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For other songs of the same name, see Don't Hang Up.
"Don't Hang Up"
Song

"Don't Hang Up" is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the R&B music group The Orlons. The song is also credited under the Ariola Records label. The song was a number-four hit on the Billboard Pop chart and reached number three on its R&B chart. One of the group's biggest songs during their career, the song achieved notoriety again in the 1990s, when it was included in the 1993 family comedy film Dennis the Menace. [3] "Don't Hang Up" remains an icon of the early 1960s era of popular music. [4]

Chart performance

Chart Position
U.S. R&B [5][6] 3
U.S. Pop [5][6] 4
UK Singles Chart [6] 39

Credits

  • Written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann
  • Executive Producer: Bernie Lowe
  • Lead Vocals: Rossetta Hightower
  • Backing Vocals: Marlena Davis & Shirley Brickley
  • Support Vocals: Steve Caldwell [7]

References

  1. ^ "THE ORLONS - DON'T HANG UP (SONG)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  2. ^ "The Best of the Orlons Cameo Parkway 1961-1966". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  3. ^ "Dennis the Menace credits". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  4. ^ "The Orlons Page". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  5. ^ a b "The Orlons at History of Rock". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  6. ^ a b c "The Orlons Bio & History". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  7. ^ "The Best of the Orlons (1961-1966)". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
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