Mr. D. J. was the first solo hit for

Van McCoy Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful song " The Hustle". He has approximat ...

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'' charts. It was actually the B side of "Never Trust a Friend".

Background

Released on McCoy's own label, Rock'n Records, it was released as "Never Trust a Friend" / "Mr. D. J.. The song is about dedicating a song to a lady that doesn't know that the requester cares for her. The requester hopes that she'll hear the song and know who it is. The requester takes this route as he is to shy to confess his feelings to her.

Chart

On July 8, 1961, the single entered the ''Cash Box'' Looking Ahead chart at no. 42, then peaking at no. 5 on August 19. On the week of September 25, the single was at no. 104 in the ''Billboard Music Week'' Bubbling Under The Hot 100 chart. It spent another week in the chart at no. 119. For the week of October 16, 1961, the single was listed by ''

'' as one of the top market breakouts in Philadelphia.''Billboard'', October 16, 1961
Page 33 SINGLES PROGRAMMING AND BUYING GUIDE, TOP MARKET BREAKOUTS, PHILADELPHIA
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References

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External links

* tony torres channel
Van McCoy-Mr. DJ
1961 singles Songs written by Van McCoy Van McCoy songs