Norman (song)

1961 single by Sue Thompson

"Norman"

Single by Sue Thompson
from the album  Meet Sue Thompson
B-side| "Never Love Again"
Released| December 1961
Genre| Pop
Length| 2:16
Label| Hickory
Songwriter(s)| John D. Loudermilk
Sue Thompson singles chronology
| "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)"
(1961)  | "Norman"
(1961)  | "Two of a Kind"
(1962)

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"Norman" is a popular song written by John D. Loudermilk. Recorded by Sue Thompson in 1961, the song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The next year, Carol Deene released her version of the song in the United Kingdom on His Master's Voice, where it reached No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] A cover version by British singer Carol Deene (who also had a hit in the UK with her version of Thompson's Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) the previous year) would be a hit in the UK in early 1962.[3][4]

## Chart performance

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Chart (1961–1962)  | Peak
position

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Argentina Escalera a la Fama[5] | 8
Australian Kent Music Report | 4
Belgian Ultratop[6] | 4
Canada CHUM Chart[7] | 3
Dutch Single Top 100[8] | 2
German Musikmarkt[9] | 14
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[10] | 1
South Africa[11] | 1
US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 3

## Carol Deene version

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"Norman"

Single by Carol Deene
B-side| "On The Outside Looking In"
Released| January 1962
Recorded| Late 1961
Genre| Pop
Length| 2:20
Label| His Master's Voice
Songwriter(s)| John D. Loudermilk
Carol Deene singles chronology
| "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)"
(1961)  | "Norman"
(1962)  | "Johnny Get Angry"
(1962)

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In 1962, the song was covered by British singer Carol Deene (who had also had a hit with a cover of Thompson's Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) the previous year)[13] and was released as a single that January. Deene's version peaked at Number 24 on the UK singles chart around the same time and would be Deene's second of the four hits in her musical career.[14][15]

### Chart performance

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Chart (1963)  | Peak
position

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UK Singles Chart[16][17] | 24

## References

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1. ^ "Sue Thompson | Awards". AllMusic. 1926-07-19. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
2. ^ "Carol Deene". 45-rpm.org.uk. 1944-08-03. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
3. ^ "NORMAN". Official Charts. 1962-01-31. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 147\. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
5. ^ "Billboard Magazine, September 22, 1962". Billboard. 22 September 1962.
6. ^ "Billboard Magazine, May 19, 1962". Billboard. 19 May 1962.
7. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - January 29, 1962".
8. ^ "Billboard Magazine, June 2, 1962". Billboard. 2 June 1962.
9. ^ "Billboard Magazine, July 24, 1962". Billboard. 21 July 1962.
10. ^ "Billboard Magazine, May 5, 1962". Billboard. 5 May 1962.
11. ^ "Billboard Magazine, May 26, 1962". Billboard. 26 May 1962.
12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits". Billboard. ISBN 9780823076901.
13. ^ "SAD MOVIES". Official Charts. 1961-11-01. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
14. ^ "NORMAN". Official Charts. 1962-01-31. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
15. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 147\. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
16. ^ "NORMAN". Official Charts. 1962-01-31. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
17. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 147\. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

## External links

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* Lyrics of this song
* Sue Thompson - Norman on YouTube

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* MusicBrainz work

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