May 7, 2020 —– Chart #25
Hello Musical Friends,
“You’re Sixteen” is a song written by the Sherman Brothers (Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman). It was first performed by American rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette, whose version peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960 and number 3 in the UK in 1961. The original 1960 version of “You’re Sixteen” by Johnny Burnette is featured prominently on the 1973 motion picture soundtrack of the film American Graffiti.
John “Johnny” Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American singer-songwriter of rockabilly and pop music. In 1952, he and his brother, Dorsey Burnette, and their friend Paul Burlison formed the band that later was known as the Rock and Roll Trio. He is the father of the 1980s rockabilly singer Rocky Burnette.
Ringo is the third studio album by English musician Ringo Starr, released in 1973 on Apple Records. It peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, it reached No. 1 on the RPM national albums chart. The album is noted for being the only project on which all four Beatles collaborated between the band’s breakup in 1970 and the murder of John Lennon in 1980 (though they didn’t all work on the project simultaneously at any point), and for its numerous guest stars, something which would become a signature for Starr on many of his subsequent albums and tours.
“You’re Sixteen” was released as the album’s second single, backed with “Devil Woman“, in the US on 3 December. In late December, on the 28th, “Photograph” went gold in the US. “You’re Sixteen” acquired gold status in the US on 31 January 1974, and was released in the UK on 8 February, reaching No. 4. In the US, the singles from Ringo “Photograph” and Starr’s cover of “You’re Sixteen” both went to No. 1.On 18 February, “Oh My My” was released as a single only in the US, backed with “Step Lightly”. After the singles became hits, Lennon sent Starr a telegram: “Congratulations. How dare you? And please write me a hit song.”
Ringo Starr:
Johnny Burnette:
Enjoy,
Stan