Bobbie Lewis - Tossin' and Turnin' (example & lyrics)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases the hit 1961 song "Tossin' and Turnin'" as performed by African American vocalist Bobbie Lewis.

The content of this post is presented for entertainment and aesthetic purposes.

Thanks to the composers of this song and thanks to Bobbie Lewis and all the other original performers of this song. Thanks also to all those quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this example on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tossin'_and_Turnin'
"Tossin' and Turnin'" is a song written by Ritchie Adams and Malou Rene, and originally recorded by Bobby Lewis. The record reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 on July 10, 1961, and R&B chart,[1] and has since become a standard on oldies compilations. It was named Billboard's number-one single for 1961, after spending seven consecutive weeks at the top"...

...the Personnel on the original hit recording included Ritchie Adams and Eric Gale on guitar, Bob Bushnell on bass, King Curtis on a tenor sax mouthpiece, Frank Haywood Henry on baritone sax, Paul Griffin on Piano and Sticks Evans on drums

In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked the song as the 27th biggest song of all time that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the chart.[2] It is one of only six songs from the 1960s to spend at least seven weeks in the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis



Old Rock 'n' Roll Uploaded on Jun 30, 2009

This song made it to the number one spot on Billboards Top 100 1961

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LYRICS: TOSSIN AND TURNIN'
(Ritchie Adams and Malou Rene)

I couldn't sleep at all last night
Got to thinkin' of you
Baby things weren't right
Well I was tossin' and turnin'
Turnin' and tossin'
a-tossin' and turnin' all night


I kicked the blankets on the floor
Turned my pillow upside down
I never never did before
'cause I was tossin' and turnin'
Turnin' and tossin'
a-tossin' and turnin' all night


Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite
Rolled up the shade
Turned off the light
I jumped back into bed
It was the middle of the night


The clock downstairs was strikin' four
Couldn't get you off my mind
I heard the milkman at the door
'cause I was tossin' and turnin'
Turnin' and tossin'
a-tossin' and turnin' all night


Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite
Rolled up the shade
Turned off the light
I jumped back into bed
It was the middle of the night


The clock downstairs was strikin' four
Couldn't get you off my mind
I heard the milkman at the door
'cause I was tossin' and turnin'
Turnin' and tossin'
a-tossin' and turnin' all, yay, yay, yay
I was a-tossin' and turnin'

[Fade]

Turnin' and tossin'

Source: http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/bobby_lewis/tossin_and_turnin.html
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Here's information about the beginning of this song from its Wikipedia page given above:
"On the original hit single version, the track begins with Lewis singing "I couldn't sleep at all last night," and it appears this way on most oldies compilations. However, on some releases the song has a prelude, where Lewis sings "Baby...Baby...you did something to me," followed by a musical cue into the first verse. Lewis usually includes this prelude when he performs the song live."

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