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"Don't Hang Up" is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the American 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, "Don't Hang Up" remains an icon of the early 1960s era of popular music[3] and was awarded gold disc status for selling over one million copies.[4]

"Don't Hang Up"
Single by the Orlons
ReleasedOctober 3, 1962 (1962-10-03)
GenreR&B
Length2:19[1]
LabelCameo-Parkway
Songwriter(s)Dave Appell, Kal Mann[2]
Producer(s)Dave Appell, Kal Mann
The Orlons singles chronology
"The Wah-Watusi"
(1962)
"Don't Hang Up"
(1962)
"South Street"
(1963)

Chart performance


Chart Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5][6] 4
US R&B Singles[5][6] 3
UK Singles Chart[6] 39

Credits



Bruce Springsteen performance





References


  1. "The Best of the Orlons Cameo Parkway 1961-1966". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  2. "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  3. "The Orlons Page". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  4. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins. pp. 149 & 164. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  5. "The Orlons at History of Rock". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  6. "The Orlons Bio & History". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  7. "The Best of the Orlons (1961-1966)". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  8. "Dennis the Menace credits". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2009-06-10.



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