"Ivory Tower" is a popular song written by Jack Fulton and Lois Steele.[1] Popular versions by Cathy Carr and Gale Storm, and a rhythm & blues version by Otis Williams all received major popularity in 1956.
Recorded versions
- Cathy Carr (1956) went to number 2 on the Top 100.[2] Overseas, her version achieved number 2 on the Australian chart.
- Hank Locklin
- Gale Storm (1956) went to number 6 on the Billboard pop charts
- Porter Wagoner
- Otis Williams and the Charms (1956) reached number 5 on Billboard's R&B chart and number 11 on the pop chart.[3]
- Connie Francis
- Compare a song recorded by Eileen Rodgers in 1956 called "Unwanted Heart", written by Ray Conniff, and released on 4 June, as Columbia catalogue 40708, which is uncannily similar.
References
- ^ "Cover versions of Ivory Tower by Jack Fulton". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 107.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 114.
