"Fabulous" is a song first performed by Charlie Gracie in 1957. It is his second and last appearance on the Billboard Top 40 besides the chart-topping "Butterfly". It made it to number 16 on US Billboard chart.[1] The song was popular in the United Kingdom and internationally reaching number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and number 6 in Canada.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
The song was written by Harold Land and Cameo-Parkway co-owner Kal Mann, under the pseudonym 'Jon Sheldon'.
Covers
editThe song has been subject to many covers, including:
- Steve Lawrence - a single release in 1957.[8]
- Paul McCartney - for the album Run Devil Run (1999)
- Cliff Richard - in his tribute album The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook (2013)
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 351.
- ^ "For the Love of Charlie". Amazon. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Charlie Gracie - Fabulous! An Intimate Portrait of a Rock Pioneer DVD". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Charlie Gracie". mtv.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "charliegracie.com". charliegracie.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "charlie gracie-fabulous 45". bing.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - June 3, 1957".
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
