When (The Kalin Twins song)

"When"
Single by The Kalin Twins
Released 1958
Recorded 1958
Genre Pop
Length 2:58
Label Brunswick Records[1]
Writer(s) Paul Evans, Jack Reardon[1]
Producer(s) Jack Pleis[1]
"When"
Single by Showaddywaddy
Released 1977
Recorded 1976
Genre Pop
Length 3:27
Label Arista Records[2]
Writer(s) Paul Evans, Jack Reardon
Producer(s) Mike Hurst[2]
Showaddywaddy singles chronology
"Under the Moon of Love"

(1976)

"When"

(1977)

"You Got What It Takes"

"When" is a popular song written by Jack Reardon and Paul Evans and published in 1958.

The biggest hit version was recorded by The Kalin Twins in 1958, a chart-topper in the UK Singles Chart for five weeks,[1][3] and No. 5 in the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1977, Showaddywaddy had a UK No. 3 hit with the song.[4] The song was also revived in 2004 by Daniel O'Donnell in his album of songs from the 1950s and 1960s, The Jukebox Years.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Showaddywaddy - When (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 88–9. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 497. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.