Fifties 'Cover' Recordings:
Song Record Label Artist Year Highest Chart Position
Ain’t That A Shame
DOT cover by Pat Boone 1955 #1 IMPERIAL original by Fats Domino 1955 #10
Bo Weevil
CORAL cover by Teresa Brewer 1956 #17 IMPERIAL original by Fats Domino 1956 #35
Butterfly
CADENCE cover by Andy Williams 1957 #1 CAMEO original by Charlie Grace 1957 #1
Cindy, Oh Cindy
RCA cover by Eddie Fisher 1956 #10
GLORY original by Vince Martin & the Tarriers 1956 #9
Crying in the Chapel
RCA cover by June Valli 1953 #4 JUBILEE cover by the Orioles 1953 #11 VALLEY original by Darrell Glenn 1953 n/a
Dance with Me Henry (the Wallflower) (Work with Me Annie)
DOT cover by Georgia Gibbs 1955 #1
(The Wallflower) MODERN original by Etta James 1954 n/a
(Work with Me Annie) FEDERAL original by Hank Ballard & the Midnighters 1954 n/a
Dark Moon
DOT cover by Gale Storm 1957 #4
DOT original by Bonnie Guitar 1957 #6
Earth Angel
MERCURY cover by the Crew-Cuts 1955 #3 SOUND cover by Gloria Mann 1955 #18 DOOTONE original by the Penguins 1955 #8
Eddie My Love
DOT cover by the Fontane Sisters 1956 #11 CADENCE cover by the Chordettes 1956 #14 RPM original by the Teen Queens 1956 #14
Empty Arms
CORAL cover by Teresa Brewer 1957 #13 ATLANTIC original by Ivory Joe Hunter 1956 #43
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
CORAL cover by the McGuire Sisters 1954 #7 RCA cover by Sunny Gale 1954 #26 VEE-JAY original by the Spaniels 1954 #24
Hearts of Stone
DOT cover by the Fontane Sisters 1954 #1 DE LUXE original by Otis Williams & the Charms 1954 #15
I Hear You Knockin’ (But You Can't Come In)
DOT cover by Gale Storm 1955 #2 IMPERIAL cover by Fats Domino 1961 #67 IMPERIAL original by Smiley Lewis 1955 n/a
I Understand (Just How You Feel)
RCA cover by June Valli 1954 #6 JUBILEE original by the Four Tunes 1954 #8
I’m in Love Again
DOT cover by the Fontane Sisters 1956 #38 IMPERIAL original by Fats Domino 1956 #3
I’m Walkin’
VERVE cover by Ricky Nelson 1957 #17 IMPERIAL original by Fats Domino 1957 #4
Ivory Tower
FRATERNITY cover by Cathy Carr 1956 #2 DOT cover by Gale Storm 1956 #6 DE LUXE original by Otis Williams & the Charms 1956 #11
Just Walking in the Rain
COLUMBIA cover by Johnnie Ray 1956 #2 SUN original by the Prisonaires 1953 n/a
Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
RCA cover by Perry Como 1955 #2 MERCURY cover by the Crew-Cuts 1955 #6 COMBO original by Gene & Eunice 1954 n/a
Little Darlin’
MERCURY cover by the Diamonds 1957 #2 EXCELLO original by the Gladiolas 1957 #41
Long Tall Sally
DOT cover by Pat Boone 1956 #8 SPECIALTY original by Little Richard 1956 #6
Lucky Lips
DOT cover by Gale Storm 1957 #77 ATLANTIC original by Ruth Brown 1957 #25
Pledging My Love
CORAL cover by Teresa Brewer 1955 #3 DUKE original by Johnny Ace 1955 #17
Rollin’ Stone
DOT cover by the Fontane Sisters 1955 #13 EXCELLO original by the Marigolds 1955 n/a
Seventeen
DOT cover by the Fontane Sisters 1955 #3 MERCURY cover by Rusty Draper 1955 #18 KING original by Boyd Bennett & his Rockets 1956 #5
Sh—Boom
MERCURY cover by the Crew-Cuts 1954 #1 CAT original by the Chords 1954 #5
Shake Rattle & Roll
DECCA cover by Bill Haley & his Comets 1954 #7 ATLANTIC original by Joe Turner 1954 #22
Silhouettes
MERCURY cover by the Diamonds 1957 #10 ABC-PARAMOUNT cover by Steve Gibson 1957 #63 CAMEO original by the Rays 1957 #3
Sincerely
CORAL cover by the McGuire Sisters 1955 #1 CHESS original by the Moonglows 1954 #20
A Tear Fell
CORAL cover by Teresa Brewer 1956 #5 ATLANTIC original by Ivory Joe Hunter 1956 n/a
Tutti’ Frutti
DOT cover by Pat Boone 1956 #12 SPECIALTY original by Little Richard 1956 #17
Tweedle Dee
MERCURY cover by Georgia Gibbs 1955 #2 ATLANTIC original by LaVern Baker 1955 #14
Two Hearts, Two Kisses
DOT cover by Pat Boone 1955 #16 COLUMBIA cover by Doris Day 1955 n/a DE LUXE original by Otis Williams & the Charms 1955 n/a
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
DOT cover by Gale Storm 1956 #9 MERCURY cover by the Diamonds 1956 #12 DECCA cover by Gloria Mann 1956 #59 GEE original by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 1956 #6
Young Love
DOT cover by Tab Hunter 1957 #1 MERCURY cover by the Crew-Cuts 1957 #17 CAPITOL original by Sonny James 1957 #1 RCA earlier by co-writer Ric Cartey 1956 n/a
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