Slow Twistin'
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"Slow Twistin'" | |
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Single by Chubby Checker with Dee Dee Sharp | |
B-side | "La Paloma Twist" |
Released | February 1962 |
Genre | |
Length | 2:31 |
Label | Parkway |
Songwriter(s) | Jon Sheldon |
"Slow Twistin'" is a song written by Jon Sheldon, and recorded by American rock and roll musicians Chubby Checker and Dee Dee Sharp (the latter being uncredited on the single and early albums). Released as a single in 1962, it peaked at number 3 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B singles chart.
The song was covered by The Marvelettes (as "Slow Twist") on their 1962 album The Marvelettes Sing (aka Smash Hits of '62).
Categories:
- Songs about dancing
- Twist (dance)
- 1962 songs
- 1962 singles
- Cameo-Parkway Records singles
- Cashbox number-one singles
- Chubby Checker songs
- Dee Dee Sharp songs
- Songs with lyrics by Kal Mann
- 1960s song stubs