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"Fraulein" is a 1957 song written by Lawton Williams and sung by Bobby Helms. Released by Decca Records that year, "Fraulein" was Helms's debut single on the U.S. country chart, reaching #1 for four weeks and staying on chart for 52 weeks, the sixth longest song in country music history to spend over 50 weeks on the country singles chart.
Robert Lee Helms (August 15, 1933 – June 19, 1997) was an American country singer. In 1957, he had a Christmas hit with " Jingle Bell Rock ", and two other hits that same year: " Fraulein " and " My Special Angel ".
Helms' original version, on Decca 9-30513 from October 1957, was re-recorded by him on Kapp K-719 in 1965, and yet again in 1967 on Little Darlin' LD-0038. In 1970, Helms recorded an entire album titled Jingle Bell Rock on Certron C-7013, releasing the title track on Certron C-10021, with a picture sleeve. In yet another re-recording, Helms ...
Fraulein: Bobby Helms: 4 , September 16 My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You Ray Price: 4 October 14 Wake Up Little Susie: The Everly Brothers 8 Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts. December 2 Jailhouse Rock: Elvis Presley 1 Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts. December 9 My Special Angel: Bobby Helms 4
Pages in category "Bobby Helms songs" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F. Fraulein (song) J.
Helms received performance royalties from the single — Kleiman says "Bobby was a thankful man” — but he and Garland probably missed out on a sizable payday for their songwriting.
"Fraulein" Bobby Helms: Decca 41: 4 "She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More)" Marty Robbins: Columbia 42: 6 "Raunchy" Bill Justis: Phillips International 43: 5 "Jacqueline" Bobby Helms: Decca 44: 2 "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" Charlie Walker: Columbia 45: 1 "Wake Up Little Susie" The Everly Brothers: Cadence 46: 9 "High School ...
"Color of the Blues" is considered one of Jones' greatest earlier works, and he often performed it live during the late 1950s. According to Rich Kienzle's liner notes of the 1994 Song retrospective The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country, Lawton Williams (who had composed Bobby Helms' 1957 honky-tonk smash "Fraulein") wrote the lyrics while Jones came up with the melody and title.