Fabulous (Charlie Gracie song)

"Fabulous" is a song first performed by Charlie Gracie in 1957. It is his second and last appearance on the Billboard Top 40 besides the chart-topping "Butterfly". It made it to number 16 on US Billboard chart.[1] The song was popular in the United Kingdom and internationally reaching number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and number 6 in Canada.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The song was written by Harold Land and Cameo-Parkway co-owner Kal Mann, under the pseudonym 'Jon Sheldon'.

## Covers

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The song has been subject to many covers, including:

* Steve Lawrence \- a single release in 1957.[8]
* Paul McCartney \- for the album Run Devil Run (1999)
* Cliff Richard \- in his tribute album The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook (2013)

## References

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1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 351.
2. ^ "For the Love of Charlie". Amazon. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
3. ^ "Charlie Gracie - Fabulous! An Intimate Portrait of a Rock Pioneer DVD". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
4. ^ "Charlie Gracie". mtv.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
5. ^ "charliegracie.com". charliegracie.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
6. ^ "charlie gracie-fabulous 45". bing.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
7. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - June 3, 1957".
8. ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

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