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{{short description|American pop and country singer}}
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| Name = Brian Hyland
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| Born = {{birth date and age|1943|11|12|mf=y}}<br>[[Woodhaven, Queens|Woodhaven]], [[Queens]], [[New York City|New York]]
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| birth_place = [[Queens, New York City]], U.S.
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| Instrument = [[Human voice|Vocals]]
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| Genre = [[Bubblegum pop|Bubblegum]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[country music|country]]
| genre = [[Bubblegum pop|Bubblegum]], [[pop music|pop]], [[country music|country]]
| Occupation = [[Singing|Singer]]
| Years_active = 1960 – present
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1959–present
| Label = [[Leader Records (US)|Leader Records]], [[ABC-Paramount Records]], [[Philips Records]], [[Dot Records]], [[Uni Records]]
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'''Brian Hyland''' (born November 12, 1943, [[Woodhaven, Queens|Woodhaven]], [[Queens]], [[New York City|New York]]<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=BRIAN|HYLAND&sql=11:hifexqe5ldae~T1 |title=Biography by Jason Ankeny |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=28 February 2009}}</ref>) is an [[United States|American]] [[pop music|pop]] [[musician|recording artist]] who was particularly successful during the early 1960s. He continued recording into the 1970s. [[Allmusic]] [[music journalism|journalist]], Jason Ankeny states, "Hyland's puppy-love pop virtually defined the sound and sensibility of [[bubblegum pop|bubblegum]] during the pre-[[The Beatles|Beatles]] era. In the years after his [[teen idol]] stature faded, he enjoyed a creative renaissance, releasing a series of underrated [[country music|country]]-inspired efforts and even making a brief return to the pop [[record chart|charts]]."<ref name="AMG"/>
'''Brian Hyland''' (born November 12, 1943) is an American pop singer and instrumentalist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s. He had a [[Chart-topper|No.&nbsp;1 hit]] on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] with "[[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini]]" in 1960. Other hits include "[[Sealed with a Kiss]]" and "[[Gypsy Woman (The Impressions song)|Gypsy Woman]]", which both reached No.&nbsp;3. Hyland continued recording into the 1970s. [[AllMusic]] [[music journalism|journalist]] Jason Ankeny said: "Hyland's puppy-love pop virtually defined the sound and sensibility of [[bubblegum pop|bubblegum]] during the pre-[[The Beatles|Beatles]] era."<ref name="AMG" /> Although his status as a [[teen idol]] faded, he went on to release several [[country music|country]]-influenced albums and had additional chart hits later in his career.<ref name="AMG"/>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Hyland studied [[guitar]] and [[clarinet]] while [[singing]] in his [[Church (building)|church]] [[choir]].<ref name="AMG"/> At the age of 14 he co-founded a [[harmony]] [[musical ensemble|group]], The Delfis, which [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] a [[demo (music)|demo]] they sent to various New York [[record label]]s.<ref name="AMG"/> Hyland ultimately signed as a [[solo (music)|solo]] [[musician|artist]] to [[Kapp Records]], and in late 1959 issued his debut [[single (music)|single]], "Rosemary."<ref name="AMG"/> For the follow-up, "Four Little Heels (The Clickety Clack Song)," the label paired him with the [[Brill Building]] [[songwriter|songwriting]] duo of [[Lee Pockriss]] and [[Paul Vance]], and when the single proved a minor [[hit record|hit]], Pockriss and Vance set to work on the follow-up.<ref name="AMG"/>
Hyland was born in [[Woodhaven, Queens|Woodhaven]], Queens, New York City.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Ankeny|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-hyland-mn0000516202/biography|title=Brian Hyland Biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 28, 2009}}</ref> He studied guitar and [[clarinet]] as a child, and sang in his [[church choir]].<ref name="AMG"/> At 14, he co-founded the harmony group the Del-Fi's, which recorded a demo but failed to secure a recording contract.<ref name="AMG"/> Hyland was eventually signed by [[Kapp Records]] as a solo artist and released his debut [[Single (recording)|single]], "Rosemary", in late 1959.<ref name="AMG"/> The label employed the [[Brill Building]] songwriting duo of [[Lee Pockriss]] and [[Paul Vance]] to work with Hyland on the follow-up, "Four Little Heels (The Clickety Clack Song)", which was a minor hit, and the songwriting duo continued to work with Hyland.<ref name="AMG"/>


