 song which had char...

Charted at #63 on Billboard Hot 100 in May 1961 and #10 on UK Singles chart. Written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King. B-side is "Baby Face" which bub...

Charted at #63 on Billboard Hot 100 in July 1961. The second of two Billboard chart entries for this singer, strongly reminiscent of Fats Domino in...

Did not chart nationally, but released as a single in February 1961. Roy Orbison discovered this group and had them signed to his record label, Mon...

Charted at #22 on UK Singles chart in December 1961. For a few years in the early '60's, a revival of interest in '20's music, dixieland and the li...

Charted at #39 on Billboard Hot 100 in September 1961. This record was the follow-up to Ral's biggest hit, "You Don't Know What You've Got (Until Y...

B-side of "I Love How You Love Me". The A-side charted at #5 and most are familiar with it, but this uptempo B-side finds the group singing in a di...

Released on the 1961 album, "Starlight, Starbright", Linda's album of songs with the word "star" in the title. This song had been a #3 hit for Kath...

Released as a single in September 1961 with "I.O.U." on the other side. Neither side charted in Billboard. As most people know, Johnny was the form...

Charted at #5 on Billboard Hot 100 in May 1961, #5 Adult Contemporary and #21 R&B. This was Adam's biggest hit. The song charted at #30 in the UK f...

Bubbled under the Billboard Hot 100 at #115 in May 1960. Original Billboard review: "You're Singing" is a snappy, '20's type ditty with bright bass...

Charted at #44 on Billboard Hot 100 in May 1960 and #39 on UK Singles chart. B-side of "Spring Rain" which itself charted at #50. This song had ori...

Charted at #64 on Billboard Hot 100 in June 1960. I've always felt that Adam sounds a lot like Johnny Mathis. Here are some of the other chart entr...

Charted at #60 on Billboard Hot 100 in May 1960. This was the last entry for Mitchell on the Hot 100 chart. Back in 1953, he had a #1 hit on the Co...

Charted at #78 on Billboard Hot 100 in October 1960. This ironically titled song was the last of Tommy's Billboard charting singles, which makes th...

Charted at #16 on Billboard Hot 100 in October 1961 and #23 on UK Singles chart. This was the first single on which he was billed as Rick Nelson in...

Charted at #35 on Billboard Hot 100 in March 1961. Original Billboard review: "The group has a current smash in "Wheels" and "Brass Buttons", an in...

Charted at #70 on Billboard Hot 100 in February 1961. My favorite Avalon recording, a great love song. Written by Charles Singleton. B-side is "Cal...

Charted at #79 on Billboard Hot 100 in October 1962. Before it was released on a single, this recording was included on the 1961 album, "What a Par...

Charted at #95 on Cash Box Top 100 in May 1961 and #49 on UK Singles chart. Bob's only hit on the Billboard Hot 100 was "Let's Think About Living" ...

Charted at #35 on Billboard Hot 100 in August 1961. Written by Earl Wilson and L. Whitcup. The other side of this single is "Cinderella" which itse...

Charted at #44 on Billboard Hot 100 in July 1961. B-side of "Don't Bet Money Honey" which itself charted at #9 Hot 100 and I've also posted. This s...

Charted at #11 on Billboard Hot 100 in May 1961 and #9 on UK Singles chart. Original Billboard review: "Sedaka has another pair of winners. First s...