"This I Swear" The Skyliners

Here is another great old doo-wop song. "This I Swear" released in May 1959 was The Skyliners' second hit record, reaching #26 on Billboard Hot 100 and #20 on the R&B chart. The music was written by lead singer Jimmy Beaumont and the lyrics by Joseph Rock. The original release was on Calico Records and it is included on the CD,The Skyliners - The Greatest Hits on the Original Sound label. The Skyliners' harmony was matched by few other groups of the time.

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Music

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• The Skyliners
• doo-wop
• R&B
• 1950s

[Petekiv]

Was that Janet Vogel backing? Anyway, what a great song!

[catman916]

@Petekiv Yes, it was.

[Kittielips]

SWOON......

Thank you.

5*****.

Jennie.

[catman916]

@Kittielips You're welcome. This is one of the best of the romantic Doo-Wop songs.

[victoriamendez19]

there should be more songs sung like this...

[catman916]

@victoriamendez19

There were - the other great songs by the Skyliners, such as "Since I Don't Have You." Also there were the many wonderful recordings by the Platters and Little Anthony and the Imperials.

[jellybeans178]

1959 that  wasn't so long ago but yet so far away. Hell, I be gettin old. To all you youngins out there, look ahead now so you can look back. It be goin fast there young fella.

[Kungamuck]

@snowflurreez When you have a favorite song like this . . . with such great memories to hold close - he

isn't really gone . . . he's right there beside you . . . where he was when you first heard this together.

This is what a Special Song can do for us all . . . . and by the way . it's our favorite song as well

and right at the top of the list when all our old friends get together to just 'hang-out' . . . .

[cynthia6637]

OH HOW LUCKY WAS I TO GET TO DANCE TO THESE SONGS WHEN I WAS ONLY 13 YEARS OLD!

JUST STARTING JR HIGH!

1960-1963-1963-1966 HIGH SCHOOL!!

LOVING MY LIFE AS A NEW TEENAGER!!

WOW

[bestbunny10]

Makes my cry....Dont make music like this anymore.....Weren't we lucky????

[roried]

They don't make 'em like this any more, folks. Thank God for the music of the 50's and 60's.

[OLDIESBUTGOODIES50s]

@Sarasdad91 Yes I too first heard this in the movie La Bamba...Thought it was pretty..I love that movie I own it...on dvd

[theonlymoo5e]

And here I always thought the Skyliners were an R&B group. oops

[cynthia6637]

WHAT A SONG!

01-28-12

[RvHauler1]

@dongmo1 1946 was indeed a very good year !!

[titusjean]

The Skyliners were sooo talented!!! I love their songs and everything about them!

[Nickie0016]

Exqusite!!!!!!

[MsJollycholly]

we looked forward to these slow numbers at our CYO dances.  Our chance to polish belt buckles!