Thus in 1960, Hyland scored his first and biggest hit [[single (music)|single]] at the age of 16, "[[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini]]", written by Vance and Pockriss.<ref name="itsy">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5387834.stm |publisher=BBC News |title=Itsy Bitsy writer 'death' error |date=2006-09-28}}</ref> It was a [[novelty song]] that reached [[chart-topper|#1]] on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] [[record chart|chart]], and sold over two million copies.<ref name="AMG Singles"/><ref name="The Book of Golden Discs 2">{{cite book
In August 1960, at the age of 16, Hyland scored his first and biggest hit single, "[[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini]]", written by Vance and Pockriss.<ref name="itsy">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5387834.stm|publisher=[[BBC News]]|title=Itsy Bitsy writer 'death' error|date=September 28, 2006}}</ref> It was a [[novelty song]] that reached No.&nbsp;1 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart (No.&nbsp;8 in the UK) and sold almost a million copies in the first two months of its release and over two million copies in total.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Nothing Itsy Bitsy about a Hit |magazine=[[Life magazine|Life]] |date=August 22, 1960 |page=40 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ek8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40 }}</ref><ref name="The Book of Golden Discs 2">{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=Murrells|year=1978|title=The Book of Golden Discs|edition=2nd|publisher=Barrie and Jenkins |location=London|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/125 |page=125|isbn=0-214-20512-6|url-access=registration}}</ref>
[[File:Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Billboard ad 1960.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' advertisement, June 20, 1960]]
| first= Joseph
Hyland moved on to [[ABC Records|ABC-Paramount Records]], where he began working with the songwriting and production team of Gary Geld and [[Peter Udell]], and further hits followed with "Let Me Belong to You" and "I'll Never Stop Wanting You".<ref name="AMG"/> In 1961, aged 17, he appeared as himself on the March&nbsp;6 episode of the game show ''[[To Tell the Truth]]''. He received three votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=To Tell The Truth|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwCbHlIjs4|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/jKwCbHlIjs4|archive-date=2021-12-12|url-status=live|website=[[YouTube]]| date=May 24, 2017 |publisher=CBS Television|access-date=August 31, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| last= Murrells
| year= 1978
| title= The Book of Golden Discs
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd
| location= London
| page= 125
| isbn= 0-214-20512-6}}</ref>


His other major hit during this period was 1962's "[[Sealed with a Kiss]]", which reached No.&nbsp;3 in 1962 on both the American and [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> Another 1962 hit was "[[Ginny Come Lately]]", which reached No.&nbsp;21 on the U.S. chart and No.&nbsp;5 in the UK.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> Hyland's 1962 Top 30 hit "Warmed-Over Kisses (Leftover Love)" incorporated elements of [[country music]]; he continued in that crossover vein with singles including "I May Not Live to See Tomorrow" and "I'm Afraid to Go Home" and on the 1964 album ''Country Meets Folk''.<ref name="AMG"/> This approach was out of step with the changes in the pop music market brought about by [[British Invasion]] bands. Hyland's commercial success declined, but he had further hits with "[[The Joker Went Wild]]" and "Run, Run, Look and See", working with producer [[Snuff Garrett]] and [[session musician|session]] musicians including [[J. J. Cale]] and [[Leon Russell]].<ref name="AMG"/>
After a move to [[ABC Records]], Hyland partnered with the songwriting and [[record producer|production]] team of Gary Geld and Peter Udell for the hits "Let Me Belong to You" and "I'll Never Stop Wanting You."<ref name="AMG"/>


Hyland appeared on national television programs such as ''[[American Bandstand]]'' and ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'', and toured both internationally and around America with [[Dick Clark]] in the ''[[Caravan of Stars]]''. The caravan was in [[Dallas]], Texas, on the day of the assassination of [[John F. Kennedy|President Kennedy]] in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBEwdnlDam4|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/DBEwdnlDam4|archive-date=2021-12-12|url-status=live|title=American Bandstand 1963 -All Time Hits Day- A Little Bit Of Soap, The Jarmels|date=November 10, 2018 |access-date=June 12, 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In response to the event, Hyland wrote the song "Mail Order Gun", which he recorded and eventually released on his 1970 eponymous album.<ref name=Quinn>{{cite web |first=Jane |last=Quinn |url=https://www.beat-magazine.co.uk/2019/share-a-cuppa-tea-with-jane-and-brian-hyland/ |title=Share a cuppa tea with Jane and Brian Hyland |website=Beat Magazine |date=November 15, 2019 |access-date=September 25, 2024 |type=interview }}</ref>
Hyland's other major hit during this period was 1962's "[[Sealed with a Kiss]]," which reached #3 in 1962 on both the American and [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="AMG Singles"/><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> It stayed on the [[United States|U.S.]] pop chart for eleven weeks. In 1975, "Sealed With a Kiss" was reissued as a single in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and became a surprise #7 hit (the song, revived by [[Australia]]n [[Jason Donovan]], charted #1 in the UK in 1989). Another 1962 hit was "Ginny Come Lately," which reached #21 on the U.S. chart and #5 in the UK.<ref name="AMG Singles"/><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> With 1962's Top 30 hit, "Warmed-Over Kisses (Leftover Love)," Hyland introduced elements of [[country music]] into his sound, an approach he explored on singles including "I May Not Live to See Tomorrow" and "I'm Afraid to Go Home" and culminating with the 1964 [[album]], ''Country Meets Folk''.<ref name="AMG"/> Hyland forged on, teaming with producer [[Snuff Garrett]] and [[session musician|session]] men [[J. J. Cale]] and [[Leon Russell]] to score a pair of surprise Top 30 hits, "The Joker Went Wild" and "Run, Run, Look and See."<ref name="AMG"/>
From 1963 through 1969, Hyland scored several minor hits, but none reached higher on the U.S. pop chart than No.&nbsp;20 ("[[The Joker Went Wild]]").<ref name="Awards">{{cite web|title=Brian Hyland - Awards|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-hyland-mn0000516202/awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=8 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807232111/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-hyland-mn0000516202/awards|archive-date=August 7, 2012}}</ref> An album released in 1964 featured numbers that hearkened back to the 1950s, including such hits as "Pledging My Love" and "Moments to Remember"—at a time when The Beatles and other British Invasion acts were drowning out American artists. Hyland afterward shifted into a phase of recording country and [[folk rock]] styles. Songs such as "I'm Afraid to Go Home" and "Two Brothers" had an [[American Civil War]] theme. Hyland played the [[harmonica]] on a few numbers.


