1964 HITS ARCHIVE: Hippy Hippy Shake - Swinging Blue Jeans (a #1 UK hit*)
Details
| Title | 1964 HITS ARCHIVE: Hippy Hippy Shake - Swinging Blue Jeans (a #1 UK hit*) |
| Author | The45Prof |
| Duration | 1:44 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=ogYQz4RKvjE |
Description
Hippy Hippy Shake (Romero) by The Swinging Blue Jeans
The British quartet’s most successful hit in America was this soothing treatment of a song that its writer Chan Romero had first recorded in 1959: https://youtu.be/2u_Ka5Kgx4A
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 20, Cash Box 23, Billboard 24 - UK Chart Peaks: 1 (D), 2 (NME, RR, MM)
* While the most commonly referenced “Official” UK singles chart history from this period utilizes data from only one of the four existing nationally-published music periodicals (Record Retailer…in which this record did not reach the top), for historical reference our channel also credits as “#1 UK hit” any title which achieved that peak in one or more of the other three charts (New Musical Express, Melody Maker & Disc).
THE 1964 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their U.S. popularity within the calendar year 1964 (some were recorded in 1963).
