Joy Layne (born Joy Lynne Nagl on November 11, 1941)[1] is an American former pop singer from Chicago, Illinois, United States, often compared to Sandy Duncan and with a style inspired in at least part by Teresa Brewer.

Layne signed to Mercury Records in 1956 after her mother arranged a meeting with Mercury A&R rep Art Talmadge.[2] Her debut single was a cover of The Poni-Tails' "Your Wild Heart", which became a hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 early in 1957.[3] Layne, who was 15 at the time, was attending Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Illinois, a small-town western suburb of Chicago, when the single broke nationally.[2] The follow-up sides, "My Suspicious Heart" and "After School," done at the same session as the first record, failed to chart,[3] though "After School" became associated with her and was covered by Teresa Brewer, and her last recordings, produced by Lenny LaCour, were released in 1961.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "One Hit Wonders » Joy Lane". Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Joy Layne Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1441. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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