Rusty Bells

"Rusty Bells"
"Rusty Bells"
	Japanese release picture sleeve
Single by Brenda Lee
from the album Bye Bye Blues
B-side	"If You Don't (Not Like You)"
Released	September 1965
Genre	Pop
Length	2:26
Label	Decca Records 31849
Songwriter(s)	Eddie Snyder, Richard Ahlert
Brenda Lee singles chronology

Last updated July 13, 2025

"Rusty Bells" is a song written by Eddie Snyder and Richard Ahlert and performed by Brenda Lee.^[1] The song reached #3 on the adult contemporary chart and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965.^[2] It was featured on her 1966 album, Bye Bye Blues.^[3]

The song was arranged by Bill McElhiney and Cam Mullins.^[4]

Other versions

Milva released a version of the song entitled "Una Campana" in 1966 as the B-side to "Occhi Spagnoli".^[5]
Mireille Mathieu released a French version of the song entitled "Qu'elle est Belle" in 1966.

References

↑ 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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[1] Brenda Lee, "Rusty Bells" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014

[2] Brenda Lee, "Rusty Bells" Chart Positions Retrieved June 21, 2014

[3] Brenda Lee, Bye Bye Blues Retrieved June 21, 2014

[4] Brenda Lee, "Rusty Bells" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014

[5] Milva, "Una Campana" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014

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v t e Brenda Lee
Albums Singles
Studio albums	Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang! (1959) Brenda Lee (1960) This Is...Brenda (1960) Emotions (1961) All the Way (1961) Sincerely (1962) Brenda, That's All (1962) All Alone Am I (1963) ..."Let Me Sing" (1963) By Request (1964) Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee (1964) Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits (1965) The Versatile Brenda Lee (1965) Too Many Rivers (1965) Bye Bye Blues (1966) Coming On Strong (1966) Reflections in Blue (1967) For the First Time (with Pete Fountain) (1968) Johnny One Time (1969) Memphis Portrait (1970) Brenda (1973) New Sunrise (1973) The Winning Hand (with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton) (1982) Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends (2007)
Compilation albums	10 Golden Years (1966)
Singles	"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "One Step at a Time" "Let's Jump the Broomstick" "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "Sweet Nothin's" "That's All You Gotta Do" "I'm Sorry" "I Want to Be Wanted" "Emotions" "You Can Depend on Me" "Dum Dum" "Fool #1 "Break It to Me Gently" "Speak to Me Pretty" "Everybody Loves Me But You" "Here Comes That Feeling" "Heart in Hand" "It Started All Over Again" "All Alone Am I" "Your Used to Be" "She'll Never Know" "Losing You" "I Wonder" "My Whole World Is Falling Down" "The Grass Is Greener" "As Usual" "Think" "Alone with You" "When You Loved Me" "Truly, Truly True" "Is It True" "Jingle Bell Rock" "Too Many Rivers" "No One" "Rusty Bells" "Coming On Strong" "Ride, Ride, Ride" "Johnny One Time" "Let It Be Me" "Always on My Mind" "Nobody Wins" "Sunday Sunrise" "Wrong Ideas" "Big Four Poster Bed" "He's My Rock" "Tell Me What It's Like" "The Cowgirl and the Dandy" "Broken Trust" "Hallelujah, I Love You So"