| "(Till) I Kissed You" | ||||
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| Single by the Everly Brothers | ||||
| B-side | "Oh What a Feeling" | |||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | 1959 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Pop [1] | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Cadence 60663 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Everly | |||
| The Everly Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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| "(Till) I Kissed You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Connie Smith | ||||
| from the album The Song We Fell in Love To | ||||
| B-side | "Ridin' on a Rainbow" | |||
| Released | January 1976 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Everly | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Baker | |||
| Connie Smith singles chronology | ||||
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"(Till) I Kissed You" is a song written by Don Everly and recorded by the Everly Brothers. It was released as a single in 1959 and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] Chet Atkins played guitar on this record [3] and Jerry Allison played drums. [4]
"(Till) I Kissed You" was covered by American country music artist Connie Smith on her 1976 album The Song We Fell in Love To. Released in January 1976, it was the album's second single. Smith's version peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [5] It also reached No. 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. [6]
Several reggae artists have covered the song. In 1975 Jimmy London topped the charts in Jamaica with his version, and also scored highly on reggae charts abroad.
| Chart (1959) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides [7] | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Sides [8] | 22 |
| U. S. Cashbox Top 100 | 5 |
| U. S. Cashbox Country Singles | 7 |
| U. S. Cashbox R&B Singles | 14 |
| Australian ARIA Chart | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart [9] | 2 |
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 10 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ "The Everly Brothers singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 10 - Tennessee Firebird: American country music before and after Elvis. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
- ^ "Connie Smith singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "RPM Country Singles for April 17, 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 117.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 194.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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