Coming On Strong (song) explained

Coming On Strong
Type:	single
Artist:	Brenda Lee
Album:	Coming On Strong
B-Side:	You Keep Coming Back to Me
Released:	19 September 1966
Recorded:	10 August 1966
Genre:	Rock^[1]
Label:	Decca Records 32018
Prev Title:	Ain't Gonna Cry No More
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Ride, Ride, Ride
Next Year:	1967

"Coming On Strong" is a song written by Little David Wilkins and performed by Brenda Lee.^[2] The song reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.^[3] The song also reached #9 in Canada and #76 in Australia. It was featured on her 1966 album, Coming on Strong.^[4]

Lee's version is referenced in the 1973 Golden Earring song "Radar Love".^[5]

The song was ranked #70 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1966.^[6]

Other versions

• Don Bryant released a version of the song as a single in 1966.^[7]
• Barbara Mandrell released a version on her 1980 album, Love Is Fair.^[8]
• Toody Cole as the A-Side of a single in 1985 ^[9]

Notes and References

1. Book: Burke, Ken. Brenda Lee. Knopper. Steve. January 1, 1998. MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. Detroit. 281-282.
2. http://www.45cat.com/record/31849 Brenda Lee, "Coming on Strong" single release
3. http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Coming+on+Strong+by+Brenda+Lee&id=6875 Brenda Lee, "Coming on Strong" Chart Positions
4. http://www.discogs.com/Brenda-Lee-Coming-On-Strong/release/2042919 Brenda Lee, Coming on Strong
5. http://www.45cat.com/record/32018 Brenda Lee, "Coming on Strong" single release
6. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1966. June 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140618210156/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1966.php. June 18, 2014. dead.
7. http://www.45cat.com/record/452114us Don Bryant, "Coming on Strong" single release
8. http://www.discogs.com/Barbara-Mandrell-Love-Is-Fair/release/1902501 Brenda Lee, Love Is Fair
9. https://www.discogs.com/Toody-Coming-On-Strong/release/1831419 Toody, “Coming On Strong”