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Released by Swan Records as a B-side to "June, July and August," "Palisades Park" broke in when a Flint, Michigan, radio DJ played it by mistake. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 23–30 June 1962. [3] On the Hot R&B Sides chart, the song went to #15. [4] "Palisades Park" was the biggest hit of Cannon's career. [5]
Frederick Anthony Picariello Jr. (born December 4, 1940), [1] better known by his stage name Freddy Cannon, is an American rock and roll singer. His biggest international hits included " Tallahassee Lassie ", " Way Down Yonder in New Orleans ", and " Palisades Park ".
Barris produced pop music for records and television, and wrote "Palisades Park," which was recorded by Freddy Cannon and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks (June 23–30, 1962) to become the biggest hit of Cannon's career. [6] Barris also wrote or co-wrote some of the music that appeared on his game shows.
In 1962, Chuck Barris composed and Freddy Cannon recorded a song about the park entitled "Palisades Park". The song was an up-tempo rock and roll tune initiated by a distinctive organ part. The song incorporated amusement park sound effects. "Palisades Park" received nationwide radioplay and increased the park's fame even more.
Palisades Amusement Park, a defunct amusement park in Bergen County, New Jersey "Palisades Park" (Freddy Cannon song), 1962 recording inspired by the park "Palisades Park" (Counting Crows song), 2014 recording inspired by the park; Palisades Park (Santa Monica), a park along the Pacific coastline in Santa Monica, California
Dion had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1962 . [ 1 ] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 29, 1962, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January 1 through October 31, 1962.
More than 900 people have joined the Palisades Bocce Club since it began in June 2021. In the spring season, which ended this month, 542 people played regular matches.
Outside of "She Loves You", Swan's most remembered hit was "Palisades Park" in 1962, written by Chuck Barris, and performed by the most successful artist on the label, Freddy Cannon, who also scored hits with "Tallahassee Lassie" and "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" before moving to Warner Brothers in 1964