Teen-Age Crush

"Teen-Age Crush"
Single by Tommy Sands
B-side	"Hep Dee Hootie (Cutie Wootie)"
Released	February 1, 1957 (1957-02-01)
Genre	Rockabilly
Length	2:29
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Audrey Allison, Joe Allison
Tommy Sands singles chronology
"Something's Bound to Go Wrong" (1955) "Teen-Age Crush" (1957) "My Love Song" (1957)

"Teen-Age Crush" is a song written by Audrey Allison and Joe Allison and performed by Tommy Sands. It reached #2 on the U.S. pop chart and #10 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1957. ^[1]

The song ranked #33 on Billboard's Year-End top 50 singles of 1957. ^[2]

Sands is accompanied on the recording by the vocal group the Jordanaires.

Other versions

• Country artist Rita Robbins was the first to record the song for RCA Victor in 1956, but it did not chart.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Barry Frank released a version of the song as a single in 1957, but like his other covers of popular hits of the day released by Bell Records, then a budget label, it did not chart. ^[3]
• Gary Paxton released a version of the song as a single in 1962, but it did not chart. ^[4]
• Ray Whitley released a version of the song as a single in 1963, but it did not chart. ^[5]

References

1. "Tommy Sands, "Teen-Age Crush" Chart Position" . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
2. "1957's Best Selling Records" Billboard December 23, 1957: 20
3. "Barry Frank, "Teen-Age Crush" Single Release". Discogs . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
4. "Gary Paxton, "Teen Age Crush" Single Release". Discogs . 1962. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
5. "Ray Whitley, "Teenage Crush" Single Release". Discogs . 1963. Retrieved August 19, 2018.