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Yes Tonight Josephine

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"Yes Tonight Josephine" was a popular music song from 1957. It was written by Winfield Scott and Dorothy Goodman, and was a hit single for Johnnie Ray.[1]

Chart performance

Ray's recording was produced by Mitch Miller,and in the US, peaked at #12 on the Most Played by Jockeys chart[2] Outside the US, "Yes Tonight Josephine" gave Ray his third and final number 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The single first entered the UK Singles Chart on 10 May 1957, and peaked at number 1 for three weeks in June.[3] The original record was only available as a 78rpm disc. Altogether it spent 16 weeks on the chart.[3]

Cover versions

  • A cover version by British rockabilly revival band The Jets peaked at #25 in the UK singles chart in 1981.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 32. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 693.
  3. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 451. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19186/jets/