Peppermint Twist
| "Peppermint Twist" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SinglebyJoey Dee and the Starliters | ||||
| from the albumDoin' the Twist at the Peppermint Lounge | ||||
| B-side | "Peppermint Twist (Part 2)" | |||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 4:05(Parts 1 and 2 combined) | |||
| Label | Roulette | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joey Dee,Henry Glover | |||
| Joey Dee and the Starliterssingles chronology | ||||
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"Peppermint Twist"is a song written byJoey DeeandHenry Glover,recorded and released byJoey Dee and the Starlitersin 1961.[1]Capitalizing on theTwistdance craze and the nightclub in which Dee performed ( "ThePeppermint Lounge"), the song hit No.1 on the U.S.BillboardHot 100in early 1962. The original recording of the song was considered too long for release on a 45 rpm single, so it was split into two parts. It was this first part, "Peppermint Twist (Part 1)", with a length of 2:03, which became the No.1 hit; the mostly instrumental second half of the recording is rarely heard today.
"Peppermint Twist" replacedChubby Checker's "The Twist",the song that sparked the Twist fad, at the No. 1 position.
This song: "Peppermint Twist" should not be confused with The Peppermint Twist which is an entirely different song, written by Danny Lamego whose group Danny Peppermint And The Jumping Jacks had a #54 Billboard hit with it in December 1961. Danny Peppermint performed at that time at The Peppermint Lounge in Manhattan, after which both songs are named, as did Joey Dee And The Starliters who went on to have the bigger hit.
Background
[edit]The lead singer in the Starliters' version isDavid Brigati,whose brother,Eddie Brigati,was a singer for the 1960s pop group the (Young)Rascals.[2]The other personnel on the record included Carlton Lattimore on organ, Billy Butler on guitar, Jerome Richardson on sax, and Don Martin on drums.
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[3] | 33 |
| USBillboardHot 100[4] | 1 |
| USBillboardHot R&B Sides[5] | 8 |
The Sweet version
[edit]The song was covered by Englishglam rockbandthe Sweetand was included on their albumSweet Fanny Adamsin 1974.[6]In Australia, the single reached No. 4 on the weekly chart and No. 26 on the 1975 year end chart.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Breihan, Tom (April 13, 2018)."The Number Ones: Joey Dee And The Starliters'" Peppermint Twist – Part 1 "".Stereogum.RetrievedMarch 8,2019.
- ^Pinchot, Joe (July 13, 2000)."Light still shines on Joey Dee".The Herald.RetrievedMarch 8,2019.
- ^"officialcharts.com".officialcharts.com.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^Whitburn, Joel(2013).Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012.Record Research. p. 226.
- ^Whitburn, Joel(2004).Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004.Record Research. p. 151.
- ^"www.allmusic.com".allmusic.com.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^"National Top 100 Singles for 1975".Kent Music Report.29 December 1975.Retrieved15 January2022– viaImgur.
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