Santo & Johnny (album)
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental | |||
| Length | 26:52 | |||
| Label | Canadian-American | |||
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Santo & Johnny is the debut album by the eponymous duo, released in 1959. The album includes the duo's best known instrumental,[1] "Sleep Walk".
Release
Canadian-American Records distributed the album in Canada in 1959, and the label Orfeón released it in Venezuela the same year.
Singles
The track "Sleep Walk" rose to number 1 of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.[2] The band's rendition of "Caravan" entered the charts in 1960 and it peaked at number 48.[2]
Performances
The instrumentals "All Night Diner" and "Sleep Walk" were performed on The Perry Como Show in 1959.[3] "Sleep Walk" was also performed on American Bandstand.[4]
Legacy
"Sleep Walk" has been frequently used in commercials, TV shows, and movies, including La Bamba[5] and Heroes.[6] The recording of "Caravan" from this album was used in the movie Breakfast on Pluto.[7]
Track listing
- Side one
- "Caravan"
- "Summertime"
- "All Night Diner"
- "Blue Moon"
- "School Day"
- "Sleep Walk"
- Side two
- "Tenderly"
- "Slave Girl"
- "Dream"
- "Canadian Sunset"
- "Harbor Lights"
- "Raunchy"
Personnel
- Santo Farina – steel guitar
- Johnny Farina – guitar
- Mike Dee – drums
- Bob Davie – conductor, arrangement
References
- ^ "Santo & Johnny | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "Santo & Johnny – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ TV.com. "The Perry Como Show: October 14, 1959". TV.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ "Bio". santoandjohnny. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ Valdez, Luis; Morales, Esai; DeSoto, Rosanna; Peña, Elizabeth (July 24, 1987), La Bamba, retrieved January 11, 2017
- ^ Kane, Adam; Panettiere, Hayden; Pasdar, Adrian; Ramamurthy, Sendhil (April 13, 2009), Chapter Ten '1961', retrieved January 11, 2017
- ^ Jordan, Neil; Jones, Morgan; Birthistle, Eva; Neeson, Liam (January 6, 2006), Breakfast on Pluto, retrieved January 11, 2017