Very nice hearing the original. She sounds a bit like Toni Arden. Also hearing this helps debunk that canard about white singers taking songs from black singers as a matter of course. Just as often it went the other way, as it does here and with such songs as At Last, a big hit originally by Ray Eberle. And sometimes singers of the same race took songs just like Chubby Checker and the Twist.
Sweet ! Till now I never knew this was originally recorded in the 50s. I was only familiar with the popular 1965 version by Mel Carter. The lovely & talented Ms Chandler gives us an exquisite version ! Thank you so much for uploading for us to enjoy !! :-)
JUST LOVED THIS GREAT KAREN CHANDLER HIT...I VIVIDLY REMEMBER THE RECORD AS I MADE A TRIP TO THE RECORD STORE TO BUY A COPY OF THE CORAL 78RPM...UNFORTUNATELY, I BROKE THE RECORD BEFORE I GOT HOME...IT WAS THE FIRST RECORD I EVER PURCHASED...WHAT A WONDERFUL RENDITION....I THINK SHE WAS THE FIRST TO RECORD IT BEFORE THE MOONGLOWS BY A YEAR AND MEL CARTER BY 13 YEARS....