Cradle of Love (Johnny Preston song)

"Cradle of Love"
Single by Johnny Preston
B-side "City Of Tears"
Released 1960
Format Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Genre Rock & Roll
Length 2:20
Label Mercury Records
Writer(s) Jack Fautheree & Wayne Gray[1]
Johnny Preston singles chronology
"Running Bear"
(1959)
"Cradle of Love"
(1960)
"Feel So Fine"
(1960)

"Cradle of Love" is a song released in 1960 by Johnny Preston. The song spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 7,[2] while reaching No. 2 in the United Kingdom,[3] No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[4] No. 5 on the VG-lista chart in Norway,[5] No. 7 in Australia,[6] No. 15 in Japan,[7] and No. 15 on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides.[8]

The lyrics of "Cradle of Love" quote several well known nursery rhymes[9] with variations that tie them to the song's title. The song's chorus quotes Rock-a-bye Baby, the first verse quotes Jack Be Nimble, the second verse quotes Hey Diddle Diddle, and the third verse quotes Jack and Jill.[10]

Using the name "Bobby Stevens", Ray Pilgrim recorded a version of the song in 1960.[11]

Chart performance

Chart (1960) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 7
UK - Record Retailer[3] 2
UK - New Musical Express[12] 2
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade 4
Norway - VG-lista 5
Australia 7
Japan 15
Hot R&B Sides 15
Flemish Belgium[13][14] 6
Netherlands[15][16] 19

References

  1. Cradle of Love - By: Johnny Preston, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 25, 2015
  2. Johnny Preston - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 25, 2015
  3. 1 2 Johnny Preston - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed October 14, 2015
  4. "CHUM Hit Parade", CHUM, Week of May 09, 1960
  5. Johnny Preston - Cradle of Love, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 25, 2015
  6. David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending April 30, 1960
  7. "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, June 26, 1961. p. 39. Accessed December 17, 2015.
  8. "The Billboard Hot R&B Sides", Billboard, May 23, 1960. p. 42. Accessed October 14, 2015
  9. Richard Aquila, "That Old-time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-1963", University of Illinois Press, (1989). p. 66
  10. JOHNNY PRESTON "Cradle Of Love" OldieLyrics. Accessed July 25, 2015
  11. "Ray Pilgrim UK Releases", raypilgrim.co.uk. Accessed October 15, 2015
  12. "Best Selling Pop Records in Britain", Billboard, June 13, 1960. p. 6. Accessed October 14, 2015
  13. "Belgian Newsnotes", Billboard, August 8, 1960. p. 6. Accessed December 17, 2015.
  14. Johnny Preston - Cradle of Love, Ultratop. Accessed July 27, 2015
  15. "Holland Newsnotes", Billboard, August 8, 1960. p. 6. Accessed December 17, 2015.
  16. Johnny Preston - Cradle of Love, Dutch Charts. Retrieved July 27, 2015
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