Daddy Cool (The Rays song)
"Daddy Cool" | |
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Single by The Rays | |
A-side | "Silhouettes" |
B-side | "Daddy Cool" |
Released | 1957 |
Genre | Rock |
Label | Cameo-Parkway |
Songwriter(s) | Frank Slay, Bob Crewe |
"Daddy Cool" is a song by US doo-wop group The Rays and was released on Cameo Records as the B-side of their 1957 single "Silhouettes". It became a No. 3 hit on the Billboard Pop singles chart.[1][2][3] The song was written by Bob Crewe and Frank Slay, who had also written the A-side, "Silhouettes".[4] The song became a No. 1 single on the Australian singles charts when covered by novelty band Drummond in 1971, and remained there for seven weeks.[5] UK cover band Darts also had a hit single with the song, which reached No. 6 in 1977.[2]
Cover versions
Fellow 1950s doo-wop band The Diamonds, from Canada, covered both sides of The Rays' single "Silhouettes"/"Daddy Cool" in the same year (1957) and saw their version reach No. 10.[2] UK artists Darts' first ever studio recording was a medley of "Daddy Cool" and "The Girl Can't Help It", which they released as a 1977 single. It peaked at No. 6.[2] Guy "Daddy Cool" Darrell released a single on the Warwick label in 1961 entitled "Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Daddy Cool, Cool, Cool)". However, it is unrelated to the Rays record except for having been inspired by the title. The Guy Darrell record was written by Gluch-D'Agostino. In 1989, Berkeley pop-punk band Sweet Baby performed a version on their sole album, It's a Girl. Also covered in 1958 by Linden, NJ band the Bonnevilles, with Wayne Tevlin on lead vocals. Tevlin also sang lead on the 1963 release of "One Night" by the Four Kings and on "Sea of Misery", released in 1968 by the Most.
Australian versions
While it is thought 1970s
Charts
Darts
Chart (1977–78) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 9 |
Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 10 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 7 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 3 |
6 |
References
- ^ "Billboard singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ a b c d e f "Drummond "Daddy Cool"". Pop Archives. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ "The American Bandstand 10 best selling records chart for 1957". TV.com. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- APRA. Retrieved 2008-05-10. [dead link]
- ^ ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own chartsin mid-1988.
- ^ "Daddy Who?" by Craig Horne, published by Melbourne Books 2018
- ^ a b "Daddy Cool". Milesago. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ "Albums by Daddy Cool". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ a b "Mississippi". Milesago. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ "Darts – Daddy Cool %2F The Girl Can't Help It" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Daddy Cool". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Darts – Daddy Cool %2F The Girl Can't Help It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Darts – Daddy Cool %2F The Girl Can't Help It". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Darts: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.