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"Pen and Paper"
Single by Jerry Lee Lewis
A-side"Pen and Paper"
"Hit the Road Jack"
Released1964
Genre Country
Label Smash
Songwriter(s)
Jerry Lee Lewis singles chronology
"Teen-Age Letter" / "Seasons of My Heart"
(1963)
"Pen and Paper" / " Hit the Road Jack"
(1963)
" I'm on Fire" / "Bread and Butter Man"
(1964)

"Pen and Paper" is a song written by Diane and Eddie Kilroy [1] and originally recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis, who released it as a single, with a cover of " Hit the Road Jack" on the other side, in 1963 on Smash Records.

The song was covered by Faron Young in 1965 and by Mickey Gilley in 1975. [2]

Track listing

7" single (Smash S-1857, 1964)
No.TitleLength
1."Pen and Paper"2:25
2." Hit the Road Jack"1:55

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [3] 36
US Cash Box Country Singles [4] 42

References

  1. ^ "ultratop.be - Jerry Lee Lewis - Pen And Paper". Ultratop. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. ^ "Cover versions of Pen and Paper by Jerry Lee Lewis". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. ^ "Jerry Lee Lewis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ George Albert (1 January 1984). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN  978-0-8108-1685-5.