Hyland attempted several departures from the norm, including the [[psychedelic music|psychedelic]] single "Get the Message" (No.&nbsp;91 on the U.S. pop chart) and "Holiday for Clowns" (No.&nbsp;94),<ref name="Awards"/> but despite their more contemporary arrangements, they failed to receive much [[airplay (radio)|airplay]]. He went on to chart just two more top&nbsp;40 hits, both cover versions: "[[Gypsy Woman (The Impressions song)|Gypsy Woman]]", a 1961 hit for [[the Impressions]] written by [[Curtis Mayfield]], and "[[Lonely Teardrops]]", a 1959 hit for [[Jackie Wilson]]. Hyland recorded both in 1970, and [[Del Shannon]] produced the tracks.<ref name="Pareles">{{cite book|author1=Pareles, Jon|author2=Romanowski, Patty|year=1983|title=The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll|publisher=Rolling Stone Press|isbn=978-0-671-43457-1|page=267}}</ref> "Gypsy Woman" reached No.&nbsp;3 on the 1970 U.S. pop chart, making it the second-biggest hit of his career, selling over one million copies and being [[music recording sales certification|certified]] gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in January 1971.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=Murrells|year=1978|title=The Book of Golden Discs|edition=2nd|publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd|location=London|page=[https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/280 280]|isbn=0-214-20512-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/280}}</ref> Two of his previous hits, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" and "Sealed with a Kiss", were also awarded gold discs.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/>
Hyland appeared on national [[television]] programs such as ''[[American Bandstand]]'' and ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'', and toured both internationally and around America with [[Dick Clark]] in the ''[[Caravan of Stars]].'' The caravan was in [[Dallas]],[[ Texas]] on the day of the [[assassination]] of [[John F. Kennedy|President Kennedy]] in 1963. To commemorate the event, Hyland wrote the song "Mail Order Gun", which he [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] and eventually released on his 1970 eponymous album.


In 1975, "Sealed With A Kiss" became a hit again in the UK (No.&nbsp;7)<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> and Hyland performed the song on ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' on July 31 of the same year. By 1977, he and his family had settled in [[New Orleans]], and in 1979 the ''In a State of Bayou'' album, on which he had worked with [[Allen Toussaint]], was issued by the [[Private Stock Records|Private Stock]] label.<ref name="AMG"/>
From 1963 through 1969, Hyland scored several minor hits, but none reached higher than #20 ("The Joker Went Wild") on the U.S. pop chart. An album released in 1964 featured numbers that hearkened back to the 1950s including such hits as "Pledging My Love" and "Moments to Remember" -- at a time when The Beatles were sweeping the pop music world with a very different style. Hyland afterward shifted into a phase of recording [[country music]] and [[folk rock]] styles. Songs such as "I'm Afraid To Go Home" and "Two Brothers" had an [[American Civil War]] theme. Hyland played [[harmonica]] on a few numbers.


In June 1988, Dutch singer [[Albert West]] asked Hyland to record with him some duets of Hyland's hits: "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini", "Sealed With A Kiss", and "[[Ginny Come Lately]]". West had covered the last of these in 1973, scoring a huge European hit, his biggest. Their duet of "Itsy Bitsy&nbsp;..." was released as a single and reached No.&nbsp;43 on the Dutch singles chart. Hyland and West performed on TV shows in Germany and Belgium and a Dutch TV special in Aruba.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brianhyland.tumblr.com/TheArtist|title=Brian Hyland|access-date=March 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406023516/http://brianhyland.tumblr.com/TheArtist|archive-date=April 6, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Hyland attempted several departures from the norm, including the [[psychedelic]] single "Get the Message" (#91 on the U.S. pop chart), and "Holiday for Clowns" (#94), but despite their more-contemporary arrangements, they failed to get much [[airplay (radio)|airplay]]. He went on to chart just two more Top 40 hits, "[[Gypsy Woman]]" written by [[Curtis Mayfield]], and a cover of "[[Lonely Teardrops]]" in 1971. Hyland recorded them in 1970, and [[Del Shannon]] produced the tracks. "Gypsy Woman" hit #3 on the 1970 U.S. pop chart, making it the second-biggest hit of his career. This [[gramophone record|disc]] sold over one million copies, and received a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]] awarded by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|R.I.A.A.]] on January 1971.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book
| first= Joseph
| last= Murrells
| year= 1978
| title= The Book of Golden Discs
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd
| location= London
| page= 280
| isbn= 0-214-20512-6}}</ref> Two of his previous hits, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" and "Sealed with a Kiss" were also awarded gold discs.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/>


Sixty years after the release of "Sealed with a Kiss", Hyland reunited with Peter Udell, who invited him to record "A Little Bit of Christmas Time". It was released on Solar Music in late 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2023/12/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-12-sixties-hitmaker-brian-hyland-releases-sealed-with-a-kiss-60th-anniversary-single-along-with-a-little-bit-of-christmas-time/ |title=The Essential Advent Calendar – December 12: Sixties Hitmaker Brian Hyland Releases 'Sealed With A Kiss' 60th Anniversary Single Along With 'A Little Bit of Christmas Time' |date=December 12, 2023 |website=Essentially Pop |access-date=September 24, 2024 }}</ref>
By 1977 Hyland and his family had settled in [[New Orleans]], and in 1979 the [[Private Stock Records|Private Stock]] label issued ''In a State of Bayou'', which spotlighted his collaboration with [[Allen Toussaint]].<ref name="AMG"/>


