Lightnin' Strikes

Lightnin' Strikes was written by Lou Christie & Twyla Herbert and recorded by Christie on the MGM label. The song was arranged, conducted, and produced by Charles Calello and was recorded on September 3,1965. It was a giant hit in 1966, making it to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February and #11 on the UK Record Retailer chart. RIAA certification on March 3, 1966 garnering gold status for selling over one million copies. It was covered years later by the New York underground artist Klaus Nomi.