Don't Hang Up (song)
| "Don't Hang Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Orlons | ||||
| from the album The Wah-Watusi | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Format | 7" single[1] | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:19[2] | |||
| Label | Cameo-Parkway | |||
| Writer(s) | Dave Appell, Kal Mann | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Appell, Kal Mann | |||
| The Orlons singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Hang Up" is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the American R&B music group The Orlons. The song is also credited under the Ariola Records label. The song was a number-four hit on the Billboard Pop chart and reached number three on its R&B chart. One of the group's biggest songs during their career, the song achieved notoriety again in the 1990s, when it was included in the 1993 family comedy film Dennis the Menace.[3] "Don't Hang Up" remains an icon of the early 1960s era of popular music.[4]
Chart performance
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. R&B[5][6] | 3 |
| U.S. Pop[5][6] | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 39 |
Credits
- Written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann
- Executive producer: Bernie Lowe
- Lead vocals: Rossetta Hightower
- Backing vocals: Marlena Davis & Shirley Brickley
- Support vocals: Steve Caldwell[7]
References
- ↑ "THE ORLONS - DON'T HANG UP (SONG)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ↑ "The Best of the Orlons Cameo Parkway 1961-1966". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ↑ "Dennis the Menace credits". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ↑ "The Orlons Page". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Orlons at History of Rock". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "The Orlons Bio & History". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ↑ "The Best of the Orlons (1961-1966)". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-06-10.