"Just a Little Too Much" is a song written by
Johnny Burnette and performed by
Ricky Nelson. The song reached #9 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #11 in the
UK in 1959. The song was featured on his 1959 album, ''Songs by Rick''.
The song is ranked #78 on ''
Billboard
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'' magazine's
Top 100 songs of
1959
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* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
.
Other versions
*
Col Joye released a version as a single in
Australia
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in
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
.
*
Olivia Newton-John
Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ...
released a version as a single in
1972
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. It was featured on her 1972 album, ''
Olivia Olivia may refer to:
People
* Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Olivia (singer) (Olivia Longott, born 1981), American singer
* Olívia (basketball) (Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, born 1974 ...
''.
*
The Troggs released a version as a single in the
United Kingdom
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in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
.
*
Mac Curtis
Wesley Erwin "Mac" Curtis, Jr. (January 16, 1939 – September 16, 2013) was an American rockabilly musician.
Biography
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Curtis began playing guitar at the age of 12, entering local talent competitions. In 1954, h ...
released a version on his
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
album, ''Truckabilly''.
Mac Curtis, ''Truckabilly''
Retrieved April 5, 2014
References
1959 songs
1959 singles
1964 singles
1972 singles
Songs written by Johnny Burnette
Ricky Nelson songs
Olivia Newton-John songs
The Troggs songs
Imperial Records singles
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