"Eddie My Love" is a 1956 doo wop song. According to BMI and ASCAP, the song was written by Maxwell Davis (BMI), Aaron Collins, Jr. (ASCAP), and Sam Ling (BMI). Maxwell Davis played sax on the Teen Queens record. Aaron Collins was the brother of the Teen Queens.Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits, Billboard. p. 566. Sam Ling was an alias of Saul Bihari, co-founder of Modern, RPM, and other labels; Bihari and his brothers regularly attached their names to songwriting credits (without contributing substantially to writing the songs) as a means of getting a cut of the royalties, as was common practice at the time.

The Teen Queens were the first to record the song, releasing their rendition on RPM in 1956. It became their biggest selling single, with several follow up records failing to generate the same success. The Chordettes and The Fontane Sisters also released hit versions of "Eddie My Love" in 1956.

Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, in their 1971 musical Grease, parodied "Eddie My Love" as "Freddy, My Love."

Chart performance The song reached No. 13 on the Cash Box Top 50 Best Selling Records chart, in a tandem ranking of the Teen Queens, the Chordettes, the Fontane Sisters, and Lillian Briggs's versions, with the Teen Queens, the Chordettes, and the Fontane Sisters' versions marked as bestsellers,"The Cash Box Top 50 Best Selling Records", Cash Box, April 7, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved April 30, 2018. while reaching No. 8 on Cash Boxs chart of "The Ten Records Disk Jockeys Played Most This Week","The Ten Records Disk Jockeys Played Most This Week", Cash Box, March 31, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved April 30, 2018. and No. 12 on Cash Boxs Top Ten Juke Box Tunes chart."The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes", Cash Box, April 21, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved April 30, 2018. The song also reached No. 10 on Billboards Honor Roll of Hits, with the Teen Queens, the Chordettes, and the Fontane Sisters' versions listed as best sellers."Honor Roll of Hits", Billboard, April 14, 1956. p. 42. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

The Teen Queens version was ranked No. 17 in Cash Boxs ranking of "1956's Top R&B Records as Voted in the Cash Box Poll"."1956's Top R&B Records as Voted in the Cash Box Poll", Cash Box, December 29, 1956. p. 40. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

The Teen Queens version Chart (1956)PeakpositionUS Billboard Best Sellers in StoresWhitburn, Joel (1987). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 301."The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts - Pop Records & Sheet Music", Billboard, March 31, 1956. p. 42. Retrieved April 30, 2018.14US Billboard Most Played in Juke Boxes"The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts - Pop Records & Sheet Music", Billboard, April 21, 1956. p. 38. Retrieved April 30, 2018.16US Billboard Top 100"The Top 100", Billboard, April 7, 1956. p. 36. Retrieved April 30, 2018.22US Billboard Rhythm and Blues Records - Best Sellers in Stores"The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts - Rhythm and Blues Records", Billboard, March 24, 1956. p. 51. Retrieved April 29, 2018.3US Billboard Rhythm and Blues Records - Most Played by Jockeys"The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts - Rhythm and Blues Records", Billboard, March 31, 1956. p. 61. Retrieved April 29, 2018.2US Billboard Rhythm and Blues Records - Most Played in Juke Boxes"The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts - Rhythm and Blues Records", Billboard, May 5, 1956. p. 51. Retrieved April 29, 2018.4US Cash Box Rhythm & Blues Top 15"The Nation's Rhythm & Blues Top 15", Cash Box, March 24, 1956. p. 32. Retrieved April 30, 2018.2

The Chordettes version Chart (1956)PeakpositionUS Billboard Best Sellers in StoresWhitburn, Joel (1987). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 66.17US Billboard Most Played by Jockeys14US Billboard Top 10018

The Fontane Sisters version Chart (1956)PeakpositionUS Billboard Best Sellers in StoresWhitburn, Joel (1987). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 118."The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts - Pop Records & Sheet Music", Billboard, April 7, 1956. p. 30. Retrieved April 30, 2018.15US Billboard Most Played by Jockeys"The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts - Pop Records & Sheet Music", Billboard, April 14, 1956. p. 46. Retrieved April 30, 2018.13US Billboard Most Played in Juke Boxes11US Billboard Top 10012

External links List of recordings at AllMusic

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