Coming On Strong (song)
| "Coming On Strong" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
| from the album Coming On Strong | ||||
| B-side | "You Keep Coming Back to Me" | |||
| Released | 19 September 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 10 August 1966 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:00 | |||
| Label | Decca Records 32018 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Little David Wilkins | |||
| Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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"Coming On Strong" is a song written by Little David Wilkins and performed by Brenda Lee.[2] The song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of December 3, 1966.[3][4] The song also reached #9 in Canada and #76 in Australia. It was featured on her 1966 album, Coming on Strong.[5]
Lee's version is referenced in the 1973 Golden Earring song "Radar Love".[6]
The song was ranked #70 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1966.[7]
Other versions
[edit]- Don Bryant released a version of the song as a single in 1966.[8]
- Barbara Mandrell released a version on her 1980 album, Love Is Fair.[9]
- Toody Cole as the A-Side of a single in 1985 [10]
References
[edit]- ^ Burke, Ken (January 1, 1998). "Brenda Lee". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 281–282.
- ^ Brenda Lee, "Coming on Strong" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014
- ^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of December 3, 1966 – Billboard.com. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ Brenda Lee, "Coming on Strong" Chart Positions Retrieved June 21, 2014
- ^ Brenda Lee, Coming on Strong Retrieved June 21, 2014
- ^ Brenda Lee, "Coming on Strong" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1966". Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ Don Bryant, "Coming on Strong" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014
- ^ Brenda Lee, Love Is Fair Retrieved June 21, 2014
- ^ Toody, “Coming On Strong” Retrieved January 13, 2018
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