"Shout" | ||||
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Single by The Isley Brothers | ||||
from the album Shout! | ||||
A-side | Shout - part 1 | |||
B-side | Shout - part 2 | |||
Released | September 21, 1959 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | August 5, 1959, RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, New York City | |||
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Length | 2:15 (part 1) 2:10 (part 2) |
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Label |
RCA 7588 |
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Writer(s) |
O'Kelly Isley, Jr. Rudolph Isley Ronald Isley |
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Producer(s) | Hugo & Luigi | |||
The Isley Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"Shout" is an American popular song, originally recorded by the Isley Brothers. Released in 1959, it was written by the brothers themselves as a call and response answer to Jackie Wilson's "Lonely Teardrops", which they would occasionally cover in live performances.
While the song did not reach higher than #47 on the Billboard Hot 100, it became the brothers' first gold single on the basis of its longevity, and it became a much-covered tune, with many U.S. and international artists recording the song.
One month after the initial release, Johnny O'Keefe covered it in his Australian TV show Six O'Clock Rock, reaching #3 in Australia. He re-recorded the song in 1964, but it was only a minor hit.Joey Dee and the Starliters reached #6 with their recording of the song in 1962 (The Starlighters also worked the call-and-response portion of the song into its even bigger hit, "Peppermint Twist"), while the Isley Brothers' version re-charted that same year at #94.
Scottish pop singer Lulu had a #7 UK hit with the song in 1964 (attributed to Lulu and the Luvvers), and a #8 UK hit with a re-recorded version in 1986.The Shangri-Las included a version of the song in their debut LP Leader of the Pack in 1965 as did the Kingsmen on their Volume 3 album in 1965 and 15 Great Hits album in 1966. Tommy James and the Shondells recorded a version of the song on their 1967 album, I Think We're Alone Now.The Ronettes frequently covered the song in live performances as well, including their appearance in The Big TNT Show.