"Sittin' in the Balcony" is a song written and performed by John D. Loudermilk under his artist name Johnny Dee. It was released in January 1957 on the Colonial Records label. Eddie Cochran had a Top 20 hit in the U.S. with his recording on Liberty Records in 1957.
Eddie Cochran version
"Sittin' in the Balcony" is a song performed by Eddie Cochran and released on single by Liberty Records in January 1957. It rose to number 18 on the Billboard charts by April of that year. Cochran lip-synched to the song on the Saturday Night Beechnut Show hosted by Dick Clark. It appeared on his 1957 Liberty Records album Singin' To My Baby.
Chart performance Chart (1957)PeakpositionCanadian Singles Chart23US Billboard Top 10018U.S. Billboard Most Played R&B by Jockeys7
Other notable versions Don McLean (1989) Keld Heick (2010)
References
External links Eddie Cochran US discography Rate Your Music review Sittin' in the Balcony / Dark Lonely Street Sittin' in the Balcony on Second Hand Songs