==Personal life==
Hyland continues to tour internationally with his son Bodi, who assists on [[drum kit|drums]] from time to time.<ref name="AMG"/>
In 2021 Hyland married Kathalynn Turner Davis, an actress, writer, and psychotherapist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBrianHyland/posts/me-and-my-new-wife/334180488267799/ |first=Brian |last=Hyland |title=Me and my new wife |date=May 21, 2021 |type=personal photo |website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=September 24, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kathalynnturnerdavis.com/author |title=About Kathalynn Turner Davis |website=Kathalynn Turner Davis.com |access-date=September 25, 2024 }}</ref> His son, Bodi, played drums with him for a short while when touring internationally.<ref name=interview>{{cite web |first=Gary |last=James |url=http://www.classicbands.com/BrianHylandInterview.html |title=Gary James' Interview with Brian Hyland |website=Classic Bands |access-date=September 24, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Tony |last=Violanti |url=https://www.villages-news.com/2014/08/28/hyland-proves-hes-one-hit-wonder-show-thursday-night-katie-belles/ |title='Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' hitmaker shows he's got more in closet |newspaper=Villages-News |date=August 28, 2014 }}</ref>

Hyland's cousin Mabel Hyland was the wife of [[Larry Fine]] of The Three Stooges.<ref name=Quinn/>


==Catalog consolidation==
==Catalog consolidation==
From 1960 to 1977, Hyland recorded a total of eleven albums for several different record companies. A twelfth album, ''Young Years,'' was a reissue. They included [[Leader Records (US)|Leader Records]], [[ABC-Paramount Records]], [[Philips Records]], [[Dot Records]] and [[Uni Records]]. Over the years, these [[record label]]s were consolidated and the recordings are now controlled by [[Universal Music]]. Universal has yet to release a [[Compact disc|CD]] [[compilation album|compilation]] that includes all of Hyland's charted singles, invariably omitting a handful of minor singles that made the Billboard Top 100 (or the Bubbling Under chart).
From 1960 to 1977, Hyland recorded a total of eleven albums for several different record companies. A twelfth album, ''Young Years'', was a reissue. They included [[Leader Records (US)|Leader Records]], [[ABC-Paramount Records]], [[Philips Records]], [[Dot Records]] and [[Uni Records]]. Over the years, these record labels were consolidated and the recordings are now controlled by [[Universal Music]]. Universal has yet to release a CD [[compilation album|compilation]] that includes all of Hyland's charted singles, invariably omitting a handful of minor singles that made the Billboard Top 100 (or the Bubbling Under chart).


*1967 - Leader Records ("Itsy Bitsy...") owner [[Kapp Records]] sold to [[MCA Records|MCA, Inc.]] and becomes co-owned with Uni Records ("Gypsy Woman").
*1967 – Leader Records ("Itsy Bitsy&nbsp;...") owner [[Kapp Records]] sold to [[MCA Records|MCA, Inc.]] and becomes co-owned with Uni Records ("Gypsy Woman").
*1974 - Dot Records ("Tragedy") sold to ABC Records ("Sealed With A Kiss")
*1974 – Dot Records ("Tragedy") sold to ABC Records ("Sealed with a Kiss")
*1979 - MCA Records buys ABC Records
*1979 – MCA Records buys ABC Records
*1998 - MCA parent Universal Music buys Philips Records ("The Joker Went Wild") owner [[PolyGram]] completing the catalog consolidation
*1998 – MCA parent Universal Music buys Philips Records ("[[The Joker Went Wild]]") owner [[PolyGram]] completing the catalog consolidation


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;
|-
!Year
!Album
!width=40|<small>[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]</small><br>
![[Record label|Record Label]]
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1960
|align=left| ''The Bashful Blond''
| —
|rowspan="1"| [[Kapp Records|Kapp]]
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1961
|align=left| ''Let Me Belong to You''
| —
|rowspan="3"| [[ABC Records|ABC-Paramount]]
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1962
|align=left| ''Sealed with a Kiss''
| —
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1964
|align=left| ''Country Meets Folk''
| —
|-
|align=left| ''Here's to Our Love''
| —
|rowspan="3"| [[Philips Records|Philips]]
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1965
|align=left| ''Rockin' Folk''
| —
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1966
|align=left| ''The Joker Went Wild Run Run Look and See''
| —
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1969
|align=left| ''Stay and Love Me All Summer''
| —
|rowspan="2"| [[Dot Records|Dot]]
|-
|align=left| ''Tragedy - A Million To One''
| 160
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1970
|align=left| ''Brian Hyland''
| 171
|rowspan="1"| [[Uni Records|Uni]]
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1977
|align=left| ''In a State of Bayou''
| —
|rowspan="1"| [[Private Stock Records|Private Stock]]
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}

