"Forever"
Single by The Little Dippers
B-side"Two By Four"
ReleasedJanuary 1960
RecordedFall 1959
GenreEasy listening
Length2:18
LabelUniversity Records
Songwriter(s)Buddy Killen
Producer(s)Buddy Killen

"Forever" is a song written by Buddy Killen,[1] which was released by The Little Dippers and Billy Walker in January 1960.[2]

Background and chart performance

Using the pseudonym "The Little Dippers", the Anita Kerr Singers recorded "Forever" in the fall of 1959.[3] Their version of the song was released in January 1960, and spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[4] while reaching No. 13 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[5]

Cover versions

  • Billy Walker also released a version of the song in January 1960, which spent 1 week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 83.[6]
  • In 1964, Pete Drake released a cover of the song, which spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 25,[7] while reaching No. 5 on Billboard's Pop-Standard Singles chart,[8][9] and No. 17 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[10]
  • In 1969, Mercy released a cover of the song, which spent 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 79,[11] while reaching No. 24 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[12] No. 60 on Canada's RPM 100,[13] and No. 24 on RPM's Adult Contemporary chart.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Honor Roll of Hits", Billboard, March 7, 1960. p. 34. Accessed June 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "This Week's New Money Records". Billboard, January 18, 1960. p. 35. Accessed June 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2016). Standard Catalog of American Records, F+W Media. p. 710. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ The Little Dippers - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016
  5. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of March 14, 1960". CHUM. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-19. Chart No. 150.
  6. ↑ Billy Walker - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016
  7. ↑ Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016
  8. ↑ Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Pop-Standard Singles", Billboard, May 2, 1964. p. 14. Accessed June 7, 2016.
  10. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of April 20, 1964". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart No. 371.
  11. ↑ Mercy - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016
  12. ↑ Mercy - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016.
  13. ↑ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, Ed. 23. p. 5. July 28, 1969. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, Ed. 23. July 28, 1969. Accessed June 9, 2016.
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