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"Tossin' and Turnin'" is a song written by Ritchie Adams and Malou Rene, and originally recorded by Bobby Lewis. The record reached number one on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on July 10, 1961 and R&B chart and has since become a standard on oldies compilations. It was named the number-one single on the ''Billboard'' chart for 1961, after spending seven consecutive weeks at the top. It was featured on the soundtrack for the 1978 film ''Animal House''. On the original hit single version, the track begins with Lewis singing "I couldn't sleep at all last night," and it appears this way on most oldies compilations. However, on some releases the song has a prelude, where Lewis sings "Baby...Baby...you did something to me," followed by a musical cue into the first verse. Lewis usually includes this prelude when he performs the song live. The personnel on the original hit recording included Ritchie Adams and Eric Gale on guitar, Bob Bushnell on bass, King Curtis on a tenor sax mouthpiece, Frank Haywood Henry on baritone sax, Paul Griffin on Piano, and Sticks Evans on drums. In 2008, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked the song as the 27th biggest song of all time that charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the chart.〔(Bobby Lewis, "Tossin' and Turnin'" Chart Positions ) Retrieved March 5, 2015〕 It is one of only six songs from the 1960s to spend at least seven weeks in the number one position on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ==Cover versions== *In 1965, Chad Allan & the Expressions (Guess Who?) covered the song and released it as the B-side of "Shakin' All Over" and as a single in Canada where it reached #3.〔(The Guess Who, "Tossin' and Turnin'" Chart Position ) Retrieved March 5, 2015〕 *In 1966, The Kingsmen released a version on their album ''The Kingsmen Up And Away''. *In 1972, The Supremes released a version on their album ''The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb''. *In 1978, Kiss drummer Peter Criss released a version on his solo album ''Peter Criss''. *In 1983, Joan Jett released a version on her album ''Album''. *Steve Goodman *Lulu *Jimmy Sturr 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tossin' and Turnin'」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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