Ebony Eyes (John D. Loudermilk song)

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“Ebony Eyes”
Single by The Everly Brothers
B-side "Walk Right Back"
Released January 1961
Format 7" 45rpm
Label Warner Bros. Records 5199
Writer(s) John D. Loudermilk
The Everly Brothers singles chronology
"So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"
(1960)
"Ebony Eyes"
(1961)
"Temptation"
(1961)

Ebony Eyes is a song written by John D. Loudermilk, recorded in 1961 by The Everly Brothers (b/w "Walk Right Back"), and reached #8 on the US charts. The lyrics tell a young man's story of losing his fiancee in an airplane crash.

The single, with reversed sides, reached #1 in the UK charts.


Preceded by
"Sailor" by Petula Clark
UK number one single
"Walk Right Back" b/w "Ebony Eyes" by The Everly Brothers

March 2, 1961 (3 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Wooden Heart"
by Elvis Presley