Sittin' in the Balcony explained

"Sittin' in the Balcony" is a song written and performed by John D. Loudermilk under his artist name Johnny Dee.^[1] It was released in January 1957 on the Colonial Records label. Eddie Cochran had a Top 20 hit in the U.S. with his recording on Liberty Records in 1957.^{[2] [3]}

Eddie Cochran version

Sittin' in the Balcony
Cover:	Eddie Cochran Sittin In The Balcony Liberty F-55056.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Eddie Cochran
Album:	Singin' to My Baby
B-Side:	Dark Lonely Street
Released:	1957
Recorded:	January 1957, Gold Star Studios
Genre:	Rockabilly
Length:	2:05
Label:	Liberty
Prev Title:	Skinny Jim
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	One Kiss
Next Year:	1957

"Sittin' in the Balcony" is a song performed by Eddie Cochran and released on single by Liberty Records in January 1957. It rose to number 18 on the Billboard charts by April of that year.^[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1957)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	23
US Billboard Top 100^[5]	18
U.S. Billboard Most Played R&B by Jockeys^[6]	7

Other notable versions

• Don McLean (1989)
• Keld Heick (2010)

External links

• Eddie Cochran US discography
• Rate Your Music review Sittin' in the Balcony / Dark Lonely Street
• Sittin' in the Balcony on Second Hand Songs

Notes and References

1. Book: Wolff, Kurt . Country Music: The Rough Guide . 2000 . Rough Guides . 978-1-85828-534-4 . 268 . en.
2. Book: Bullman, Lee . Eddie Cochran: In Person!: The Lost Treasures of a Rock 'n' Roll Legend . 2023-12-19 . Weldon Owen International . 979-8-88674-180-3 . en.
3. Book: Cochran, Bobby . Three Steps to Heaven: The Eddie Cochran Story . 2003 . Hal Leonard Corporation . 978-0-634-03252-3 . en.
4. April 27, 1957 . The Top 100 . Billboard . 63 . 48 . Google Books.
5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 178.

6. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 125.