In August 1958, Paul Anka was still a teenager when he walked into Bell Sound Studios in New York and recorded a song he had written himself, backed by Don Costa’s orchestra with Costa also producing. The label held it back for months, then released it on ABC-Paramount on May 11, 1959. When it finally hit radio, it became Anka’s first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying there four weeks, and it later turned up in the 1959 film Girls Town. It’s a good example of how Anka was already shaping his career as a writer and singer—not just a teen face on a record sleeve.
admin Introduction: In August 1958, Paul Anka was still a teenager when he stepped into Bell Sound Studios in New York with a song he had written himself. Backed by Don…