The Wallflower
| The Wallflower | |
|---|---|
| Etta James and the Peaches | |
| publication | 1955 |
| length | 2 min 48 sec |
| Genre (s) | Rhythm and Blues |
| Author (s) | Johnny Otis , Hank Ballard , Etta James |
| Cover version | |
| 1955 | Georgia Gibbs |
The song The Wallflower (also known as Roll with Me Henry and Dance with Me Henry ) is a rhythm and blues song recorded by Etta James and released by Modern Records in 1955. The song was written by Johnny Otis , Hank Ballard and Etta James and is an answer to Work with Me Annie by Hank Ballard & the Midnighters . The second voice on the song, which is in dialogue with the singer as "Henry", comes from Richard Berry , a singer and composer best known for the song Louie Louie .
- " (Hey Baby, What do I've to do, To make you love me too,)
- You have got to roll with me Henry;
- (Alright baby) "
The song became a huge hit and topped the R&B jockey charts for four weeks.
The song was covered for the pop market by Georgia Gibbs , this version reached various US pop charts and was number 1 on the Most-Played-in-Juke-Boxes charts. Sue Foley and Christine McVie have made cover versions under the title "Roll with Me Henry" .
The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008. He can also be heard in the soundtracks of the films Sister Act (as Roll with Me Henry) and Back to the Future (as The Wallflower).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lyrics
- ↑ The single reached number 2 on the R&B best-seller charts and the song reached number 4 on the R&B juke box charts. Whitburn, Joel: Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits. 1942-2004. New York, NY: Billboard Books, 2006, p. 282
- ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-1999 (Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, 2000), 255, 921.
- ↑ Second hand songs
- ↑ Soundtrack Sister Act
- ↑ Soundtrack Back to the Future