Lightnin' Strikes

"Lightnin' Strikes" is a song written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert, and recorded by Christie on the MGM label. It was a hit in 1966, making it first to No. 1 in Canada in January 1966 on the RPM Top Singles chart,[1] then to No. 1 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 in February, No. 3 on the New Zealand Listener chart in May,[2] and No. 11 on the UK Record Retailer chart. RIAA certification on March 3, 1966, garnering gold status for selling over one million copies.

For the Lightnin' Hopkins albums, see Lightnin' Strikes (Vee-Jay album) and Lightnin' Strikes (Verve Folkways album).
"Lightnin' Strikes"
Single by Lou Christie
from the album Lightnin' Strikes
B-side"Cryin' in the Streets"
ReleasedDecember 1965
RecordedSeptember 3, 1965, Olmstead Studios, New York City, New York
GenrePop
Length3:05
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Lou Christie, Twyla Herbert
Lou Christie singles chronology
"How Many Teardrops"
(1963)		 "Lightnin' Strikes"
(1965)		 "Outside the Gates of Heaven"
(1966)

Personnel

The song was arranged, conducted, and produced by Charles Calello and was recorded on September 3, 1965. The song featured backing vocals from Bernadette Carroll, Peggy Santiglia and Denise Ferri of The Delicates. Session personnel included Joe Farrell and George Young on baritone sax; Ray DeSio on trombone; Stan Free on piano; Lou Mauro on bass; Charlie Macy, Ralph Casale, and Vinnie Bell on guitar; and Buddy Saltzman on drums. Ralph Casale's "stuttering" guitar solo was an overdub.

Chart performance

References
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  2. "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1966-02-21. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  5. "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  6. "Top 100 1966". top-source.info. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  7. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
  8. "Top 100 1966-02-19". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
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  10. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1966". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-18.


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