“Only You (And You Alone)” (often shortened to “Only You”) is a pop song composed by Buck Ram. It was recorded most successfully by The Platters, with lead vocals by Tony Williams, in 1955. Continue reading
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One Way Ticket(to the blue)
One Way Ticket (To The Blues ) was written by Hunter Hank and Jack Keller in 1959 Continue reading
Oh, Pretty Woman
“Pretty Woman” is a song, released in August 1964, which was a worldwide success for Roy Orbison. Recorded on the Monument Records label in Nashville, Tennessee, it was written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees. The song spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. “Pretty Woman” was also Orbison’s third single to top the British singles chart (for a total of three weeks). Continue reading
Oh Carol
Oh! Carol”, legal title “Oh Carol”, is an international hit written by Neil Sedaka in 1958 about his then-girlfriend, Carol Klein, later to become Carole King. The song was co-written with Howard Greenfield. The song reached #9 in the American charts in 1959. It also earned Sedaka his first #1 ranking when it went to #1 on the Italian charts for four weeks in January 1960. Continue reading
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” is a song credited to Lennon–McCartney, but written by Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles on their 1968 album The Beatles (also referred to as The White Album). It was released as a single that same year in many countries, but not in the United Kingdom, nor in the United States until 1976. Continue reading