"(Till) I Kissed You" is a song written by Don Everly of

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. It was released as a single in 1959 and peaked at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

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played guitar on this record and Jerry Allison played drums. Recorded 7 July 1959 at RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, and issued as a single (Cadence 1369) July/August 1959 coupled with ‘Oh, What A Feeling’. Don Everly (guitar); Phil Everly (guitar); Chester B. “Chet” Atkins (electric guitar); Sonny Curtis (guitar); Floyd T. “Lightnin’” Chance (bass); Jerry “J.I.” Allison (drums); Floyd Cramer (piano). Producer: Archie Bleyer.

Connie Smith version

"(Till) I Kissed You" was covered by American country music artist

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on her 1976 album ''

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''. Released in January 1976, it was the album's second single. Smith's version peaked at No. 10 on the ''

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chart. It also reached No. 1 on the '' RPM'' Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Reggae versions

The song has been a popular choice for reggae artists and several covers have been recorded including those by: Nan McClean, Delroy Jones, Dobbie Dobson and

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. In 1975 Jimmy London topped the charts in Jamaica with his version of the song and subsequently scored highly on reggae charts abroad. In the early 90s, the Bronx-raised

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did a version.

Chart performance

The Everly Brothers

Connie Smith

References

1959 singles 1976 singles The Everly Brothers songs Connie Smith songs Songs written by Don Everly Cadence Records singles Columbia Records singles 1959 songs {{1970s-country-song-stub