Chantilly Lace (song)
"Chantilly Lace" | ||||
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Single by The Big Bopper | ||||
from the album Chantilly Lace | ||||
B-side | "The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor" | |||
Released | August 1958 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:20 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | J.P. Richardson | |||
Producer(s) | Jerry Kennedy | |||
The Big Bopper singles chronology | ||||
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"Chantilly Lace" is a 1958 rock and roll song by The Big Bopper. It was produced by Jerry Kennedy, and reached No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Bruce Channel covered the song on his 1962 album, Hey! Baby.[1] The song was also covered by Jerry Lee Lewis in 1972.
History
Originally cut for
The song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 22 weeks on the national Top 40. It was the third most played song of 1958.[4] On the Cash Box chart, "Chantilly Lace" reached No. 4.[5]
Lyrics
The song depicts a young man flirting with his girlfriend on the telephone and listing things about her that he likes, including:
Chantilly lace and a pretty face
And a pony tail hangin' down
A wiggle in her walk and a giggle in her talk
Make the world go 'round.[6]
Charts
Chart (1958) | Peak position |
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Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[7] | 2 |
UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 12 |
US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 6 |
US Cash Box Top 100[10]
|
4 |
Jerry Lee Lewis version
"Chantilly Lace" | |
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Single by Jerry Lee Lewis | |
from the album The Killer Rocks On | |
B-side | "Think About It Darlin'" |
Released | February 1972 |
Recorded | January 13, 1972 |
Length | 2:50 |
Label | Mercury |
Songwriter(s) | J.P. Richardson |
In January 1972,
Charts
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] | 18 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[18] | 50 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[19] | 59 |
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[20] | 1 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] | 15 |
UK Singles (OCC)[22] | 33 |
US Billboard Hot 100[23] | 43 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[24] | 1 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[25] | 23 |
US Cash Box Top 100[26]
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56 |
In popular culture
The song inspired an
References
- ^ "Bruce Channel - Hey! Baby (And 11 Other Songs About Your Baby) Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ISBN 9780785826255.
- ISBN 9781560248613.
- ^ "The Official Website of 'The Big Bopper'". Officialbigbopper.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 25, 1958". Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 14 - Big Rock Candy Mountain: Rock 'n' roll in the late fifties. [Part 4] : UNT Digital Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade, week of October 13, 1958".
- ^ "Big Bopper: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. November 10, 1958.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, week ending October 25, 1958".
- ^ ISBN 9780141924427.
- ^ US catalogue no.: Mercury 73273
- ^ Roland, Tom: The Billboard Book Of Number One Country Hits. New York City / New York: Billboard Books; London: Guinness Publishing Ltd., 1991, p. 66
- ^ The single peaked at No.43; Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1994, p. 355
- ^ UK catalogue no.: Mercury 6052 131; the single reached No.33 und stayed for five weeks in the charts; Rice, Jo / Rice, Tim / Gambacini, Paul / Read, Mike: The Guinness Book Of The Hits Of The 70s. London: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1980, p. 101
- ^ Album Reviews. April 15, 1972. p. 58.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Jerry Lee Lewis – Chantilly Lace" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Jerry Lee Lewis – Chantilly Lace" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 100211." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7699." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Jerry Lee Lewis – Chantilly Lace" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Jerry Lee Lewis: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Jerry Lee Lewis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Jerry Lee Lewis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Jerry Lee Lewis Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, week ending April 22, 1972".
- ISBN 9780313285448.
- ISBN 9780313285448.