A White Sport Coat
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| "A White Sport Coat" | |
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| Single by Marty Robbins | |
| Released | 1957 |
| Format | 7" (45 rpm) |
| Genre | country, pop |
| Label | Columbia 40864 |
| Writer(s) | Marty Robbins |
"A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)" was a 1957 rock and roll song with words and music both written by Marty Robbins.
Robbins is said to have had the inspiration for the song while driving from a motel to a venue in Ohio where he was due to perform that evening. During the course of the journey, he passed a high school, where the students were dressed ready for their prom.
The song reached number one on the U.S. country chart becoming Marty Robbins' third number one,[1] the song reached number two on the Billboard pop chart in the U.S.[2] and #1 in the Australian music charts in 1957. A version by Johnny Desmond got some play also, peaking at #62 on the US pop charts.
In UK the song was a notable hit for the English Rock'n'Roll singer Terry Dene, and also for The King Brothers. The Terry Dene version reached #18 in the UK Charts, while The King Brothers' recording peaked at #6.
American folk singer Jimmy Buffett released an album in 1973 that was a play on the title of this song: "A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean" which included hits such as 'He Went To Paris', 'Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit', and 'Why Don't We Get Drunk'. The album was Buffett's third release and first major-label release. It tracked to #43 on the Billboard Top Country Album chart but did not enter the more general Billboard 200 chart.
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 293.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 532.
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| Preceded by "Gone" by Ferlin Husky |
Billboard C&W Best Sellers in Stores number-one single May 20, 1957 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Bye Bye Love" by The Everly Brothers |
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