"A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" is a song first recorded in 1958 by Priscilla Bowman, on the Abner Records label (ABNER DJ 1018). Bowman was given vocal backing by The Spaniels.

Dinah Washington and Brook Benton

In 1960, the song was recorded as a

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and R&B duet by

Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performe ...

and Brook Benton. The single was the second pairing for the singers and, like their first single together, it went to number 1 on the R&B chart and was a top ten pop single as well. The song was written by Benton,

Clyde Otis Clyde Lovern Otis (September 11, 1924 – January 8, 2008), was an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African-American A&R executives at a major label ...

and Luchi de Jesus.BMI entry for the song
/ref> The single, with the song title styled "A ROCKIN' GOOD WAY (To Mess Around And Fall I Love)", included orchestra arranged and conducted by

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Shakin' Stevens and Bonnie Tyler

A duet by the UK's Shakin' Stevens and Bonnie Tyler was released on 30 December 1983 and made number 5 in the

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and number 1 in Ireland. It was included on Stevens' 1984 album ''

The Bop Won't Stop ''The Bop Won't Stop'' is an album by Welsh rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens, released in November 1983 by Epic Records. Compared to his previous albums, this album was not as successful, only peaking at number 21 on the UK Albums Chart des ...

''. The B-side was a live recording by Stevens' of "Why Do You Treat Me This Way?" at the

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* 1958 songs 1958 singles 1960 singles Songs written by Clyde Otis Songs written by Brook Benton Dinah Washington songs Brook Benton songs Shakin' Stevens songs Bonnie Tyler songs Mercury Records singles Vocal collaborations {{1950s-R&B-song-stub