Everybody (Tommy Roe song)

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"Everybody"
Single by Tommy Roe
from the album Sweet Pea
B-side"Sorry I'm Late, Lisa"
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1963
GenrePop rock
Length1:56
LabelABC-Paramount Records 10478
Songwriter(s)Tommy Roe
Producer(s)Felton Jarvis
Tommy Roe singles chronology
"Kiss and Run"
(1963)
"Everybody"
(1963)
"Come On"
(1964)

"Everybody" is a song written and performed by Tommy Roe. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the UK Singles Chart in 1963.[1] The song appeared on his 1966 album, Sweet Pea.[2]

The song was produced by Felton Jarvis.[3] The song was recorded at FAME Studios. The musicians on the record included Norbert Putnam on bass, David Briggs on piano, Bobby West on guitar, and Jerry Carrigan on drums.[4]

The song was ranked #38 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1963.[5]

Other versions[edit]

  • Ray Peterson released the song as a single in 1965.[6]
  • American Spring released a version of the song on their 1972 album, Spring.
  • German rock group Asterix covered the song in 1970. The single version was included in the 1998 CD reissue of their album, Asterix.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Everybody (song by Tommy Roe) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1963-09-28. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  2. ^ "Tommy Roe - Sweet Pea (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 1966. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  3. ^ "Tommy Roe - Everybody / Sorry I'm Late, Lisa - ABC-Paramount - USA - 45-10478". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  4. ^ "Forgotten Hits: TOMMY ROE". Forgottenhits60s.blogspot.com. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  5. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1963". Longboredsurfer.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "Ray Peterson - Everybody / Love Hurts - MGM - USA - K 13436". 45cat.com. 1966-01-01. Retrieved 2016-09-27.