Young Love (Sonny James song)

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"Young Love" is a popular song.

It was written by Ric Cartey and Carole Joyner and published in 1956.

The original version was recorded by Sonny James. It was soon covered by Tab Hunter (in a version that did even better on the charts) and The Crew-Cuts. All the versions charted in 1957.

The recording by Tab Hunter was released by Dot Records as catalog number 15533. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 19, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #1; on the Best Seller chart, at #1; on the Juke Box chart, at #1; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #1.

The recording by Sonny James was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 3602. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 5, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #1; on the Best Seller chart, at #2; on the Juke Box chart, at #4; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #2. On Billboard's country music charts, it was a No. 1 hit for nine weeks, and remained the longest-reigning of James' 23 chart-topping songs on the chart.

The recording by The Crew-Cuts was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 71022. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 26, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #17; on the Juke Box chart, at #17; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #24.

In 1973 the song was revived by teen hearthrob Donny Osmond. The Mike Curb and Don Costa produced version became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the UK singles chart, spending four weeks at the top in August 1973.

Preceded by: Singing the Blues	Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record February 2, 1957–February 9, 1957	Succeeded by: Too Much
Preceded by: Too Much	Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record March 9, 1957–March 30, 1957	Succeeded by: Party Doll
Preceded by: "I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)" by Gary Glitter	UK number one single (Donny Osmond version) August 21, 1973	Succeeded by: "Angel Fingers" by Wizzard