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Personality (Lloyd Price song)

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"Personality"
Single by Lloyd Price
B-side"Have You Ever Had the Blues"
ReleasedApril 1959
GenreR&B, Pop
Length2:35
LabelABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s)Harold Logan, Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price singles chronology
"Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day?)"
(1959)
"Personality"
(1959)
"I'm Gonna Get Married"
(1959)

"Personality" is a 1959 R&B, pop hit with music and lyrics by Harold Logan and Lloyd Price. It was released as a single by Price,[1] and became one of Lloyd Price's most popular crossover hits. The single reached #2 for three weeks on the Hot 100, kept from the #1 spot by "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton.[2] The song was also a #1 U.S. R&B hit, maintaining the top spot for four weeks.[3] Billboard ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1959, with the No. 1 slot going to "The Battle of New Orleans".[4] The song reached #9 in the U.K..[5]

Cover versions

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.[8]

References

  1. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 17 - The Soul Reformation: More on the evolution of rhythm and blues. [Part 3]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  2. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 470.
  4. ^ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959
  5. ^ "Personality" by Lloyd Price Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  6. ^ "ANTHONY NEWLEY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. ^ Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  8. ^ "The Help (Music From the Motion Picture)". July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.