The Book of Love (song)
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| “(Who Wrote) The Book of Love?” | ||
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| Single by The Monotones | ||
| Released | 1958 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | September 1957 | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Label | Mascot Argo |
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| Writer(s) | Warren Davis George Malone Charles Patrick |
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The Book of Love was a rock and roll song, originally by The Monotones. It was written by three members of the group, Warren Davis, George Malone and Charles Patrick.
Lead singer Charles Patrick heard a Pepsodent toothpaste commercial with the line "wonder where the yellow went." From there he got the idea for the line, "I wonder, wonder, wonder who!, who wrote the book of love", working it up into a song with Davis and Malone. In September 1957, the Monotones recorded "Book Of Love", which was released on the Mascot label in December that year. The small record company could not cope with its popularity, and it was reissued on Chess Records' subsidiary Argo label in February 1958.
It attained a Billboard ranking of #5 for pop songs and #3 for R&B in 1958. It also reached #5 in Australia; in the UK, the hit version was a cover by The Mudlarks.
In 1990, Ben E. King and Bo Diddley feat. Doug Lazy recorded a revamped rap version of "Book of Love" for the soundtrack of the movie "Book of Love".
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