Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie

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"Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie"
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Single by Eddie Cochran
from the album Legendary Masters Series
B-side "Pocketful of Hearts"
ReleasedJanuary 1958
RecordedJanuary 12, 1958
Genre Rock and roll
Length2:18
Label Liberty
Songwriter(s) George Motola
Rickie Page
Producer(s) Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran singles chronology
"Twenty Flight Rock"
(1957)
"Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie"
(1958)
"Pretty Girl"
(1958)

"Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie" is a song by Eddie Cochran recorded and released as a single in January 1958 on Liberty Records. It was a minor hit for Cochran and stalled at number 94 on the Billboard charts. [1] "Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie" was posthumously released in the United Kingdom in 1961 on the London Records label and rose to number 31. [2]

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Composition and release

"Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie" was written by George Motola and Rickie Page. The song was first written as "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny" for The Georgettes, but they never recorded it. [3] [4]

The recording session for the song was lengthy and difficult. It was released in January 1958 on Liberty Records with a B-side single "Pocketful of Hearts". [1]

Personnel

Covers

The Stray Cats recorded a version of "Jeanie Jeanie Jeanie" which was released on their first UK album Stray Cats in 1981. The song was also released on their debut US album Built for Speed . The song was often featured in their live shows and several live versions are available. The Stray Cats' version features rewritten and raunchier lyrics than the Eddie Cochran version.[ citation needed ]

Chart performance

Chart (1958)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart (1961)31
US Billboard Hot 100 94

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lee Bullman (December 5, 2023). Eddie Cochran: In Person!. Weldon Owen. p. 81. ISBN   9798886741803.
  2. "Eddie Cochran's achievements on Remember Eddie Cochran". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08.
  3. "Eddie Cochran's 10 greatest songs, ranked". Gold Radio. 6 July 2022.
  4. "Cover versions of Jeanie Jeanie Jeanie by Eddie Cochran s". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  5. "Eddie Cochran 1958 sessions at Remember Eddie Cochran". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2012-11-16.