Yes Tonight Josephine

"Yes Tonight Josephine" was a popular music song from 1957. It was written by Winfield Scott and Dorothy Goodman, and was a hit single for Johnnie Ray.^[1]

Ray's recording was produced by Mitch Miller, and gave him a number 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart.^[1] The single first entered the UK Singles Chart on 10 May 1957, and peaked at number 1 for three weeks in June.^[2] The original record was only available as a 78rpm disc. Altogether it spent 16 weeks on the chart.^[2]

References

1 2 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 32. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 451. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

Preceded by "Butterfly" by Andy Williams	UK Singles Chart Number 1 single Johnnie Ray 7 June 1957 for 3 weeks	Succeeded by "Gamblin' Man"/"Putting on the Style" by Lonnie Donegan

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Singles	"Yes Tonight Josephine" "Love Makes the World Go 'Round" "The Honeydripper" "Blue Skies" "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "Party Doll"

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