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, vocal group called

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in 1961.

Background

The lead singer on the original recording was Ronnie Collins. This song featured the percussion sounds of people walking in rhythm, first heard in the introduction, as well as between the verses and the Bridge section, and finally heard in the outro before the song's fade. The bass vocal is heard singing the doo wop nonsensical syllables, as well as the Bridge section of the song.

Chart performance

The record, issued on Cub Records, a subsidiary of MGM Records, reached number 29 on the '' Billboard''

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chart and number 15 on the R&B chart.

George Harrison version

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''. It was also released as the album's second single in the United States and the Netherlands, in February 1983, but failed to chart.

References

1983 singles George Harrison songs Song recordings produced by George Harrison 1961 songs Dark Horse Records singles Doo-wop songs {{1980s-single-stub