Thou Shalt Not Steal (song)

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"Thou Shalt Not Steal"
Single by Dick and Dee Dee
from the album Thou Shalt Not Steal
B-side "Just 'Round the River Bend"
Released October 1964 (US)
November 13, 1964 (UK)
Genre Folk
Length1:58
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) John D. Loudermilk
Producer(s) Don Ralke, The Wilder Brothers
Dick and Dee Dee singles chronology
"Remember When"
(1964)		 "Thou Shalt Not Steal"
(1964)		 "Be My Baby"
(1965)

"Remember When"
(1964)		 "Thou Shalt Not Steal"
(1964)		 "Be My Baby"
(1965)

"Thou Shalt Not Steal" is a song written by John D. Loudermilk and performed by Dick and Dee Dee. It reached #13 on the Billboard chart in 1964. [1] The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart. [2] The song was featured on their 1965 album, Thou Shalt Not Steal. [3]

John D. Loudermilk Jr. was an American singer and songwriter. Although he had his own recording career during the 1950s and 1960s, he was primarily known as a songwriter. His best-known songs include "Indian Reservation", a 1968 UK cover by Don Fardon and a 1971 U.S. No.1 hit for Paul Revere & the Raiders; "Ebony Eyes", a 1961 U.K. No.1 and U.S. No.8 for the Everly Brothers; "Tobacco Road", a 1964 Top 20 hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. for the Nashville Teens; "This Little Bird", a U.K. No.6 for Marianne Faithfull in 1965, and "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye", a U.S. Top Ten hit in 1967 for the Casinos and also a U.S. No.1 country hit for Eddy Arnold the following year.

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The song was produced by Don Ralke and The Wilder Brothers. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Dick and Dee Dee, "Thou Shalt Not Steal" chart position Retrieved May 2, 2015
  2. ↑ Dick and Dee Dee, "Thou Shalt Not Steal" UK single release Retrieved May 2, 2015
  3. ↑ Dick and Dee Dee, Thou Shalt Not Steal Retrieved May 2, 2015
  4. ↑ Dick and Dee Dee, "Thou Shalt Not Steal" US single release Retrieved May 2, 2015
  5. ↑ John D. Loudermilk, "Thou Shalt Not Steal" chart position Retrieved May 2, 2015
  6. ↑ Glenda Collins, "Thou Shalt Not Steal" single release Retrieved May 2, 2015
  7. ↑ The Pleazers, "Thou Shalt Not Steal" single release Retrieved May 2, 2015
  8. ↑ The Newbeats, "Thou Shalt Not Steal" chart position Retrieved May 2, 2015


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