"Looking Back" is a song written by Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, and Clyde Otis and performed by Nat King Cole. It reached number 2 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 5 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958.[1]
"Looking Back" | ||||
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Single by Nat King Cole | ||||
B-side | "Do I Like It?" | |||
Released | 1958 | |||
Genre | Easy listening | |||
Length | 2:10 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis | |||
Nat King Cole singles chronology | ||||
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The single's B-side, "Do I Like It?" reached number 67 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958.[2]
The song was ranked number 31 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1958.[3]
Other charting versions
edit- Cole re-released a version of the song in 1965 which reached number 27 on the adult contemporary chart and number 123 on the U.S. pop chart.[4]
- Joe Simon released a version of the song as a single in 1969 which reached number 42 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 70 on the U.S. pop chart.
References
edit- ^ "Nat King Cole, "Looking Back" Chart Positions". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Nat King Cole, "Do I Like It?" Chart Position". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Chart Toppers of 1958" Billboard December 15, 1958: 44
- ^ "Nat King Cole, "Looking Back" 1965 Chart Positions". Retrieved July 18, 2018.