Geisha Girl (song)

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"Geisha Girl"
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Single by Hank Locklin
from the album Foreign Love
ReleasedJuly 1957
Studio RCA Victor Studio
Genre Country
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Lawton Williams
Producer(s) Chet Atkins

"Geisha Girl" is a song written by Lawton Williams, sung by Hank Locklin, and released on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. 20-6984). In August 1957, it peaked at No. 4 on Billboard 's country and western best seller's chart. [1] It spent 39 weeks on the charts and was also ranked No. 19 on Billboard's 1957 year-end country and western retail best seller chart. [1] [2]

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1957)Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [3] 66
Hot Country & Western Sides ( Billboard) [1] 4

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 188. ISBN   0823076326.
  2. "1957's Best Selling Records". The Billboard. December 23, 1957. p. 20.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn's Billboard Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Record Research. ISBN   0898201721.