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"Losing You" is a song written by Jean Renard and Carl Sigman and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #2 on the adult contemporary chart, #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 in the UK, and #13 on the R&B chart in 1963. The song is featured on her 1963 album, ..."Let Me Sing".
"Coming On Strong" is a song written by Little David Wilkins and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. The song also reached #9 in Canada and #76 in Australia. It was featured on her 1966 album, Coming on Strong.
"Johnny One Time" is a song written by A.L. "Doodle" Owens and Dallas Frazier and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #3 on the adult contemporary chart, #41 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #50 on the country chart in 1969. The song also reached #11 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart and #38 on the Canadian pop chart. It was featured on her 1969 album, Johnny One Time.
"The Cowgirl and the Dandy" is a song written by Bobby Goldsboro and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached No. 10 on the U.S. country chart and No. 8 on the Canadian country chart in 1980. It was featured on her 1980 album, Even Better.
"Remember When (We Made These Memories)" is a song written by Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder, and performed by Wayne Newton. It reached #15 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965. It was featured on his 1966 album, Wayne Newton...Now!
"Ride, Ride, Ride" is a song written by Liz Anderson that was first recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson. It was released as a single in October 1966 via Chart Records. It was later recorded by American pop artist Brenda Lee shortly afterward and became a top 40 single for her.
Bye Bye Blues is a studio album by American singer Brenda Lee. It was released on March 14, 1966, via Decca Records and was her fifteenth studio album. The project consisted of 12 tracks, most of which were cover tunes recorded originally by other artists. A new song was also included called "Rusty Bells", which was the album's only single. The song made the US top 40 and the US adult contemporary top ten in 1965.
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- ↑ Brenda Lee, "Rusty Bells" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014
- ↑ Brenda Lee, "Rusty Bells" Chart Positions Retrieved June 21, 2014
- ↑ Brenda Lee, Bye Bye Blues Retrieved June 21, 2014
- ↑ Brenda Lee, "Rusty Bells" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014
- ↑ Milva, "Una Campana" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014
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