"Tears On My Pillow" - Karaoke Track - In The Style Of - Little Anthony And The Imperials

"Tears on My Pillow" is a doo-wop song written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis in 1958. The composition was first recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials on End Records and was that group's debut recording under that name. Their original recording of the song became a Billboard top-10 hit, peaking at No.4 and No.3 in Canada, and was the Imperials' first million-seller. It was also a two-sided hit, with its flip side, "Two People in the World," also becoming a major hit. Although it remains one of the Imperials' signature songs, "Tears on My Pillow" has been extensively covered, including a No.1 in the UK Singles Chart version by Kylie Minogue in January 1990. Early copies of the single were credited simply to "The Imperials," a group that had previously been known as "The Duponts" and "The Chesters." Brooklyn DJ Alan Freed gave the group's lead singer, Anthony Gourdine, top billing while introducing the single over the air, and the moniker of "Little Anthony and the Imperials" stuck. "Tears on My Pillow" was a #4 hit single in the United States and #3 in Canada. Selling over a million copies, "Tears on My Pillow" was the most successful single of the Imperials' doo-wop period. Its success would be matched only by the Imperials' 1964 single "Goin' Out of My Head." The Imperials ("Little Anthony" Gourdine, Clarence Collins, Ernest Wright, Tracy Lord, and Nate Rogers—the last two of whom were later replaced by Sammy Strain) performed the song on numerous TV programs, including The Dick Clark Show and on the PBS Oldies special, Rock, Rhythm, and Doo-Wop, in 1958 and 2002, respectively. They also performed the tune on the American Bandstand 40th Anniversary Special (also in 2002). Information sourced through Wikipedia. Backing track by "Legends Karaoke".