{{div col}}
{{div col end}}

===Singles===
===Singles===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title<br/><small>(Songwriters)</small>
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
|-
! style="width:45px;"| <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small><br><ref name="Awards"/>
! style="width:45px;"| <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=264}}</ref>
! style="width:45px;"| <small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]</small><br>
! style="width:45px;"| <small>[[Single Top 100|NED]]</small><br>
|-
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1960
! Year
! Title<br/><small>([[Songwriter]]s)</small>
| "[[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini]]"<br/><small>([[Lee Pockriss]]/[[Paul Vance]])</small>
| {{center|1}}
! [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart]]<ref name="AMG Singles">[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=BRIAN|HYLAND&sql=11:hifexqe5ldae~T51 Allmusic.com - Charts & Awards (singles)]</ref>
| {{center|8}}
! [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| {{center|2}}
| first= David
| {{center|3}}
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 264}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1960
| "Four Little Heels (The Clickety Clack Song)"<br/><small>([[Lee Pockriss]]/[[Paul Vance]])</small>
| "Four Little Heels (The Clickety Clack Song)"<br/><small>([[Lee Pockriss]]/[[Paul Vance]])</small>
| <center>#73
| {{center|73}}
| <center>#29
| {{center|29}}
| {{center|29}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| "That's How Much"<br/><small>([[Jack Keller (songwriter)|Jack Keller]]/[[Artie Kaplan]]/Brooks Arthur)</small>
| 1960
| {{center|74}}
| "[[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini]]"<br/><small>([[Lee Pockriss]]/[[Paul Vance]])</small>
| <center>#1
| {{center|—}}
| <center>#8
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
| "Lop-Sided, Over-Loaded (And It Wiggled When We Rode It)"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/hlr9262 |title=Brian Hyland – Lop-Sided, Over-Loaded (And It Wiggled When We Rode It) / I Gotta Go ('cause I Love You) – London – UK – HLR 9262 |publisher=45cat |access-date=2012-01-13}}</ref><br/><small>(Larry Kusik/E.J. Anton)</small>
| {{center|105}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1961
| "I Gotta Go ('Cause I Love You)"<br/><small>([[John D. Loudermilk]])</small>
| {{center|101}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
| "[[Let Me Belong to You]]"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| {{center|20}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| 1961
| "I'll Never Stop Wanting You"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| "I'll Never Stop Wanting You"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| <center>#83
| {{center|83}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| "She's My All American Girl"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| 1961
| {{center|—}}
| "Let Me Belong to You"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| {{center|—}}

| <center>#20
| {{center|—}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| 1962
| rowspan="3"| 1962
| "Ginny Come Lately"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| "[[Ginny Come Lately]]"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| {{center|21}}

| <center>#21
| {{center|5}}
| <center>#5
| {{center|19}}
| {{center|4}}
|-
|-
| 1962
| "[[Sealed with a Kiss]]"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| "[[Sealed with a Kiss]]"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| {{center|3}}

| <center>#3
| {{center|3}}
| <center>#3
| {{center|22}}
| {{center|6}}
|-
|-
| 1962
| "Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| "Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| {{center|25}}

| <center>#25
| {{center|28}}
| <center>#28
| {{center|42}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| 1963
| rowspan="4"| 1963
| "I May Not Live To See Tomorrow"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| "I May Not Live to See Tomorrow"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| {{center|69}}

| <center>#69
| {{center|—}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
| "If Mary's There"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| {{center|88}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| 1963
| "I'm Afraid to Go Home" b/w "[[Save Your Heart for Me]]"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| "I'm Afraid to Go Home" b/w "[[Save Your Heart for Me]]"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| {{center|63}}

| <center>#63
| {{center|—}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| "Let Us Make Our Own Mistakes"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| 1963
| {{center|123}}
| "If Mary's There"<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| {{center|—}}

| <center>#88
| {{center|—}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| 1966
| 1964
| "3000 Miles"<br/><small>(R. Wayne)</small>
| "Here's to Our Love"<br/><small>(Peter Udell)</small>
| {{center|129}}

| <center>#99
| {{center|—}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| 1966
| rowspan="3"| 1966
| "Run, Run, Look and See"<br/><small>(M.H. Cooper/[[Ray Whitley]])</small>
| "3000 Miles"<br/><small>(Artie Wayne)</small>
| {{center|99}}

| <center>#25
| {{center|—}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| "[[The Joker Went Wild]]"<br/><small>([[Bobby Russell]])</small>
| 1966
| {{center|20}}
| "The Joker Went Wild"<br/><small>(B. Russell)</small>
| {{center|—}}

| <center>#20
| {{center|23}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| "Run, Run, Look and See"<br/><small>(M.H. Cooper/[[Ray Whitley (songwriter)|Ray Whitley]])</small>
| 1967
| {{center|25}}
| "Get The Message"<br/><small>([[Michael Z. Gordon]]/[[Jimmy Griffin|J. A. Griffin]])</small>
| {{center|—}}

| <center>#91
| {{center|38}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| 1967
| rowspan="3"| 1967
| "Holiday For Clowns"<br/><small>([[Sonny Curtis]]/[[Glen Hardin|Glen D. Hardin]])</small>
| "Hung Up in Your Eyes"<br/><small>([[Sonny Curtis]]/[[Glen Hardin|Glen D. Hardin]])</small>
| {{center|58}}

