Forever (The Little Dippers song)

"Forever"
Single by The Little Dippers
B-side "Two By Four"
Released January 1960
Format Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Recorded 1959
Genre Easy Listening
Length 2:18
Label University Records
Writer(s) Buddy Killen
Producer(s) Buddy Killen

"Forever" is a song written by Buddy Killen,[1] which was released by The Little Dippers and Billy Walker in January 1960,[2] and was later covered by Pete Drake and Mercy.

Using the pseudonym "The Little Dippers", the Anita Kerr Singers recorded "Forever" in 1959.[3] Their version of the song was released in January 1960, and spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[4] while reaching No. 13 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[5]

Billy Walker also released a version of the song in January 1960, which spent 1 week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 83.[6]

In 1964, Pete Drake released a cover of the song, which spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 25,[7] while reaching No. 5 on Billboard's Pop-Standard Singles chart,[8][9] and No. 17 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[10]

In 1969, Mercy released a cover of the song, which spent 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 79,[11] while reaching No. 24 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[12] No. 60 on Canada's RPM 100,[13] and No. 24 on RPM's Adult Contemporary chart.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Honor Roll of Hits", Billboard, March 7, 1960. p. 34. Accessed June 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "This Week's New Money Records", Billboard, January 18, 1960. p. 35. Accessed June 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2016). Standard Catalog of American Records, F+W Media. p. 710. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ The Little Dippers - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016
  5. ↑ CHUM Hit Parade – Week of March 14, 1960 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2006). Chart No. 150. CHUM. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ Billy Walker - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016
  7. ↑ Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016
  8. ↑ Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Pop-Standard Singles", Billboard, May 2, 1964. p. 14. Accessed June 7, 2016.
  10. ↑ CHUM Hit Parade – Week of April 20, 1964 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). Chart No. 371. CHUM. Accessed June 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ Mercy - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016
  12. ↑ Mercy - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016.
  13. ↑ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, Ed. 23. p. 5. July 28, 1969. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, Ed. 23. July 28, 1969. Accessed June 9, 2016.
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