Pen and Paper (Jerry Lee Lewis song)

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"Pen and Paper"
Single by Jerry Lee Lewis
A-side "Pen and Paper"
"Hit the Road Jack"
Released1964
Genre Country
Label Smash
Songwriter(s)
Jerry Lee Lewis singles chronology
"Teen-Age Letter" / "Seasons of My Heart"
(1963)
"Pen and Paper" / "Hit the Road Jack "
(1963)
"I'm on Fire" / "Bread and Butter Man"
(1964)

"Pen and Paper" is a song written by Diane and Eddie Kilroy [1] and originally recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis, who released it as a single, with a cover of "Hit the Road Jack" on the other side, in 1963 on Smash Records.

Contents

The song was covered by Faron Young in 1965 and by Mickey Gilley in 1975. [2]

Track listing

7" single (Smash S-1857, 1964)
No.TitleLength
1."Pen and Paper"2:25
2."Hit the Road Jack"1:55

Charts

Chart (1964)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 36
US Cash Box Country Singles [4] 42

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References

  1. "ultratop.be - Jerry Lee Lewis - Pen And Paper". Ultratop . Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. "Cover versions of Pen and Paper by Jerry Lee Lewis". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. "Jerry Lee Lewis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. George Albert (1 January 1984). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-1685-5.