"Tossin' and Turnin'" is a

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written by

Ritchie Adams Richard Adam Ziegler (December 15, 1938 – March 6, 2017), known professionally as Ritchie Adams, was an American singer and songwriter. Biography Born in New York City, by 1959 he joined The Fireflies, and sang lead vocals on their hit reco ...

and Malou René, and originally recorded by

Bobby Lewis Robert Alan Lewis (February 9, 1925 – April 28, 2020) was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1961 hit singles " Tossin' and Turnin'" and "One Track Mind". Biography Lewis was born in Indianapolis, Indiana ...

in the fall of 1960. The record was released on the Beltone label in December 1960. It reached

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on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on July 10, 1961, and R&B chart and has since become a standard on oldies compilations. It was named the number one single on the ''Billboard'' chart for 1961, after spending seven consecutive weeks at the top. It was also featured on the

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for the 1978 film ''

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''. On the original hit single version, the track begins with Lewis singing "I couldn't sleep at all last night", and it appears this way on most oldies compilations. However, on some releases the song has a prelude, where Lewis sings "Baby...Baby...you did something to me", followed by a musical cue into the first verse. Lewis usually included this prelude when he performed the song live. According to several sources, the personnel on the original hit recording included guitarist

Wild Jimmy Spruill James Edgar Spruill (June 9, 1934 – February 3, 1996), also known as Wild Jimmy Spruill, was an American New York based session guitarist, whose guitar solos featured on many rhythm and blues and pop hits of the 1950s and 1960s. Biograp ...

. In 2008, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked the song as the 27th biggest song of all time that charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the chart.Bobby Lewis, "Tossin' and Turnin'" Chart Positions
Retrieved March 5, 2015 It is one of only six songs from the 1960s to spend at least seven weeks in the number one position on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

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