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Tallahassee Lassie

"Tallahassee Lassie"
Single by Freddy Cannon
from the album The Explosive! Freddy Cannon
B-side"You Know"
ReleasedMay 1959 (1959-05)
GenreRock and roll
Length2:30
LabelSwan
Songwriter(s)Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Frederick Picariello
Producer(s)Bob Crewe, Frank Slay
Freddy Cannon singles chronology
"Tallahassee Lassie"
(1959) 		"Okefenokee"
(1959)

"Tallahassee Lassie" is a song written by Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, and Frederick Picariello and performed by Freddy Cannon (Picariello's stage name). The song was featured on his 1960 album The Explosive! Freddy Cannon.[1] The song was produced and arranged by Bob Crewe and Frank Slay.

Chart performance

It reached #6 on the U.S. pop chart, #13 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #17 on UK Singles Chart in 1959.[2] The song was ranked #40 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959.[3] It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.[4]

Other charting versions

  • Tommy Steele released a version of the song which reached #16 on the UK Singles chart in 1959.[5]

Other versions

References

  1. ^ "Freddy Cannon, The Explosive! Freddy Cannon". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Freddy Cannon, "Tallahassee Lassie" Chart Positions". Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1959". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 111. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  5. ^ "Tommy Steele, "Tallahassee Lassie" Chart Position". Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "Hep Stars, Hep Stars on Stage". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. ^ "Flamin' Groovies, "Slow Death" Single Release". Discogs. July 1972. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets, Shakin' Stevens & Sunsets". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "Mud, Mud Rock Vol. 2". Discogs. 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "The Sonics, Sinderella". Discogs. 1980. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  11. ^ "The Inmates, "(I Thought I Heard A) Heartbeat" Single Release". Discogs. April 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  12. ^ "The Del-Lords, Howlin' at the Halloween Moon". Discogs. 1989. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  13. ^ "1313 Mockingbird Lane, Triskaidekaphobia". Discogs. 1993. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  14. ^ "Los Straitjackets, Sing Along with Los Straitjackets". Discogs. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  15. ^ "The Record Company, "This Crooked City" Single Release". Discogs. 15 May 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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