Don't Hang Up (song)
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For other songs of the same name, see Don't Hang Up.
| "Don't Hang Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Orlons | ||||
| from the album The Wah-Watusi | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Format | 7" single[1] | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:19[2] | |||
| Label | Cameo-Parkway | |||
| Writer(s) | Dave Appell, Kal Mann | |||
| Producer | Dave Appell, Kal Mann | |||
| The Orlons singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Hang Up" is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the R&B music group The Orlons. The song is also credited under the Ariola Records label. The song was a number-four hit on the Billboard Pop chart and reached number three on its R&B chart. One of the group's biggest songs during their career, the song achieved notoriety again in the 1990s, when it was included in the 1993 family comedy film Dennis the Menace.[3] "Don't Hang Up" remains an icon of the early 1960s era of popular music.[4]
Chart performance
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. R&B[5][6] | 3 |
| U.S. Pop[5][6] | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 39 |
Credits
- Written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann
- Executive producer: Bernie Lowe
- Lead vocals: Rossetta Hightower
- Backing vocals: Marlena Davis & Shirley Brickley
- Support vocals: Steve Caldwell[7]
References
- ^ "THE ORLONS - DON'T HANG UP (SONG)". australian-charts.com. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Orlons&titel=Don%27t+Hang+Up&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "The Best of the Orlons Cameo Parkway 1961-1966". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aifexqqdldse. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "Dennis the Menace credits". Yahoo! Movies. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800190009/cast. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "The Orlons Page". http://www.tsimon.com/orlons.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ a b "The Orlons at History of Rock". http://www.history-of-rock.com/orlons.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ a b c "The Orlons Bio & History". http://www.theorlons.com/pb/wp_6214d94f/wp_6214d94f.html. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "The Best of the Orlons (1961-1966)". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Orlons-The-Best-Of-The-Orlons-1961-1966/release/843348. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
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