"A Thousand Miles Away" is a 1957 song recorded by the American doo-wop

Doo-wop

The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and...

 group The Heartbeats

The Heartbeats

The Heartbeats were a 1950s American doo-wop group best known for their song "A Thousand Miles Away", which charted at #53 in the US Billboard listings in 1957....

. The song went to #5 on the R&B Singles chart and reached #52 in the US on The Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by James Sheppard

Shep and the Limelites

Shep & The Limelites was an American doo-wop group of the early 1960s. They are best known for their 1961 hit recording, "Daddy's Home".-Career:...

 and William H. Miller. Sheppard wrote the song after his ex-girlfriend moved away to Texas.

The Fleetwoods

The Fleetwoods

The Fleetwoods were a singing trio from Olympia, Washington, United States; formed in the late 1950s. They were responsible for eleven hit songs, beginning with "Come Softly to Me"...

released a cover version of the song.