"Teen-Age Crush" is a song written by Audrey Allison and Joe Allison and performed by Tommy Sands. It reached #2 on the U.S. pop chart and #10 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1957.[1]

"Teen-Age Crush"
Single by Tommy Sands
B-side"Hep Dee Hootie (Cutie Wootie)"
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1957 (1957-02-01)
GenreRockabilly
Length2:29
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Audrey Allison, Joe Allison
Tommy Sands singles chronology
"Something's Bound to Go Wrong"
(1955)
"Teen-Age Crush"
(1957)
"My Love Song"
(1957)

The song ranked #33 on Billboard's Year-End top 50 singles of 1957.[2]

Other versions

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  • Country artist Rita Robbins was the first to record the song for RCA Victor in 1956, but it did not chart.[citation needed]
  • Barry Frank released a version of the song as a single in 1957, but like his other covers of popular hits of the day released by Bell Records, then a budget label, it did not chart.[3]
  • Gary Paxton released a version of the song as a single in 1962, but it did not chart.[4]
  • Ray Whitley released a version of the song as a single in 1963, but it did not chart.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Tommy Sands, "Teen-Age Crush" Chart Position". Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "1957's Best Selling Records" Billboard December 23, 1957: 20
  3. ^ "Barry Frank, "Teen-Age Crush" Single Release". Discogs. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Gary Paxton, "Teen Age Crush" Single Release". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ray Whitley, "Teenage Crush" Single Release". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved August 19, 2018.