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"Sittin' in the Balcony" is a song written and performed by John D. Loudermilk under his artist name Johnny Dee. It was released in January 1957 on the Colonial Records label. Eddie Cochran had a Top 40 hit in the U.S. with his recording on Liberty Records in 1957.

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Eddie Cochran version

"Sittin' in the Balcony"
Single by Eddie Cochran
from the album Singin' to My Baby
B-side	"Dark Lonely Street"
Released	1957
Recorded	January 1957, Gold Star Studios
Genre	Rockabilly
Length	2:05
Label	Liberty
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Dee
Eddie Cochran singles chronology
"Skinny Jim" (1956) "Sittin' in the Balcony" (1957) "One Kiss" (1957)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rate Your Music	[1]

"Sittin' in the Balcony" is a song performed by Eddie Cochran and released on single by Liberty Records in January 1957. It rose to number 18 on the Billboard charts.

Chart performance

Chart (1957)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	23
US Billboard Top 100[2]	18
U.S. Billboard Most Played R&B by Jockeys[3]	7

Other notable versions

• Don McLean (1989)
• Keld Heick (2010)

References

External links

• Eddie Cochran US discography
• Rate Your Music review Sittin' in the Balcony / Dark Lonely Street
• Sittin' in the Balcony on Second Hand Songs

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