Tossin' and Turnin'
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| "Tossin' and Turnin'" | ||||
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| Single by Bobby Lewis | ||||
| from the album Tossin' & Turnin' | ||||
| B-side | "Oh Yes, I Love You" | |||
| Released | April 30, 1961 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1960 | |||
| Genre | R&B[1] | |||
| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | Beltone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ritchie Adams, Malou René | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe René | |||
| Bobby Lewis singles chronology | ||||
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"Tossin' and Turnin'" is a
The song is about a man who is having trouble sleeping due to thinking of his lover. On the original hit single version, the track begins with Lewis singing "I couldn't sleep at all last night", and it appears this way on most oldies compilations. However, on some releases the song has a prelude, where Lewis sings "Baby...Baby...you did something to me", followed by a musical cue into the first verse. Lewis usually included this prelude when he performed the song live. According to several sources, the personnel on the original hit recording included guitarist Wild Jimmy Spruill.[3][4]
In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked the song as the 27th biggest song of all time that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the chart.[5] It is one of only six songs from the 1960s to spend at least seven weeks in the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100.
Charts
Weekly charts
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All-time charts
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See also
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1961 (U.S.)
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1961 (U.S.)
References
- ^ Breihan, Tom (April 2, 2018). "The Number Ones: Bobby Lewis' "Tossin' And Turnin'"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
But "Tossin' And Turnin'"... [is a] frantic and half-drunk hard-R&B pound...
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 347.
- ^ Wild Jimmy Spruill, Allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020
- ^ Jimmy Spruill, Black Cat Rockabilly. Retrieved 3 May 2020
- ^ Bobby Lewis, "Tossin' and Turnin'" Chart Positions Retrieved March 5, 2015
- ^ "Hot 100 turns 60". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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