Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie

"Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie"
Single by Eddie Cochran
from the album Legendary Masters Series
B-side	"Pockteful of Hearts"
Released	January 1958
Format	7" single
Recorded	January 12, 1958
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:18
Label	Liberty
Writer(s)	George Motola Ricky Page
Producer(s)	Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran singles chronology
"Twenty Flight Rock" (1957) "Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie" (1958) "Pretty Girl" (1958)

"Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie" is a song by Eddie Cochran recorded and released as a single in January 1958 on Liberty Records 55123. It was a minor hit for Cochran and stalled at number 94 on the Billboard charts.^[1] "Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie" was posthumously released in the United Kingdom in 1961 on the London Records label and rose to number 30.^[2] Later versions are most commonly known as "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie". The song was first written as "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny" for The Georgettes, but they never recorded it.^[3]

Personnel

^[4]

• Eddie Cochran: vocal, guitar
• Conny 'Guybo' Smith: electric bass
• Earl Palmer: drums
• (possibly) Ray Johnson: piano

Chart performance

Chart (1958)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart (1961)	31
US Billboard Hot 100	94

Stray Cats version

"Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie"
"Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie" cover
Song by Stray Cats from the album Stray Cats
Released	1981
Recorded	1980/1981
Genre	Rockabilly
Length	2:21
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	George Motola Ricky Page
Producer(s)	Dave Edmunds
Stray Cats track listing
"Ubangi Stomp" (3) "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie" (4) "Storm The Embassy" (5)

The Stray Cats recorded a version of "Jeanie Jeanie Jeanie" which was released on their first UK album Stray Cats in 1981. The song was also released on their debut US album Built for Speed. The song was often featured in their live shows and several live versions are available.

Other versions

• Showaddywaddy
• Teddy & The Tigers - 1978
• The Inmates - 1979
• The Firebirds - 1991
• The Real Kids - 1993
• Darrel Higham - 1997, 2004. UK rockabilly singer and noted Eddie Cochran expert Darrel Higham recorded "Jeanie Jeanie Jeanie" for his 1997 album "The Cochran Connection" and another version in 2004 for "Midnight Commotion".
• The Top Cats - 2004

References

1. Tsort music charts history
2. "Eddie Cochran's achievements on Remember Eddie Cochran".
3. "History of Jeanie, Jeannie, Jeanie on Second Hand Songs".
4. Eddie Cochran 1958 sessions at Remember Eddie Cochran

External links

• Eddie Cochran US discography on Remember Eddie Cochran
• Stray Cats discography
• Cover versions of Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie on Second hand Songs