Clinging Vine

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"Clinging Vine"
Single by Bobby Vinton
from the album More of Bobby's Greatest Hits
B-side "Imagination Is a Magic Dream"
Released 1964
Recorded1964
Genre Pop
Length2:27
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Earl Shuman, Leon Carr & Grace Lane [1]
Producer(s) Bob Morgan
Bobby Vinton singles chronology
"Tell Me Why"
(1964)
"Clinging Vine"
(1964)
"Mr. Lonely"
(1964)

"Clinging Vine" is a song released by Bobby Vinton in 1964. The song spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 17, [2] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard 's Pop-Standards Singles chart, [3] [4] No. 14 on the Cash Box Top 100, [5] No. 11 on Canada's RPM "Top 40-5s", [6] and No. 9 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. [7]

Chart performance

Chart (1964)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 10017
US Billboard Pop-Standard Singles2
US Cash Box Top 10014
Canada - RPM Top 40-5s11
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade9

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References

  1. Clinging Vine - By: Bobby Vinton, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 15, 2015
  2. The song was originally recorded by Bobby Vee at his "Charms" session at United Recording Studio in Hollywood on December 17, 1962. Vee's version remains unissued to this day. Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton Clinging Vine Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  3. Adult Contemporary - Bobby Vinton Clinging Vine Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. "Pop-Standard Singles", Billboard , September 19, 1964. p. 33. Accessed October 12, 2015
  5. "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box , September 12, 1964. p. 4. Accessed July 28, 2016.
  6. "Top 40-5s", RPM Weekly , Volume 2, Ed. 3, September 17, 1964. Accessed October 11, 2015
  7. "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of September 14, 1964". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2018. Chart No. 392.