"Let's Have a Party" is a 1957 song written by Jessie Mae Robinson and recorded by Elvis Presley for the movie Loving You. A version of this song was recorded by Wanda Jackson in 1960. It entered the UK chart on 1 September 1960, spending eight weeks there and reaching #32; it also reached #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in that year.[1][2] The Jackson version was later featured in the 1989 critically acclaimed film Dead Poets Society.[3] Paul McCartney also recorded and released the song (under the title "Party") on his 1999 Run Devil Run album. His original song "Run Devil Run", on the same album, also has a very similar melody. A cover of "Let's Have a Party" by Sonia was released in 2010.
The song was included under the title "Party" in the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet, which opened in New York in April 2010.[4] It was sung by Robert Britton Lyons, portraying Carl Perkins, as well as by the company of the show, and was covered by Robert Britton Lyons and the company on the Million Dollar Quartet original Broadway cast recording.[5]
In T. Rex's 1972 concert film Born To Boogie, Marc Bolan and Ringo Starr attempt to recite one of the lyrics from the song ("some people like to rock, some people like to roll, but movin' and a-groovin's gonna satisfy my soul"). However, they break into laughter each time.
Led Zeppelin also played this song live during their live sets of "Whole Lotta Love"; an example of this practice can be found on their live album How The West Was Won.
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- ^ "UK Singles chart positions - Wanda Jackson". Polyhex.net. https://www.polyhex.com/music/chartruns/chartruns.php. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ "Billboard chart positions - singles". allmusic. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4580/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097165/soundtrack
- ^ Zielinski, Peter James (April 12, 2010). "Photo Coverage: Million Dollar Quartet Opens on Broadway". https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_MDQ_CurtainParty_20000101. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ MDQ Merchandising LLC (2010). “Song List” and “Performing Credits”. In Million Dollar Quartet (p. 5) [CD booklet]. New York City: Avatar Studios; and Chicago: Chicago Recording Company.
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Let's Have a Party (rag)
Let's Have a Party is a 1953 ragtime medley by pianist Winifred Atwell. It entered the UK charts on 4 December 1953, spending nine weeks there and peaking at #2. It entered the charts again the following year, appearing on 26 November 1954 on the back of the success of Let's Have Another Party. This time, the single had a six week run, and peaked at #14.
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Let's Have A Party (album)
Let's Have A Party is the debut album by the American rock band The Rivieras released in 1964 by USA Records. This album contains the band's biggest hit, "California Sun", which reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album continues the band's popular surf style, and contains covers of classic and contemporary rock and roll hits. The album's title track is a cover of Elvis Presley's "Let's Have a Party", written by Jessie Mae Robinson.
The album was reissued in Sweden in 1967 under the name California Sun!! under Sonet and Grand Prix labels. Another album sharing the title Let's Have a Party was released in Sweden in 1989 by Star-Club Records, but features an entirely different track listing; Side A is non-LP single tracks, and Side B has tracks from Campus Party. All tracks from Let's Have A Party were later compiled onto California Sun: The Best of the Rivieras in 2000.
Background
With the band's newfound success with "California Sun", the Rivieras set out to record a full-length effort in February 1964 at Chicago's Columbia Recording Studios ("California Sun" was previously recorded in July 1963). While "California Sun" had become the band's biggest hit at this point, the band's original singer, Marty Fortson and guitarist, Joe Pennell had both left for the Marines. By the time of recording, they had been replaced by Bill Dobslaw and Jim Boal, respectively. Fortson and Pennell are uncredited for their contributions on "California Sun". Dobslaw aside, all members of the band were currently attending high school in South Bend, Indiana by the time of the album's release.