| <center>#94
| {{center|—}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| "Holiday for Clowns"<br/><small>([[Sonny Curtis]]/[[Glen Hardin|Glen D. Hardin]])</small>
| 1967
| {{center|94}}
| "Hung Up In Your Eyes"<br/><small>([[Sonny Curtis]]/[[Glen Hardin|Glen D. Hardin]])</small>
| <center>#58
| {{center|—}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| "Get the Message"<br/><small>([[Michael Z. Gordon]]/[[Jimmy Griffin|J. A. Griffin]])</small>
| 1969
| {{center|91}}
| "Stay And Love Me All Summer"<br/><small>([[Joel Hirschhorn]]/[[Al Kasha]])</small>
| <center>#82
| {{center|—}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| 1969
| rowspan="3"| 1969
| "[[Tragedy (Thomas Wayne song)|Tragedy]]"<br/><small>(Gerald H. Nelson/Fred B. Burch)</small>
| "[[Tragedy (Thomas Wayne song)|Tragedy]]"<br/><small>(Gerald H. Nelson/Fred B. Burch)</small>
| <center>#56
| {{center|56}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| "[[A Million to One]]"<br/><small>([[Phil Medley]])</small>
| 1969
| {{center|90}}
| "A Million To One"<br/><small>(Phil Medley)</small>
| <center>#90
| {{center|—}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| "Stay and Love Me All Summer"<br/><small>([[Joel Hirschhorn]]/[[Al Kasha]])</small>
| 1970
| {{center|82}}
| "[[Gypsy Woman]]"<br/><small>([[Curtis Mayfield]])</small>
| <center>#3
| {{center|—}}
| <center>#42
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1970
| 1971
| "[[Lonely Teardrops]]"<br/><small>([[Billy Davis (songwriter)|Tyran Carlo]]/[[Gwen Gordy Fuqua|Gwen Fuqua]]/[[Berry Gordy|Berry Gordy, Jr.]])</small>
| "[[Dreamy Eyes]]"<br/><small>([[Johnny Tillotson]])</small>
| <center>#54
| {{center|—}}
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
| "[[Gypsy Woman (The Impressions song)|Gypsy Woman]]"<br/><small>([[Curtis Mayfield]])</small>
| {{center|3}}
| {{center|42}}
| {{center|9}}
| {{center|19}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1971
| "[[Lonely Teardrops]]"<br/><small>([[Billy Davis (songwriter)|Tyran Carlo]]/[[Gwen Gordy Fuqua|Gwen Fuqua]]/[[Berry Gordy|Berry Gordy Jr.]])</small>
| {{center|54}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|75}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
| "[[So Long, Marianne]]"<br/><small>([[Leonard Cohen]])</small>
| {{center|120}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1972
| "I Love Every Little Thing About You"<br/><small>([[Stevie Wonder]])</small>
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
| "Only Wanna Make You Happy"<br/><small>(Bobby Hart/Wes Farrell)</small>
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| 1975
| 1975
| "[[Sealed with a Kiss]]" (re-issue)<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| "[[Sealed with a Kiss]]" (re-issue)<br/><small>(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)</small>
| <center>-
| {{center|—}}
| <center>#7
| {{center|7}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| 1988
| "[[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini]]" (''with [[Albert West]]'')<br/><small>([[Lee Pockriss]]/[[Paul Vance]])</small>
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|43}}
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}
|}

===Albums===
*1961 ''The Bashful Blonde''
*1962 ''Let Me Belong to You''
*1962 ''Sealed with a Kiss''
*1963 ''Country Meets Folk''
*1964 ''Here's to Our Love''
*1965 ''Rockin' Folk''
*1966 ''The Joker Went Wild''
*1967 ''Tragedy''
*1967 ''Young Years'' (a reissue of) ''Here's to Our Love''
*1969 ''Stay and Love Me All Summer''
*1970 ''Brian Hyland''
*1977 ''In a State of Bayou''
*1987 ''Sealed with a Kiss''
*1994 Greatest Hits
*2002 Blue Christmas

==Family links==
*Brian Hyland is a [[cousin]] (by marriage) of the late [[Larry Fine (actor)|Louis Feinberg]], aka "Larry Fine" of the [[Three Stooges]].


==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://www.brianhyland.com Official website]
*[http://www.last.fm/music/Brian+Hyland Last.fm]
*[http://www.last.fm/music/Brian+Hyland Last.fm]
* {{imdb name|0975189}}
*[http://www.youtube.com/OfficialBrianHyland Youtube- Official Brian Hyland Channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/OfficialBrianHyland Official YouTube channel]
*[http://new.music.yahoo.com/brian-hyland/ Yahoo Music, Artist Page- Brian Hyland]
*[http://www.umeportal.com/artist.aspx?ob=art&src=rslt&aid=638 Brian Hyland biography from Universal Music]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091206235948/http://new.music.yahoo.com/brian-hyland/ Brian Hyland] on Yahoo Music
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Brian Hyland
Hyland performing in 1967
Hyland performing in 1967
Background information
Born (1943-11-12) November 12, 1943 (age 81)
Queens, New York City, U.S.
GenresBubblegum, pop, country
OccupationSinger
Instruments
Years active1959–present
Labels
Websitebrianhyland.com

Brian Hyland (born November 12, 1943) is an American pop singer and instrumentalist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s. He had a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" in 1960. Other hits include "Sealed with a Kiss" and "Gypsy Woman", which both reached No. 3. Hyland continued recording into the 1970s. AllMusic journalist Jason Ankeny said: "Hyland's puppy-love pop virtually defined the sound and sensibility of bubblegum during the pre-Beatles era."[1] Although his status as a teen idol faded, he went on to release several country-influenced albums and had additional chart hits later in his career.[1]

Biography

[edit]

Hyland was born in Woodhaven, Queens, New York City.[1] He studied guitar and clarinet as a child, and sang in his church choir.[1] At 14, he co-founded the harmony group the Del-Fi's, which recorded a demo but failed to secure a recording contract.[1] Hyland was eventually signed by Kapp Records as a solo artist and released his debut single, "Rosemary", in late 1959.[1] The label employed the Brill Building songwriting duo of Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance to work with Hyland on the follow-up, "Four Little Heels (The Clickety Clack Song)", which was a minor hit, and the songwriting duo continued to work with Hyland.[1]

