Cradle of Love (Johnny Preston song)

"Cradle of Love"
Single by Johnny Preston
B-side "City Of Tears"
Released 1960
Format Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Genre Rock & Roll
Length 2:20
Label Mercury Records
Writer(s) Jack Fautheree & Wayne Gray[1]
Johnny Preston singles chronology
"Running Bear"
(1959)		 "Cradle of Love"
(1960)		 "Feel So Fine"
(1960)

"Cradle of Love" is a song released in 1960 by Johnny Preston. The song spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 7,[2] while reaching No. 2 in the United Kingdom,[3] No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[4] No. 5 on the VG-lista chart in Norway,[5] No. 7 in Australia,[6] No. 15 in Japan,[7] and No. 15 on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides.[8]

The lyrics of "Cradle of Love" quote several well known nursery rhymes[9] with variations that tie them to the song's title. The song's chorus quotes Rock-a-bye Baby, the first verse quotes Jack Be Nimble, the second verse quotes Hey Diddle Diddle, and the third verse quotes Jack and Jill.[10]

Using the name "Bobby Stevens", Ray Pilgrim recorded a version of the song in 1960.[11]

Chart performance

Chart (1960) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 7
UK - Record Retailer[3] 2
UK - New Musical Express[12] 2
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade 4
Norway - VG-lista 5
Australia 7
Japan 15
Hot R&B Sides 15
Flemish Belgium[13][14] 6
Netherlands[15][16] 19

References

  1. ↑ Cradle of Love - By: Johnny Preston, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 25, 2015
  2. ↑ Johnny Preston - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 25, 2015
  3. 1 2 Johnny Preston - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed October 14, 2015
  4. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade", CHUM, Week of May 09, 1960
  5. ↑ Johnny Preston - Cradle of Love, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 25, 2015
  6. ↑ David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending April 30, 1960
  7. ↑ "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, June 26, 1961. p. 39. Accessed December 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Billboard Hot R&B Sides", Billboard, May 23, 1960. p. 42. Accessed October 14, 2015
  9. ↑ Richard Aquila, "That Old-time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-1963", University of Illinois Press, (1989). p. 66
  10. ↑ JOHNNY PRESTON "Cradle Of Love" OldieLyrics. Accessed July 25, 2015
  11. ↑ "Ray Pilgrim UK Releases", raypilgrim.co.uk. Accessed October 15, 2015
  12. ↑ "Best Selling Pop Records in Britain", Billboard, June 13, 1960. p. 6. Accessed October 14, 2015
  13. ↑ "Belgian Newsnotes", Billboard, August 8, 1960. p. 6. Accessed December 17, 2015.
  14. ↑ Johnny Preston - Cradle of Love, Ultratop. Accessed July 27, 2015
  15. ↑ "Holland Newsnotes", Billboard, August 8, 1960. p. 6. Accessed December 17, 2015.
  16. ↑ Johnny Preston - Cradle of Love, Dutch Charts. Retrieved July 27, 2015
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