Should We Tell Him

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"Should We Tell Him"
Single by The Everly Brothers
A-side "This Little Girl of Mine"
Released 1958
Recorded 1957
Genre Country
Length2:03
Label Cadence
Songwriter(s) Don Everly, Phil Everly [1]
The Everly Brothers singles chronology
"Wake Up Little Susie" / "Maybe Tomorrow"
(1957)
"This Little Girl of Mine" / "Should We Tell Him"
(1958)
"All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Claudette"
(1958)

"Should We Tell Him" is a song released in 1958 by the Everly Brothers. The song reached No. 10 on the Billboard survey of Most Played C&W by Jockeys. [2] As the B-side of "This Little Girl of Mine", the single reached No. 26 on the Billboard survey of Best Sellers in Stores [3] and No. 4 on the Billboard survey of C&W Best Sellers in Stores. [4]

Chart performance

Chart (1958)Peak
position
US Billboard - Most Played C&W by Jockeys10
US Billboard - Best Sellers in Stores26
US Billboard - C&W Best Sellers in Stores4

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References

  1. Should We Tell Him - By: The Everly Brothers, MusicVF.com. Accessed August 10, 2015
  2. "Most Played C&W by Jockeys", Billboard , March 24, 1958. p. 65
  3. "Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard , February 24, 1958. p. 28
  4. "C&W Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard , March 10, 1958. p. 56