HISTORY OF POP AND ROCK MUSIC - part 404 torrent

PART 404



SHELLEY FABARES - Johnny Angel (1962)
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - I Only Want To Be With You (1963)




"Johnny Angel" is the debut pop single by Shelley Fabares released in 1962. It was the first single taken from her debut solo album "Shelley!" which was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips. "Johnny Angel" was written by Lyn Duddy and Lee Pockriss. "Johnny Angel" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 7, 1962, during a 15-week run on the chart. It was a number one hit on the Top 100 Best Sellers chart in April 1962 as published by Cashbox. It charted at #1 in both Canada and in New Zealand. "Johnny Angel" also peaked at #41 on the UK Singles chart. It sold over one-million copies and was awarded a gold disc
"I Only Want to Be with You" is a song by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde. It was the first solo single released by British singer Dusty Springfield under her long-time producer Johnny Franz. It was a popular success, reaching #4 UK, #12 US, #6 Australia, and #21 Canada. In the US, she was the second artist of the British Invasion, after the Beatles, to have a hit, entering the Billboard chart at #77 in the last week of January 1964 (the Beatles having "She Loves You" at #69 and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at #3). It has since been recorded by many artists and has charted several times.