"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]
"Sittin' in the Balcony" | ||||
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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 | ||||
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"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 (1957) | Peak position |
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Canadian Singles Chart | 23 |
US Billboard Top 100 [6] | 18 |
U.S. Billboard Most Played R&B by Jockeys [7] | 7 |