The Jive Five Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

The Jive Five were an American doo-wop group. They are best known for their 1961 hit single "My True Story" and their work on ID jingles for the Nickelodeon network in the late 1980s, which would be reused until 1992. Their classic Doo-Wop recordings of "My True Story" (1961) and "Beggin' You Please" (1962) were among the best (and last) of the modern Doo-Wop era, which lasted roughly from 1954 to 1962. The Doo-Wop era, including the so called "girl... [more on Wikipedia]

The Jive Five began charting in 1961 with My True Story.The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 number‑one.

Top songs: #1: My True Story - #2: I'm a Happy Man - #3: What Time Is It? - #4: Never, Never - #5: Sugar (Don't Take Away My Candy)
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  1961
1.
06/1961

#1  My True Story
The Jive Five greentick

186 pts
3
US
1
R&B
[Beltone 45-1006]
written by Eugene Pitt, Oscar Waltzer & Phil Belmonte
2.
11/1961

#4  Never, Never
The Jive Five greentick

10 pts
74
US


[Beltone 45-1014]
written by Eugene Pitt & Malou Rene
  1962
3.
03/1962

Hully Gully Callin' Time
The Jive Five greentick

4 pts
105
US


featuring Eugene Pitt
[Beltone 2019]
written by Culver, Catarelli & Malou Rene
4.
09/1962

#3  What Time Is It?
The Jive Five greentick

11 pts
67
US


[Beltone 45-2024]
written by Bob Feldman, Richard Gottehrer & Jerry Goldstein
5.
12/1962

These Golden Rings
The Jive Five greentick

5 pts


27
R&B
with Eugene Pitt
[Beltone 2029]
written by Eugene Pitt & Malou Rene
  1963
6.
04/1963

Rain
The Jive Five greentick

4 pts
128
US


featuring Eugene Pitt
[Beltone 2034]
written by Bob Feldman, Richard Gottehrer & Jerry Goldstein
  1965
7.
07/1965

#2  I'm a Happy Man
The Jive Five greentick

from I'm a Happy Man   
30 pts
36
US
26
R&B
[United Artists 853]
written by Casey Spencer
8.
10/1965

A Bench in the Park
The Jive Five greentick

from I'm a Happy Man   
4 pts
106
US


featuring Eugene Pitt
[United Artists 936]
written by Ritchie Adams, Larry Kusik & Margie Rainwater
  1967
9.
07/1967

Crying Like a Baby
The Jive Five greentick

3 pts
127
US


featuring Eugene Pitt
[Musicor 1250]
written by Norman Johnson
  1968
10.
06/1968

#5  Sugar (Don't Take Away My Candy)
The Jive Five greentick

7 pts
119
US
34
R&B
featuring Eugene Pitt
[Musicor 1305]
written by Richie Adams
  1970
11.
12/1970

I Want You to Be My Baby
The Jive Five greentick

2 pts


50
R&B
as Jyve Fyve
[Decca 32736]
written by Eugene Pitt & Leroy Glover


See also...

Andre Coles • Beatrice Best • Casey SpencerEugene Pitt • Jerome Hanna • Norman Johnson • Richard Harris • Thurmon Prophet


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