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A new Fleetwoods version of "Graduation's Here" appeared on Christopher's autobiographical solo album, Gretchen's Sweet Sixteen (Suite 16), which is one of the 2007 Billboard critics' picks for 10 Best Albums of the Year. It included both the hit arrangement of "Come Softly To Me" and an a cappella version, with Christopher singing all the parts.
1965. Before And After. 1964. Goodnight My Love. 1963. Sing For Lovers By Night. 1963. The Fleetwoods Sing The Best Goodies Of The Oldies. 1962.
Order the full album on CD of Come Softly to Me: The Very Best of the Fleetwoods from Amazon, featuring 28 hits by Fleetwoods. You can also get the digital MP3 version, individual songs and/or the entire album.
Cherish your own CD, Mr. BLUE, by the first group in the world to have two Number One Records top Billboard's Hot 100 in a single year (1959), and the only group to achieve this in the first seven years of Rock & Roll history!
"Mr. Blue" is a popular song written by DeWayne Blackwell [2] that was a hit for the Fleetwoods, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1959, [3] giving the group its second chart-topping hit of the year. Roy Lanham played guitar on the track, and Si Zentner played the trombone.
In April of 1959, a singing group from the Pacific Northwest named the Fleetwoods rose briefly to the top of the pop music scene with a No. 1 hit titled, “Come Softly To Me.” The Fleetwoods were high school kids from Olympia, Washington – Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxel.
Explore The Fleetwoods's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about The Fleetwoods on AllMusic.
