I'll Be Home
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"I'll Be Home" is a 1956
song that was a hit for singer Pat Boone
. It was written by Ferdinand Washington and Stan Lewis and produced by Randy Wood
. It was released as a single by Pat Boone with "Tutti Frutti"
as the B-side. It was a number one hit in the United Kingdom
, spending five weeks at #1, and 24 weeks on the charts altogether. It peaked at #6 on the US Billboard charts.
It was also a 1955
hit for The Flamingos
on the Checker Records
subsidiary of Chess Records
. This earlier recording went to #5 on Billboard's R&B
chart.
1956 in music
-Events:*January 26 – Buddy Holly's first recording sessions for Decca Records take place in Nashville, Tennessee*Roy Orbison signs with Sun Records*January 27 – Elvis Presley's single "Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One" is released...
song that was a hit for singer Pat Boone
Pat Boone
Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an American singer, actor and writer who has been a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs and sold more copies than his black counterparts...
. It was written by Ferdinand Washington and Stan Lewis and produced by Randy Wood
Randy Wood
Randy Wood may refer to:*Randy Wood , American artist*Randy Wood , American ice hockey player*Randy Wood , American recording executive; founder of Dot Records...
. It was released as a single by Pat Boone with "Tutti Frutti"
Tutti Frutti (song)
"Tutti Frutti" is a 1955 song by Little Richard, which became his first hit record. With its opening cry of "A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bop-bop!" and its hard-driving sound and wild lyrics, it became not only a model for many future Little Richard songs, but also one of the...
as the B-side. It was a number one hit in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, spending five weeks at #1, and 24 weeks on the charts altogether. It peaked at #6 on the US Billboard charts.
It was also a 1955
1955 in music
-Events:*January 1 – RCA Victor announces a marketing plan called "Operation TNT." The label drops the list price on LPs from $5.95 to $3.98, EPs from $4.95 to $2.98, 45 EPs from $1.58 to $1.49 and 45's from $1.16 to $.89...
hit for The Flamingos
The Flamingos
The Flamingos were a doo wop group from the United States, most popular in the mid to late 1950s and best known for their 1959 cover version of "I Only Have Eyes for You".-Early quintet:...
on the Checker Records
Checker Records
Checker Records is an inactive record label that was started in 1952 as a subsidiary to Chess Records in Chicago, Illinois. The label was founded by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil, who ran the label until they sold it to General Recorded Tape in 1969, shortly before Leonard's death.The label...
subsidiary of Chess Records
Chess Records
Chess Records was an American record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It specialized in blues, R&B, soul, gospel music, early rock and roll, and occasional jazz releases....
. This earlier recording went to #5 on Billboard's R&B
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart.