Sittin' in the Balcony
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"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
| "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 | Johnny Dee | |||
| Eddie Cochran singles chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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)