"Come Go with Me" | ||||
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Single by The Del-Vikings | ||||
A-side | Come Go with Me | |||
B-side | Whispering Bells | |||
Released | 1957 | |||
Format | 7" (45 rpm) | |||
Genre | Doo-wop | |||
Length | 3:00 | |||
Label | Dot Records | |||
Writer(s) | Clarence Quick | |||
The Del-Vikings singles chronology | ||||
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"Come Go with Me" is a song written by C. E. Quick (aka Clarence Quick), an original member of the American doo-wop vocal group The Del-Vikings. The song was originally recorded by The Del-Vikings in 1956 and was released on Fee Bee Records. When the group signed with Dot Records in 1957, the song became a hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[1] and becoming the group's highest-charting song. The song was later featured in the films American Graffiti (1973) Stand by Me (1986) and Joe Versus the Volcano (1990).
Dion covered a version of the song on his 1962 album, Lovers Who Wander, reaching #48 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.[2]
"Come Go with Me" was later covered by the American rock band The Beach Boys and was included on their 1978 album, M.I.U. Album. Although not released as a single at the time, the song was included on a Beach Boys compilation album, Ten Years of Harmony, in 1981. This version was then released as a single to promote the compilation album, and it then rose to #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1982.[3] When that compilation was reissued on CD, an alternate take of the song was used.
Israeli artist Danny Sanderson sings a Hebrew a capella version of the song entitled Bo'ee Motek/בואי מותק (Come, my Darling); this was released on his 1984 album חף מפשע (Not Guilty), on the CBS International label.
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song #441 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was incorrectly listed as having reached #5 on the charts by Rolling Stone. It peaked at #4 in 1957.