Susie Darlin'
| "Susie Darlin'" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Robin Luke | |
| B-side | "Living’s Loving You" |
| Released | July 28, 1958 |
| Studio | United Recording Studios |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Label | Dot |
| Songwriter(s) | Robin Luke |
"Susie Darlin'" is a 1958 single by Robin Luke. Luke's rendition peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went to #1 on the CHUM Chart in 1958. A cover version by Tommy Roe had "Susie Darlin'" re-enter the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 and peaked at #35. "Susie Darlin'" sold a million copies in the United States.
Background
"Susie Darlin'" was originally titled "All Night Long" but was later re-titled and named after Luke's sister.[1]
Recording
Luke recorded "Susie Darlin'" alongside his song "Living’s Loving You" in Honolulu, Hawaii for Bertram International Records.[2] On the track, Luke played the ukulele and guitar parts while Bob Bertram provided the percussion by tapping pens onto a stick. The finished version of "Susie Darlin'" was taped with a Ampex two-track tape recorder with a bathroom as a makeshift echo chamber.[1]
Release
"Susie Darlin'" was later re-recorded for Dot Records at United Recording Studios. Dot Records' version was released in early 1958 with the master recording released on July 28, 1958.[3] The song went to sell a million copies in the United States.[4]
Other versions
In 1962, Tommy Roe covered "Susie Darlin'". A few years later, Mike Curb created his own version, titled "Suzie Darling", with some lyrical adjustments in 1965.[5]
Chart performance
In the United States, Robin Luke's original version of "Susie Darlin'" peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100[6] and No. 26 on the Hot R&B Sides chart in 1958.[7][8] Outside of the United States, Luke's version of "Susie Darlin'" peaked at No. 1 on the CHUM Chart[9] and No. 23 in the UK that same year.[10] Another charting version of "Susie Darlin'" was Tommy Roe's version, which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 35 in 1962.[11]
Charts
Robin Luke version
| Chart (1958) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (CHUM)[9] | 1 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 23 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 5 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 26 |
Tommy Roe version
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 35 |
References
- ^ a b Ohira, Rod (13 October 1997). "Return of a teen idol". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Jancik, Wayne (1998). The Billboard Book of One-hit Wonders (2, illustrated, revised ed.). Billboard Books. p. 63. ISBN 0823076229.
- ^ Homer, Sheree (2015). Dig That Beat!: Interviews with Musicians at the Root of Rock ’n’ Roll. McFarland & Company. p. 125. ISBN 9780786474462.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2, illustrated ed.). Barrie and Jenkins. p. 104. ISBN 0214204804. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Leszczak, Bob (2014). Who Did It First?: Great Pop Cover Songs and Their Original Artists. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 189. ISBN 9781442230675. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Robin Luke Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ a b "Robin Luke Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot R&B Sides for the week ending October 26, 1958". The Billboard. Vol. 70, no. 42. October 20, 1958. p. 27. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ a b "CHART NUMBER 71 Monday, September 22, 1958". Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b "Tommy Roe Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.