In August 1960, at the age of 16, Hyland scored his first and biggest hit single, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", written by Vance and Pockriss.[2] It was a novelty song that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (No. 8 in the UK) and sold almost a million copies in the first two months of its release and over two million copies in total.[3][4]

Billboard advertisement, June 20, 1960

Hyland moved on to ABC-Paramount Records, where he began working with the songwriting and production team of Gary Geld and Peter Udell, and further hits followed with "Let Me Belong to You" and "I'll Never Stop Wanting You".[1] In 1961, aged 17, he appeared as himself on the March 6 episode of the game show To Tell the Truth. He received three votes.[5]

His other major hit during this period was 1962's "Sealed with a Kiss", which reached No. 3 in 1962 on both the American and UK Singles Chart.[6] Another 1962 hit was "Ginny Come Lately", which reached No. 21 on the U.S. chart and No. 5 in the UK.[6] Hyland's 1962 Top 30 hit "Warmed-Over Kisses (Leftover Love)" incorporated elements of country music; he continued in that crossover vein with singles including "I May Not Live to See Tomorrow" and "I'm Afraid to Go Home" and on the 1964 album Country Meets Folk.[1] This approach was out of step with the changes in the pop music market brought about by British Invasion bands. Hyland's commercial success declined, but he had further hits with "The Joker Went Wild" and "Run, Run, Look and See", working with producer Snuff Garrett and session musicians including J. J. Cale and Leon Russell.[1]

Hyland appeared on national television programs such as American Bandstand and The Jackie Gleason Show, and toured both internationally and around America with Dick Clark in the Caravan of Stars. The caravan was in Dallas, Texas, on the day of the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963.[7] In response to the event, Hyland wrote the song "Mail Order Gun", which he recorded and eventually released on his 1970 eponymous album.[8]

From 1963 through 1969, Hyland scored several minor hits, but none reached higher on the U.S. pop chart than No. 20 ("The Joker Went Wild").[9] An album released in 1964 featured numbers that hearkened back to the 1950s, including such hits as "Pledging My Love" and "Moments to Remember"—at a time when The Beatles and other British Invasion acts were drowning out American artists. Hyland afterward shifted into a phase of recording country and folk rock styles. Songs such as "I'm Afraid to Go Home" and "Two Brothers" had an American Civil War theme. Hyland played the harmonica on a few numbers.

Hyland attempted several departures from the norm, including the psychedelic single "Get the Message" (No. 91 on the U.S. pop chart) and "Holiday for Clowns" (No. 94),[9] but despite their more contemporary arrangements, they failed to receive much airplay. He went on to chart just two more top 40 hits, both cover versions: "Gypsy Woman", a 1961 hit for the Impressions written by Curtis Mayfield, and "Lonely Teardrops", a 1959 hit for Jackie Wilson. Hyland recorded both in 1970, and Del Shannon produced the tracks.[10] "Gypsy Woman" reached No. 3 on the 1970 U.S. pop chart, making it the second-biggest hit of his career, selling over one million copies and being certified gold by the RIAA in January 1971.[11] Two of his previous hits, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" and "Sealed with a Kiss", were also awarded gold discs.[11]

In 1975, "Sealed With A Kiss" became a hit again in the UK (No. 7)[6] and Hyland performed the song on Top of the Pops on July 31 of the same year. By 1977, he and his family had settled in New Orleans, and in 1979 the In a State of Bayou album, on which he had worked with Allen Toussaint, was issued by the Private Stock label.[1]

In June 1988, Dutch singer Albert West asked Hyland to record with him some duets of Hyland's hits: "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini", "Sealed With A Kiss", and "Ginny Come Lately". West had covered the last of these in 1973, scoring a huge European hit, his biggest. Their duet of "Itsy Bitsy ..." was released as a single and reached No. 43 on the Dutch singles chart. Hyland and West performed on TV shows in Germany and Belgium and a Dutch TV special in Aruba.[12]

Sixty years after the release of "Sealed with a Kiss", Hyland reunited with Peter Udell, who invited him to record "A Little Bit of Christmas Time". It was released on Solar Music in late 2023.[13]

Personal life

[edit]

In 2021 Hyland married Kathalynn Turner Davis, an actress, writer, and psychotherapist.[14][15] His son, Bodi, played drums with him for a short while when touring internationally.[16][17]

Hyland's cousin Mabel Hyland was the wife of Larry Fine of The Three Stooges.[8]

Catalog consolidation

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From 1960 to 1977, Hyland recorded a total of eleven albums for several different record companies. A twelfth album, Young Years, was a reissue. They included Leader Records, ABC-Paramount Records, Philips Records, Dot Records and Uni Records. Over the years, these record labels were consolidated and the recordings are now controlled by Universal Music. Universal has yet to release a CD compilation that includes all of Hyland's charted singles, invariably omitting a handful of minor singles that made the Billboard Top 100 (or the Bubbling Under chart).

