Topsy (instrumental)

"Topsy" was a 1938 instrumental release for bandleader Benny Goodman, written by Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham, which became a number fourteen pop hit.[1] In 1958, drummer Cozy Cole recorded the song and issued it in two parts as a single; The A-side ("Topsy, Part 1") made it to #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the B-side ("Topsy, Part 2") reached #3 on the Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart, staying atop the latter for six weeks.[2]

Notable Versions

Count Basie Orchestra
Charlie Christian (credited as "Swing to Bop")

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 126.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 126.
Preceded by
"It's All in the Game" by Tommy Edwards		 Billboard Hot R&B Sides number-one single (Cozy Cole version)
October 27, 1958 – December 1, 1958 		Succeeded by
"A Lover's Question" by Clyde McPhatter

Produced by Leo Scalia