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GREAT-GREAT-GREAT and just for laughs, the hit track South Street from erly 1963, happens to be the first-ever hit record to mention the word HIPPIES as opposed to the people who claimed to have created the word in 1966, and just to add, The Orlons, like some of their counter-part CAMEO-PARKWAY acts like The Dovells, had that shooting star that. Listen free to The Orlons – The Orlons Greatest Hits (The Wah-Watusi, Don't Hang Up and more). 32 tracks (75:14). Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1963 Vinyl release of Biggest Hits on Discogs. Label: Cameo - C-1061. Format: Vinyl LP, Compilation. Country: US. Genre: Pop. Style: Vocal The Orlons - Biggest Hits (1963, Vinyl) Discogs. The group hits a gospel soul groove for Mann and Appell's 'Gather `Round' and introduces another dance with the R&B 'Pokey Lou.' Those looking for an overview of the Orlons time at Cameo-Parkway are directed to the 2005 Best Of, which includes all eight of their charting singles (including their second Top 10 'Don't Hang Up,' which is missing. ORLONS Vinyl Records and CDs The Orlons were a mixture of school friends and neighbors hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The quartet was comprised of Shirley Brickley (born December 9, 1944), Steve Caldwell (born November 22, 1942), Rosetta Hightower (born June 23, 1944), and Marlena Davis (born October 4, 1944).

'The Wah-Watusi' is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by The Orlons. It reached #2 on the U.S. pop chart behind Bobby Vinton's 'Roses Are Red (My Love)', and #5 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1962.^[1] It was featured on their 1962 album The Wah-Watusi.^[2]

'The Wah-Watusi' sold over one million copies and was awarded gold disc status.^[3]

The song ranked #24 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962.^[4]

Other versions[edit]

• Dee Dee Sharp released a version of the song on her 1962 compilation album All the Hits by Dee Dee Sharp.^[5]
• Annette released a version of the song as a single in 1964, but it did not chart.^[6]
• The Miracles released a version of the song on their 1963 album The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey.^[7]
• The Isley Brothers released a version of the song on their 1993 compilation album Shout and Twist with Rudolph, Ronald & O'Kelly.^[8]
• The Ronettes released a version of the song on the 2011 various artists album The Philles Album Collection.^[9] Their version had originally been released on The Crystals' 1963 album The Crystals Sing the Greatest Hits Volume 1, but The Crystals received credit for the song.

In popular culture[edit]

• The Orlons' version was featured in the 2011 film The Help and was included on the soundtrack.
• The Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Massachusetts has adapted the song as a commercial jingle for a number of years.^[10]

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References[edit]

1. ^'The Orlons, 'The Wah-Watusi' Chart Positions'. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
2. ^'The Orlons, The Wah-Watusi'. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
3. ^Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins. pp. 149 & 164. ISBN0-214-20512-6.
4. ^'Top 100 Singles of 1962', Billboard, Section II, December 29, 1962. p. 82. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
5. ^'Dee Dee Sharp, All the Hits by Dee Dee Sharp'. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
6. ^'Annette, 'The Wah Watusi' Single Release'. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
7. ^'The Miracles, The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey'. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
8. ^'The Isley Brothers, Shout and Twist with Rudolph, Ronald & O'Kelly'. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
9. ^'The Ronettes, The Philles Album Collection'. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
10. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc4bH9u1O_c Wachusett Summit Commercial

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