Artist: Ric Cartey & The Jive-Tones
Author: Carole Joyner/Ric Cartey
Label: Stars/RCA Victor
Year: 1956
Coauthor; country singer from Atlanta, GA. B-side of Oooh-Eeee (Jerry Reed). Capitol A&R-man Ken Nelson encouraged Sonny James to record this B-side. Reason enough for RCA Victor to purchase Cartey's Stars masters.
Covers:
Sonny James [n°1 C&W, n°2 US]
Tab Hunter [with The Jordanaires; n°1 US & UK]
Mick Micheyl [as Amour, jeune amour]
Jean Boucher [as Premier amour]
Marcel Martel [as Jeune amour]
Michèle [as Mon seul amour]
4 Flames [as Premier amour; different lyrics than Jean Boucher's]
Nicole & Frédéric [as Premier amour; again with other lyrics than Boucher and 4 Flames]
Connie Smith & Nat Stuckey [hit C&W]
Donny Osmond [n°1 UK]
Jean Nichol [as Premier amour; fourth different lyrics]
Chaim Tannenbaum [on cd The McGarrigle Hour]
Good example of a valuable copyright: Young Love by Tab Hunter followed Young Love by Sonny James at the top of the US charts and also peaked at n°1 UK, where sixteen years later Donny Osmond had another n°1 with this same song.
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Arnold Rypens
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