Ivory Tower (1956 song)
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"Ivory Tower" is a popular song written by Jack Fulton and Lois Steele.[1] Popular versions by Cathy Carr and Gale Storm, and a rhythm & blues version by Otis Williams all received major popularity in 1956.
| "Ivory Tower" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Gale Storm | ||||
| from the album Gale's Great Hits | ||||
| B-side | "I Ain't Gonna Worry" | |||
| Released | March 1956 | |||
| Recorded | 1955 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:41 | |||
| Label | Dot | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jack Fulton, Lois Steele | |||
| Gale Storm singles chronology | ||||
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| "Ivory Tower" | ||||
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| Single by Cathy Carr | ||||
| from the album Ivory Tower | ||||
| B-side | "Please, Please Believe Me" | |||
| Released | March 1956 | |||
| Recorded | 1955 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | Fraternity | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jack Fulton, Lois Steele | |||
| Cathy Carr singles chronology | ||||
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| "Ivory Tower" | ||||
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| Single by Otis Williams and the Charms | ||||
| B-side | "In Paradise" | |||
| Released | March 1956 | |||
| Recorded | 1955 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | DeLuxe | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jack Fulton, Lois Steele | |||
| Otis Williams and the Charms singles chronology | ||||
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Recorded versions
[edit]- Cathy Carr (1956) went to number 2 on the Top 100.[2] Overseas, her version achieved number 2 on the Australian chart.
- Hank Locklin
- Gale Storm (1956) went to number 6 on the Billboard pop charts
- Porter Wagoner
- Otis Williams and the Charms (1956) reached number 5 on Billboard's R&B chart and number 11 on the pop chart.[3]
- Connie Francis
- Compare a song recorded by Eileen Rodgers in 1956 called "Unwanted Heart", written by Ray Conniff, and released on 4 June, as Columbia catalogue 40708, which is uncannily similar.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cover versions of Ivory Tower by Jack Fulton". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 107.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 114.
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