Ivory Tower (1956 song) explained
"Ivory Tower" is a popular song written by Jack Fulton and Lois Steele.[1] Popular versions by Cathy Carr and Gale Storm, and a rhythm & blues version by Otis Williams all received major popularity in 1956.
Ivory Tower |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Cathy Carr |
Album: | Ivory Tower |
B-Side: | Please, Please Believe Me |
Recorded: | 1955 |
Genre: | Traditional pop |
Label: | Fraternity |
Prev Title: | Morning, Noon and Night |
Prev Year: | 1955 |
Next Title: | I'll Cry At Your Wedding |
Next Year: | 1956 |
Ivory Tower |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Otis Williams and the Charms |
B-Side: | In Paradise |
Recorded: | 1955 |
Genre: | R&B |
Label: | DeLuxe |
Prev Title: | That's Your Mistake |
Prev Year: | 1956 |
Next Title: | United |
Next Year: | 1957 |
Recorded versions
- Cathy Carr (1956) went to number 2 on the Top 100.[2] Overseas, her version achieved number 2 on the Australian chart.
- Hank Locklin
- Gale Storm (1956) went to number 6 on the Billboard pop charts
- Porter Wagoner
- Otis Williams and the Charms (1956) reached number 5 on Billboard's R&B chart and number 11 on the pop chart.[3]
- Connie Francis
- Compare a song recorded by Eileen Rodgers in 1956 called "Unwanted Heart", written by Ray Conniff, and released on 4 June, as Columbia catalogue 40708, which is uncannily similar.
Notes and References
- Web site: Cover versions of Ivory Tower by Jack Fulton . Secondhandsongs.com. 28 April 2021.
- Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 107.
- Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 114.