"Adorable" is a song written by

Buck Ram Samuel "Buck" Ram (November 21, 1907 – January 1, 1991) was an American songwriter, and popular music producer and arranger. He was one of BMI's top five songwriters/air play in its first 50 years, alongside Paul Simon, Kris Kristofferson, Jimm ...

and performed by

The Drifters The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/Soul music, soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, f ...

. In 1955, the track reached No. 1 on the U.S. R&B chart. It was featured on their 1958 album, ''Rockin' & Driftin.

Other charting versions

* The Colts released the original version of the song as a single in 1955, which reached No. 11 on the U.S. R&B chart. *

The Fontane Sisters The Fontane Sisters were a trio (Bea, Geri and Marge Rosse) from New Milford, New Jersey. Early years Born to an Italian family, their mother, Louise Rosse, was both a soloist and the leader of the St. Joseph's Church choir in New Milford. Bea ...

featuring Billy Vaughn's Orchestra released a version of the song as a single in 1955 which reached No. 71 on the U.S. pop chart.The Fontane Sisters, "Adorable" Chart Positions
Retrieved May 13, 2023

References

1955 songs 1955 singles Songs written by Buck Ram The Drifters songs The Fontane Sisters songs Number-one singles in the United States Atlantic Records singles Dot Records singles {{1950s-single-stub