Forever (The Little Dippers song)

"Forever"
Single by The Little Dippers
B-side	"Two By Four"
Released	January 1960
Recorded	1959
Genre	Easy listening
Length	2:18
Label	University Records
Songwriter(s)	Buddy Killen
Producer(s)	Buddy Killen

"Forever" is a song written by Buddy Killen, ^[1] which was released by The Little Dippers and Billy Walker in January 1960. ^[2]

Background and chart performance

Using the pseudonym "The Little Dippers", the Anita Kerr Singers recorded "Forever" in the fall of 1959. ^[3] Their version of the song was released in January 1960, and spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, ^[4] while reaching No. 13 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. ^[5]

Cover versions

• Billy Walker also released a version of the song in January 1960, which spent 1 week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 83. ^[6]
• In 1964, Pete Drake released a cover of the song, which spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 25, ^[7] while reaching No. 5 on Billboard 's Pop-Standard Singles chart, ^{[8] [9]} and No. 17 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. ^[10]
• In 1969, Mercy released a cover of the song, which spent 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 79, ^[11] while reaching No. 24 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, ^[12] No. 60 on Canada's RPM 100, ^[13] and No. 24 on RPM's Adult Contemporary chart. ^[14]

References

1. "Honor Roll of Hits", Billboard , March 7, 1960. p. 34. Accessed June 8, 2016.
2. "This Week's New Money Records". Billboard , January 18, 1960. p. 35. Accessed June 7, 2016.
3. Thompson, Dave (2016). Standard Catalog of American Records , F+W Media. p. 710. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
4. The Little Dippers - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016
5. "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of March 14, 1960". CHUM. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-19. Chart No. 150.
6. Billy Walker - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016
7. Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016
8. Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016.
9. "Pop-Standard Singles", Billboard , May 2, 1964. p. 14. Accessed June 7, 2016.
10. "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of April 20, 1964". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-12-27. Chart No. 371.
11. Mercy - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016
12. Mercy - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed June 7, 2016.
13. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly , Volume 11, Ed. 23. p. 5. July 28, 1969. Accessed June 9, 2016.
14. "Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, Ed. 23. July 28, 1969. Accessed June 9, 2016.