When (The Kalin Twins song)

"When"
Single by The Kalin Twins
Released1958
Recorded1958
GenrePop
Length2:28
LabelBrunswick Records[1]
Songwriter(s)Paul Evans, Jack Reardon[1]
Producer(s)Jack Pleis[1]
"When"
Single by Showaddywaddy
Released1977
Recorded1976
GenreRock and roll
Length3:27
LabelArista Records[2]
Songwriter(s)Paul Evans, Jack Reardon
Producer(s)Mike Hurst[2]
Showaddywaddy singles chronology
"Under the Moon of Love"
(1976) 		"When"
(1977) 		"You Got What It Takes"
(1977)

"When" is a popular song written by Jack Reardon and Paul Evans and published in 1958.

The Kalin Twins version

The biggest hit version was recorded by The Kalin Twins in 1958, a chart-topper in the UK Singles Chart for five weeks,[1][3] No. 2 in Canada,[4] and No. 5 in the US Billboard Hot 100. In French 1958 single charts it spent 18 weeks as number 1, and in the Netherlands the song charted for 30 weeks and was also a number one for 5 weeks.[5]

Album appearances

The song was included on the compilation album The Original Hit Performances! The Late Fifties, Decca Records, 1959 (DL 4005), and on the oldies compilations Vintage Music, Volume One, MCA Records, 1986 (MCA-1429) CD (MCA-31198), 50's Hits: Great Records of the Decade, Curb Records, 1990 CD (D2-77354), and Glory Days of Rock n' Roll: Teen Ballads, Warner Special Products, 1999 (OPCD 3551).

Cover versions

In 1958, a German version of "When" was recorded as "Wenn" by German Schlager music group Die James Brothers.[6]

In 1977, Showaddywaddy had a UK No. 3 hit with the song.[7]

The song was revived in 2004 by Daniel O'Donnell in his album of songs from the 1950s and 1960s, The Jukebox Years.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ^ a b "Showaddywaddy - When (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1977. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 88–9. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - July 21, 1958".
  5. ^ "Dutch Charts". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  6. ^ "Die James Brothers - Wenn (When) (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 497. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.