1961 Embers - Solitaire

A top-10 hit in NYC which also showed up respectably on two of the three national singles charts, this doo-wop favorite featured a dumbed-down chord progression (an observation, not a criticism) of a 1951 ballad, recorded then most successfully by a young Tony Bennett (listen here:    • 1951 HITS ARCHIVE: Solitaire - Tony Bennett   ) Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 36, Music Vendor 44, Billboard 103 Transferred from 45 single Empress 101 - Solitaire (Guion-Borek-Nutter) by The Embers