“Tears on My Pillow”
Single by Kylie Minogue
Released	November 12, 1989
Format	12" single 7" single CD single Cassette single
Genre	Pop Ballad
Length	2:19
Label	PWL
Writer(s)	Sylvester Bradford Al Lewis
Producer	Stock Aitken Waterman
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" (with Band Aid) (1989) "Tears on My Pillow" (1989) "Better the Devil You Know" (1990)

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"Tears on My Pillow" is a doo wop song, written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis in 1958 (see 1958 in music). Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events January 28 - Little Richard begins attending classes at Oakwood College in Huntsville Alabama January The composition was first recorded by Little Anthony & the Imperials on End Records, and was that group's debut recording under that name. Little Anthony & The Imperials is a Rhythm and blues / soul / Doo-wop vocal group from New York, first active in the 1950s End Records was a Record label founded by George Goldner. It was acquired by Morris Levy and incorporated into Roulette Records. Although it remains one of the Imperials' signature songs, "Tears on My Pillow" has been extensively covered, including a number-one version by Kylie Minogue in 1989 (see 1989 in music). A signature song is the one Song (or in some cases one of a few songs that a popular and well-established Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989

Original version

Early copies of the single were credited simply to "The Imperials", a group which had previously been known as "The Duponts" and "The Chesters". Brooklyn, New York deejay Alan Freed gave the group's lead singer, Anthony Gourdine, top billing while introducing the single over the air, and the moniker of "Little Anthony & the Imperials" stuck. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Not to be confused with Disc jockey A deejay (alternatively spelled DJ) is a Reggae or Dancehall musician who sings Alan Freed (December 15 1921 &ndash January 20 1965 also known as Moondog, was an American Disc-jockey who became

"Tears on My Pillow" was a #4 hit single in the United States, with its b-side, "Two People in the World", becoming a hit as well. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Selling over a million copies, "Tears on My Pillow" was the most successful single of the Imperials' doo wop period. Its success would be matched only by the Imperials' 1965 single "Goin' Out of My Head".

Covers

A cover of "Tears on My Pillow" by Sha Na Na was featured on the soundtrack to Grease. Sha Na Na is a well-known Rock and roll revival act Announcing themselves as "from the streets of New York" and outfitted in gold lame leather jackets and Elvis Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease In 1986, New Edition released a Motown-covers album Under the Blue Moon that included a cover of "Tears on My Pillow. New Edition is an American R&B / Pop group formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1978 that was most popular during the 1980s "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. " In the New Edition version, Little Anthony Gourdine himself appeared as a guest vocalist. New Edition is an American R&B / Pop group formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1978 that was most popular during the 1980s

"Tears on My Pillow" reached #1 in the United Kingdom when Australian singer Kylie Minogue released it as a single from her second album, Enjoy Yourself. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Enjoy Yourself is the second album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. The single was released in November 1989 in Australia, and on January 8, 1990 in Europe. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Minogue's cover was also included on the soundtrack of the film The Delinquents, which she also starred in. The song was the #1 single on the UK Singles Chart for one week in January 1990, and reached #35 in Canada. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The B-side, "We Know the Meaning of Love", reached #1 in its own right in Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

"Tears on My Pillow" has also been covered by Chuck Jackson, Bobby Vee, Lou Christie, Martha and the Vandellas, Bobby Vinton, Johnny Tillotson, Neil Sedaka, Reba McEntire, Jodeci, Clem Snide, S Club 8, Lorrie Morgan, Derrick Morgan with Lyn Tait & The Jets, Neils Children, and The Parker Project. Chuck Jackson is an R&B Singer who was one of the first artists to successfully record material by Burt For the R&B singer see Bobby Valentino. For another 1960s singer see Bobby Vinton. Lou Christie is an American Singer-songwriter best known for three separate strings of pop hits in the 1960s with notable peaks in 1963 1966 and Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were among the most successful groups in the Motown Bobby Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American Pop music singer Johnny Tillotson (born April 20, 1939 in Jacksonville Florida; raised in Palatka Florida) is an American Singer and Neil Sedaka (born March 13, 1939 in Brooklyn New York) is an American pop Singer, Pianist, and Songwriter Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American Country music singer performer and actress Jodeci is an American Musical group whose repertoire includes R&B, Soul music, and New jack swing. Clem Snide was an Alt-country Indie rock project from New York NY and Nashville TN consisting of songwriter/singer/guitarist Eef S Club 8, previously known as S Club Juniors, were a Spin-off of the highly popular UK Pop music group S Club 7. Lorrie Morgan (born Loretta Lynn Morgan, June 27, 1959 in Nashville Tennessee) is an American Country music singer Derrick Morgan (born 27 March 1940, Mocho Clarendon Parish, Jamaica) is a musical artist popular in the 1960s and 1970s Neils Children (occasionally written NEiLS CHiLDREN) are an English three-piece Post-punk band featuring John Linger (guitar and vocals Brandon

Charts (Kylie Minogue version)