Pepe (song)

"Pepe"
Single by Shirley Jones
from the album Pepe (soundtrack)
B-side "Lovely Day"
Released December 1960
Recorded 1960
Genre Pop, Easy Listening
Length 1:53
Label Colpix Records CP 15013
Writer(s) Hans Wittstatt, Dory Previn
Producer(s) George Sidney
Shirley Jones singles chronology
"Clover in the Meadow"
(1957)		 "Pepe"
(1960)		 "I've Still Got My Heart Joe"
(1971)
"Pepe"
Single by Duane Eddy
from the album $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang, Volume 2
B-side "Lost Friend"
Released December 1960
Genre Rockabilly
Length 2:11
Label Jamie Records 1175
Writer(s) Hans Wittstatt, Dory Previn
Duane Eddy singles chronology
"Kommotion"
(1960)		 "Pepe"
(1960)		 "Theme from Dixie"
(1961)

"Pepe" is a 1960 song written by Hans Wittstatt and Dory Previn for the musical comedy film Pepe, featuring Mario Moreno ("Cantinflas") in the lead role.

Shirley Jones version

The song was originally performed in the movie by Shirley Jones.[1] It was released as a single in 1960 on Colpix Records.[2]

Duane Eddy version

Duane Eddy covered the song in 1960 on Jamie Records. His version charted at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

Other versions

References

  1. ↑ "Pepe (1960 Film): Various Artists, Various Artists - Soundtracks: Music". Amazon.
  2. ↑ "Shirley Jones (2) - Pepe (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  3. ↑ "All Instrumental Top 20 Songs, every top 20 instrumental, Dec 1959 - Jun 1962". Tunecaster.
  4. ↑ "Jørgen Ingmann - Pepe". Norwegiancharts.com.
  5. ↑ "Bert Weedon– Bert Weedon's 22 Golden Guitar Greats". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Beatles, Queen influence Bert Weedon dies aged 91". www.nme.com. Retrieved April 20, 2012.