Sittin' in the Balcony

"Sittin' in the Balcony"
"Sittin' in the Balcony"
Single by Eddie Cochran
from the album Singin' to My Baby
B-side	"Dark Lonely Street"
Released	1957
Recorded	January 1957, Gold Star Studios
Genre	Rockabilly
Length	2:05
Label	Liberty
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Dee
Eddie Cochran singles chronology

Last updated August 02, 2025

"Sittin' in the Balcony" is a song written and performed by John D. Loudermilk under his artist name Johnny Dee.^[1] It was released in January 1957 on the Colonial Records label. Eddie Cochran had a Top 20 hit in the U.S. with his recording on Liberty Records in 1957.^[2]^[3]

Eddie Cochran version

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Rate Your Music	^[4]

"Sittin' in the Balcony" is a song performed by Eddie Cochran and released on single by Liberty Records in January 1957. It rose to number 18 on the Billboard charts by April of that year.^[5] Cochran lip-synched to the song on the Saturday Night Beechnut Show hosted by Dick Clark. It appeared on his 1957 Liberty Records album Singin' To My Baby.

Chart performance

Chart (1957)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	23
US Billboard Top 100 ^[6]	18
U.S. Billboard Most Played R&B by Jockeys ^[7]	7

Other notable versions

Don McLean (1989)
Keld Heick (2010)

References

↑ Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-85828-534-4.
↑ Bullman, Lee (2023-12-19). Eddie Cochran: In Person!: The Lost Treasures of a Rock 'n' Roll Legend. Weldon Owen International. ISBN 979-8-88674-180-3.
↑ Cochran, Bobby (2003). Three Steps to Heaven: The Eddie Cochran Story. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-634-03252-3.
↑ "Sittin' in the Balcony / Dark Lonely Street by Eddie Cochran (Single, Rock & Roll): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
↑ "The Top 100". Billboard. Vol. 63. April 27, 1957. p. 48 – via Google Books.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 178.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 125.

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[1] Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-85828-534-4.

[2] Bullman, Lee (2023-12-19). Eddie Cochran: In Person!: The Lost Treasures of a Rock 'n' Roll Legend. Weldon Owen International. ISBN 979-8-88674-180-3.

[3] Cochran, Bobby (2003). Three Steps to Heaven: The Eddie Cochran Story. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-634-03252-3.

[4] "Sittin' in the Balcony / Dark Lonely Street by Eddie Cochran (Single, Rock & Roll): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2016-08-29.

[5] "The Top 100". Billboard. Vol. 63. April 27, 1957. p. 48 – via Google Books.

[6] Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 178.

[7] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 125.

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v t e Eddie Cochran
Studio albums	Singin' to My Baby
Posthumous studio albums	Never to Be Forgotten My Way (UK)
Compilations	The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album Summertime Blues Legendary Masters Series The Very Best of Eddie Cochran Great Hits
Live albums	On The Air
Singles	"Sittin' in the Balcony" "Drive In Show" "Twenty Flight Rock" "Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie" "Summertime Blues" "C'mon Everybody" "Teenage Heaven" "Somethin' Else" "Hallelujah I Love Her So" "Three Steps To Heaven" "Lonely" "Sweetie Pie" "Weekend" "My Way"