(Till) I Kissed You | |
Cover: | Everly_Bros_Till_I_Kissed_You.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | the Everly Brothers |
B-Side: | Oh What a Feeling |
Released: | 1959 |
Recorded: | 1959 |
Studio: | RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee |
Genre: | Pop[1] |
Label: | Cadence 60663 |
Prev Title: | Take a Message to Mary |
Prev Year: | 1959 |
Next Title: | Let It Be Me |
Next Year: | 1959 |
(Till) I Kissed You | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Connie Smith |
Album: | The Song We Fell in Love To |
B-Side: | Ridin' on a Rainbow |
Released: | January 1976 |
Genre: | Country |
Label: | Columbia |
Producer: | Ray Baker |
Prev Title: | The Song We Fell in Love To |
Prev Year: | 1975 |
Next Title: | So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) |
Next Year: | 1976 |
"(Till) I Kissed You" is a song written by Don Everly and recorded by the Everly Brothers. It was released as a single in 1959 and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] Chet Atkins played guitar on this record and Jerry Allison played drums.[3]
"(Till) I Kissed You" was covered by American country music artist Connie Smith on her 1976 album The Song We Fell in Love To. Released in January 1976, it was the album's second single. Smith's version peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[4] It also reached No. 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[5]
Several reggae artists have covered the song. In 1975 Jimmy London topped the charts in Jamaica with his version, and also scored highly on reggae charts abroad.
Chart (1959) | Peak position | |
---|---|---|
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 | |
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides[6] | 8 | |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Sides[7] | 22 | |
U. S. Cashbox Top 100 | 5 | |
U. S. Cashbox Country Singles | 7 | |
U. S. Cashbox R&B Singles | 14 | |
Australian ARIA Chart | 2 | |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 3 | |
UK Singles Chart[8] | 2 |
Chart (1976) | Peak position | |
---|---|---|
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 10 | |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 117.
. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 194.