"Rock and Roll Lullaby" is song written by Barry Mann

Barry Mann

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 and Cynthia Weil

Cynthia Weil

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 that was a 1972 hit single performed by B. J. Thomas

B. J. Thomas

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. The single's backup vocals were performed by The Blossoms

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 and Dave Somerville

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 with Duane Eddy

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 playing lead guitar. "Rock and Roll Lullaby" went to number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100

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 and was Thomas's third number one on the Easy Listening chart, where it spent one week in March 1972.