I'm Sorry by Brenda Lee
Monday, July 18, 1960
– August 7, 1960
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Artist: Brenda Lee Weeks at #1: 3 weeks Chart dates: July 18, 1960 – August 1, 1960
About
"I'm Sorry" is a 1960 hit song by 15-year-old American singer Brenda Lee. The song was written by Dub Allbritten and Ronnie Self. It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in July 1960. On the UK Singles Chart, the song peaked at No.12. AllMusic guide wrote that it is the pop star's "definitive song", and one of the "finest teen pop songs of its era". In 1999, the 1960 recording by Lee on Decca Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. This song featured the Anita Kerr Singers doing the backup Chorus. It also featured Brenda Lee's spoken recitation during the first repeat of the Chorus.
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