Santo & Johnny (album)
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Santo & Johnny is the debut album by the homonymous duo, released in 1959. The album includes the duo's best known instrumental,[1] "Sleep Walk".
Releases
Canadian-American Records distributed the album in Canada in 1959 and the label Orfeón released it in Venezuela in the same year.
Singles
The track "Sleep Walk" rose to number 1 of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.[2] The band's rendition of "Caravan" entered the charts in 1960 and it peaked at number 48.[2]
Performances
The instrumentals "All Night Diner" and "Sleep Walk" were performed on The Perry Como Show in 1959.[3]
"Sleep Walk" was also performed on American Bandstand.[4]
Legacy
"Sleep Walk" was frequently used on commercials, TV shows and movies. Examples include: Highston, La Bamba, Heroes and many others.[5][6][7]
The recording "Caravan" was used on a few movies as: Breakfast on Pluto.[8]
Track listing
- Side one
- "Caravan"
- "Summertime"
- "All Night Diner"
- "Blue Moon"
- "School Day"
- "Sleep Walk"
- Side two
Personnel
- Santo Farina – steel guitar
- Johnny Farina – guitar
- Mike Dee – drums
- Bob Davie – conductor, arrangement
References
- ^ "Santo & Johnny | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ a b "Santo & Johnny – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ TV.com. "The Perry Como Show: October 14, 1959". TV.com. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ "Bio". santoandjohnny. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ Parnell, Chris; Rajskub, Mary Lynn; Armstrong, Curtis; Flea (2015-11-05), Highston, retrieved 2017-01-11
- ^ Valdez, Luis; Morales, Esai; DeSoto, Rosanna; Peña, Elizabeth (1987-07-24), La Bamba, retrieved 2017-01-11
- ^ Kane, Adam; Panettiere, Hayden; Pasdar, Adrian; Ramamurthy, Sendhil (2009-04-13), Chapter Ten '1961', retrieved 2017-01-11
- ^ Jordan, Neil; Jones, Morgan; Birthistle, Eva; Neeson, Liam (2006-01-06), Breakfast on Pluto, retrieved 2017-01-11