"(Till) I Kissed You" is a song written by Don Everly and recorded by

the Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close-harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly and Phillip "Phil" Everly, the duo combined elements of rock and roll, country, ...

. It was released as a single in 1959 and peaked at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), also known as "Mister Guitar" and "the Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson (musician), Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nash ...

played guitar on this record and

Jerry Allison Jerry Ivan Allison (August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022) was an American musician. He was best known as the drummer for the Crickets and co-writer of their hits "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue", recorded with Buddy Holly. His only solo cha ...

played drums.

Connie Smith version

"(Till) I Kissed You" was covered by American country music artist

Connie Smith Connie Smith (born Constance June Meador; August 14, 1941) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her contralto vocals have been described by music writers as significant and influential to the women of country music. A similarity ...

on her 1976 album '' The Song We Fell in Love To''. Released in January 1976, it was the album's second single. Smith's version peaked at No. 10 on the ''

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Hot Country Singles Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data along with digital sales and streaming. ...

chart. It also reached No. 1 on the ''

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'' Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Reggae version

Several reggae artists have covered the song. In 1975 Jimmy London topped the charts in Jamaica with his version, and also scored highly on reggae charts abroad.

Chart performance

The Everly Brothers

Connie Smith

References

1959 singles 1976 singles The Everly Brothers songs Connie Smith songs Songs written by Don Everly Cadence Records singles Columbia Records singles 1959 songs {{1970s-country-song-stub