Breathless (Jerry Lee Lewis song)

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"Breathless"
Down the Line"
ReleasedFebruary 1958
GenreRock and roll
Length2:39
LabelSun 288
Songwriter(s)Otis Blackwell
Jerry Lee Lewis singles chronology
"You Win Again"
(1957)
"Breathless"
(1958)
"
Down the Line
"
(1958)

"Breathless" is a song composed by

Valerie Kaprisky along with the Jerry Lee Lewis song "High School Confidential
".

Background

The song was recorded in January 1958 at the Sun Records studio at 706 Union in Memphis, Tennessee. The personnel on the session were Jerry Lee Lewis on vocals and piano, Billy Lee Riley on guitar, J.W. Brown on bass, and Jimmy Van Eaton on drums.[3]

Other recordings

The song has been

Mike Berry, Hal Munro, The Paramounts, Chas & Dave, and Otis Blackwell.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart history for 'Breathless'". Song-database.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Breathless". MusicVF.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "SUN Records - the singles". Boija.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Cover versions of Breathless by Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Recording: Breathless". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.