  • 1967 – Leader Records ("Itsy Bitsy ...") owner Kapp Records sold to MCA, Inc. and becomes co-owned with Uni Records ("Gypsy Woman").
  • 1974 – Dot Records ("Tragedy") sold to ABC Records ("Sealed with a Kiss")
  • 1979 – MCA Records buys ABC Records
  • 1998 – MCA parent Universal Music buys Philips Records ("The Joker Went Wild") owner PolyGram completing the catalog consolidation

Discography

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Albums

[edit]
Year Album Billboard 200
 Record Label
1960 The Bashful Blond — Kapp
1961 Let Me Belong to You — ABC-Paramount
1962 Sealed with a Kiss —
1964 Country Meets Folk —
Here's to Our Love — Philips
1965 Rockin' Folk —
1966 The Joker Went Wild Run Run Look and See —
1969 Stay and Love Me All Summer — Dot
Tragedy - A Million To One 160
1970 Brian Hyland 171 Uni
1977 In a State of Bayou — Private Stock
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

[edit]
Year Title
(Songwriters) 		Peak chart positions
US
[9] 		UK
[6] 		AUS
 NED
1960 "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini"
(Lee Pockriss/Paul Vance)
1
8
2
3
"Four Little Heels (The Clickety Clack Song)"
(Lee Pockriss/Paul Vance)
73
29
29
—
"That's How Much"
(Jack Keller/Artie Kaplan/Brooks Arthur)
74
—
—
—
"Lop-Sided, Over-Loaded (And It Wiggled When We Rode It)"[18]
(Larry Kusik/E.J. Anton)
105
—
—
—
1961 "I Gotta Go ('Cause I Love You)"
(John D. Loudermilk)
101
—
—
—
"Let Me Belong to You"
(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)
20
—
—
—
"I'll Never Stop Wanting You"
(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)
83
—
—
—
"She's My All American Girl"
(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)
—
—
—
—
1962 "Ginny Come Lately"
(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)
21
5
19
4
"Sealed with a Kiss"
(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)
3
3
22
6
"Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)"
(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)
25
28
42
—
1963 "I May Not Live to See Tomorrow"
(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)
69
—
—
—
"If Mary's There"
(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)
88
—
—
—
"I'm Afraid to Go Home" b/w "Save Your Heart for Me"
(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)
63
—
—
—
"Let Us Make Our Own Mistakes"
(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)
123
—
—
—
1964 "Here's to Our Love"
(Peter Udell)
129
—
—
—
1966 "3000 Miles"
(Artie Wayne)
99
—
—
—
"The Joker Went Wild"
(Bobby Russell)
20
—
23
—
"Run, Run, Look and See"
(M.H. Cooper/Ray Whitley)
25
—
38
—
1967 "Hung Up in Your Eyes"
(Sonny Curtis/Glen D. Hardin)
58
—
—
—
"Holiday for Clowns"
(Sonny Curtis/Glen D. Hardin)
94
—
—
—
"Get the Message"
(Michael Z. Gordon/J. A. Griffin)
91
—
—
—
1969 "Tragedy"
(Gerald H. Nelson/Fred B. Burch)
56
—
—
—
"A Million to One"
(Phil Medley)
90
—
—
—
"Stay and Love Me All Summer"
(Joel Hirschhorn/Al Kasha)
82
—
—
—
1970 "Dreamy Eyes"
(Johnny Tillotson)
—
—
—
—
"Gypsy Woman"
(Curtis Mayfield)
3
42
9
19
1971 "Lonely Teardrops"
(Tyran Carlo/Gwen Fuqua/Berry Gordy Jr.)
54
—
75
—
"So Long, Marianne"
(Leonard Cohen)
120
—
—
—
1972 "I Love Every Little Thing About You"
(Stevie Wonder)
—
—
—
—
"Only Wanna Make You Happy"
(Bobby Hart/Wes Farrell)
—
—
—
—
1975 "Sealed with a Kiss" (re-issue)
(Gary Geld/Peter Udell)
—
7
—
—
1988 "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" (with Albert West)
(Lee Pockriss/Paul Vance)
—
—
—
43
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Ankeny, Jason. "Brian Hyland Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  2. ^ "Itsy Bitsy writer 'death' error". BBC News. September 28, 2006.
  3. ^ "Nothing Itsy Bitsy about a Hit". Life. August 22, 1960. p. 40.
  4. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins. p. 125. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  5. ^ "To Tell The Truth". YouTube. CBS Television. May 24, 2017. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 264. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ^ "American Bandstand 1963 -All Time Hits Day- A Little Bit Of Soap, The Jarmels". YouTube. November 10, 2018. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Quinn, Jane (November 15, 2019). "Share a cuppa tea with Jane and Brian Hyland". Beat Magazine (interview). Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Brian Hyland - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Pareles, Jon; Romanowski, Patty (1983). The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Rolling Stone Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-671-43457-1.
  11. ^ a b Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 280. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  12. ^ "Brian Hyland". Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  13. ^ "The Essential Advent Calendar – December 12: Sixties Hitmaker Brian Hyland Releases 'Sealed With A Kiss' 60th Anniversary Single Along With 'A Little Bit of Christmas Time'". Essentially Pop. December 12, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  14. ^ Hyland, Brian (May 21, 2021). "Me and my new wife". Facebook (personal photo). Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  15. ^ "About Kathalynn Turner Davis". Kathalynn Turner Davis.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  16. ^ James, Gary. "Gary James' Interview with Brian Hyland". Classic Bands. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  17. ^ Violanti, Tony (August 28, 2014). "'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' hitmaker shows he's got more in closet". Villages-News.
  18. ^ "Brian Hyland – Lop-Sided, Over-Loaded (And It Wiggled When We Rode It) / I Gotta Go ('cause I Love You) – London – UK – HLR 9262". 45cat. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
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