"Young Love" is a popular song, written by Ric Cartey and Carole Joyner and published in 1956.
The original version was recorded by Ric Cartey With The Jiva-Tones on November 24, 1956. It was originally released in 1956 by Stars Records as catalog number 539 and one month later by RCA Records as catalog number 47-6751. Cartey's version never charted, but better-known versions were released by Sonny James, Tab Hunter (in a version that did even better on the charts) and The Crew-Cuts.
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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 success of this record led Warner Bros., where Hunter was a contract player, to form Warner Bros. Records.
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 flip side of James' version was a song called "You're the Reason I'm In Love." That song was a Top 10 hit on the Billboard country charts in early 1957. In 1971 – 14 years after the original — James re-recorded that song in a faster-tempoed, horn-heavy rendition as "That's Why I Love You Like I Do" (the original slower-tempoed song featured an electric guitar solo); the newly recorded, re-titled version was released as a single and reached No. 1 in June 1972.
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 1958, Frankie Avalon covered "Young Love" on his first album (on the Chancellor label).
In 1964 the song was released by a vocal duo called Bo and Peep on Decca Records, produced by Andrew Loog Oldham, directed by Mike Leander, and there is an unconfirmed rumour that Mick Jagger took part in the recording [1]
In 1966 the song was covered by Lesley Gore, her version reached number 50.
In 1969 the song was covered by Mary Hopkin, and included on her LP "Post Card", which was produced by Paul McCartney.
In 1969 a duet version of the song was made by country music singers Connie Smith and Nat Stuckey. Their version reached #20 on the Country Music charts.
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.
In 1976, Ray Stevens had a minor country and pop hit with the song.
In 1993 country band Twister Alley covered this song on their self-titled album and released it as a single. It peaked at #70 on the US Country singles chart.
Celtic Thunder performed the song. It was released on their album Celtic Thunder: Act II.
| Preceded by "Don't Forbid Me" by Pat Boone |
U.S. Billboard Top 100 number-one single (Tab Hunter version) February 16, 1957 (6 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Butterfly" by Andy Williams |
| Preceded by "Too Much" by Elvis Presley |
U.S. Billboard Best Sellers in Stores number-one single (Tab Hunter version) March 2, 1957 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox |
| Preceded by "Singing the Blues" by Guy Mitchell |
U.S. Billboard Most Played by Jockeys number-one single February 9, 1957 (one week) by Sonny James February 16, 1957 (6 weeks) by Tab Hunter |
Succeeded by "Butterfly" by Andy Williams |
| Preceded by "Don't Forbid Me" by Pat Boone |
U.S. Billboard Most Played in Jukeboxes number-one single (Tab Hunter version) March 2, 1957 (one week) |
Succeeded by "Too Much" by Elvis Presley |
| Preceded by "Too Much" by Elvis Presley |
U.S. Billboard Most Played in Jukeboxes number-one single (Tab Hunter version) March 16, 1957 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Butterfly" by Charlie Gracie |
| Preceded by "Singing the Blues" by Guy Mitchell |
Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record (Tab Hunter version) February 2, 1957–February 9, 1957 |
Succeeded by "Too Much" by Elvis Presley |
| Preceded by "Too Much" by Elvis Presley |
Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record (Tab Hunter version) March 9, 1957–March 30, 1957 |
Succeeded by "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox |
| Preceded by "Singing the Blues" by Marty Robbins |
C&W Best Seller in Stores number one single by Sonny James February 2, 1957 |
Succeeded by "Gone" by Ferlin Husky |
| Preceded by "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" by Gary Glitter |
UK number one single (Donny Osmond version) August 25, 1973 for four weeks |
Succeeded by "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)" by Wizzard |