Don't Hang Up (song)
| "Don't Hang Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Orlons | ||||
| from the album All The Hits by The Orlons | ||||
| B-side | "The Conservative" | |||
| Released | October 3, 1962 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:19[1] | |||
| Label | Cameo-Parkway | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Appell, Kal Mann[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Appell, Kal Mann | |||
| The Orlons singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Hang Up" is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the American R&B music group the Orlons. The tune was originally issued in the US as the flip-side to "The Conservative", however, according to RPFiller on 45cat, "A Philadelphia DJ flipped it and the B-side became the hit."[3] Which is born out by the 45 showing the catalogue number C - 231 followed by a B. The song is also credited under the Ariola Records label. The song was a number-four hit on the Billboard Pop chart and reached number three on its R&B chart. One of the group's biggest songs during their career, "Don't Hang Up" remains an icon of the early 1960s era of popular music[4] and was awarded gold disc status for selling over one million copies.[5]
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[6][7] | 4 |
| US R&B Singles[6][7] | 3 |
| CAN CHUM Chart[8] | 23 |
| UK Singles Chart[7] | 39 |
Credits[edit]
- Written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann
- Executive producer: Bernie Lowe
- Lead vocals: Rossetta Hightower
- Backing vocals: Marlena Davis & Shirley Brickley
- Support vocals: Steve Caldwell[9]
Popular culture[edit]
- The song achieved notoriety again in the 1990s, when it was included in the 1993 family comedy film Dennis the Menace.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Best of the Orlons Cameo Parkway 1961-1966". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. October 1962. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ https://www.45cat.com/record/c231us
- ^ "The Orlons Page". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins. pp. 149 & 164. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ a b "The Orlons at History of Rock". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ a b c "The Orlons Bio & History". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - November 12, 1962".
- ^ "The Best of the Orlons (1961-1966)". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "Dennis the Menace credits". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
