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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]
"Palisades Park" is a 2014 song released by Counting Crows on Capitol Records as the lead single from the album Somewhere Under Wonderland. Adam Duritz has said that the song is "about the best thing I've written in my life. It's an epic story of two kids from New York in the late '70s and their lives in Basin Park.
Palisades Park (1962, Swan LP 507) Steps Out (1962, Swan LPS 511) Bang On (1963, Stateside Records SL 10013) - European release of Palisades Park The above five albums were issued in mono only; Freddie Cannon (1964, Warner Bros. W 1544 (Mono)/WS 1544 (Stereo)) Action (1965, Warner Bros. W 1612/WS 1612)
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
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. The "Palisades ...
The first two songs were released on "Swan" 45 rpm records, and the third released on a "Decca" LP record: "Summertime Guy" (Eddie Rambeau; an instrumental version of this song was used as the theme for The Newlywed Game) "Palisades Park" (Freddy Cannon) "Love Sickness" (Milton DeLugg)
"Palisades Park" — 33 — Somewhere Under Wonderland "Scarecrow" 7 — 64 ... * Though a soundtrack for Rounders was released, this song was not included.
The jingle was used until the park closed in 1971, rhyming "Palisades Amusement Park" with "swings all day and after dark." [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Shelley also wrote the theme song for the Little Miss America pageant, which debuted at Palisades Park in 1961 as a children's version of Miss America for girls aged 5 to 10.