Fabulous (Charlie Gracie song) explained

"Fabulous" is a song first performed by Charlie Gracie in 1957. It is his second and last appearance on the Billboard Top 40 besides the chart-topping "Butterfly". It made it to number 16 on US Billboard chart.^[1] The song was popular in the United Kingdom and internationally reaching number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and number 6 in Canada.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

The song was written by Harold Land and Cameo-Parkway co-owner Kal Mann, under the pseudonym 'Jon Sheldon'.

Covers

The song has been subject to many covers, including:

• Steve Lawrence - a single release in 1957.^[8]
• Paul McCartney - for the album Run Devil Run (1999)
• Cliff Richard - in his tribute album The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook (2013)

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 351.

2. Web site: For the Love of Charlie. Amazon . 17 January 2014.
3. Web site: Charlie Gracie - Fabulous! An Intimate Portrait of a Rock Pioneer DVD. cduniverse.com. 17 January 2014.
4. Web site: Charlie Gracie. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202234753/http://www.mtv.com/artists/charlie-gracie/discography/2771149/. dead. February 2, 2014. mtv.com. 17 January 2014.
5. Web site: charliegracie.com. charliegracie.com. 17 January 2014.
6. Web site: charlie gracie-fabulous 45. bing.com. 17 January 2014.
7. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade - June 3, 1957.
8. Web site: 45cat.com. 45cat.com. February 19, 2018.