Let's Jump the Broomstick
1959 single by Brenda Lee
"Let's Jump the Broomstick" | ||||
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Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
from the album Brenda Lee | ||||
B-side | "Some of These Days" | |||
Released | 27 April 1959 | |||
Recorded | 11 October 1958 | |||
Genre | Rockabilly[1] | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
Label | Decca 30885 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Charles Robins | |||
Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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"Let's Jump the Broomstick" is a song written by Charles Robins and performed first by a black Nashville group, Alvin Gaines & The Themes, in 1959, then covered that year by Brenda Lee. Her version reached No.12 in the United Kingdom in 1961.[2] The song was featured on her 1960 album, Brenda Lee.[3] The song is based on the popular custom and phrase jumping the broom.
The song was arranged by Owen Bradley.[4]
Other versions
- Sandy Denny released a version on her 1971 album, The North Star Grassman and the Ravens.[5]
- Coast to Coast released a version of the song as a single in the UK in 1981. It reached No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart.[6]
In media
- The song was used for a lyp-synch contest on the October 4, 1963 episode of Ready Steady Go! (the first appearance of The Beatles - who had once been Brenda Lee's opening act on a UK tour[7]), judged by Paul McCartney, who chose 13-year-old Melanie Coe as the winner; a few years later, after Coe ran off with a boyfriend, her disappearance made the front page of the Daily Mirror, which would serve as McCartney's inspiration for "She's Leaving Home".
References
- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Beyond the Blue Horizon: Country and Western". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 395. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ Guinness World Records, British Hit Singles and Albums, 17th Edition (2004)
- ^ "Brenda Lee - Brenda Lee (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. August 1960. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ "Brenda Lee - Let's Jump The Broomstick / Some Of These Days - Decca - USA - 9-30885". 45cat.com. 1959-04-27. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ Mark Deming. "The North Star Grassman and the Ravens - Sandy Denny | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ "Let's Jump the Broomstick (song by Coast to Coast) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1981-05-23. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ "'Little Miss Dynamite' returns to her Gospel roots with a little help from some of her best friends". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
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- Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang! (1959)
- Brenda Lee (1960)
- This Is...Brenda (1960)
- Emotions (1961)
- All the Way (1961)
- Sincerely (1962)
- Brenda, That's All (1962)
- All Alone Am I (1963)
- ..."Let Me Sing" (1963)
- By Request (1964)
- Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee (1964)
- Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits (1965)
- The Versatile Brenda Lee (1965)
- Too Many Rivers (1965)
- Bye Bye Blues (1966)
- Coming On Strong (1966)
- Reflections in Blue (1967)
- For the First Time (with Pete Fountain) (1968)
- Johnny One Time (1969)
- Brenda (1973)
- New Sunrise (1973)
- The Winning Hand (with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton) (1982)
- Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends (2007)
- 10 Golden Years (1966)
- "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
- "One Step at a Time"
- "Let's Jump the Broomstick"
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
- "Sweet Nothin's"
- "That's All You Gotta Do"
- "I'm Sorry"
- "I Want to Be Wanted"
- "Emotions"
- "You Can Depend on Me"
- "Dum Dum"
- "Fool #1
- "Break It to Me Gently"
- "Speak to Me Pretty"
- "Everybody Loves Me But You"
- "Here Comes That Feeling"
- "Heart in Hand"
- "It Started All Over Again"
- "All Alone Am I"
- "Your Used to Be"
- "She'll Never Know"
- "Losing You"
- "I Wonder"
- "My Whole World Is Falling Down"
- "The Grass Is Greener"
- "As Usual"
- "Think"
- "Alone with You"
- "When You Loved Me"
- "Truly, Truly True"
- "Is It True"
- "Jingle Bell Rock"
- "Too Many Rivers"
- "No One"
- "Rusty Bells"
- "Coming On Strong"
- "Ride, Ride, Ride"
- "Johnny One Time"
- "Let It Be Me"
- "Always on My Mind"
- "Sunday Sunrise"
- "Wrong Ideas"
- "Big Four Poster Bed"
- "He's My Rock"
- "Tell Me What It's Like"
- "The Cowgirl and the Dandy"
- "Broken Trust"
- "Hallelujah, I Love You So"
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