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Language
English
ISWC
T-901.126.625-4 BMI, ISWC, JASRAC
Comments
Berry Gordy, on the verge of forming Motown, plagiarized the song and registered it with himself, his sister Gwen Gordy as well as Roquel Davis as writers. As a result all releases after the original are credited to Berry and others. Parker never received a dime.
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SONG A DAY MUSIC BMI
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Title Performer Release date Info
May 1958 First recording on September 3, 1957
First release
September 1959 Hit song
January 1960
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1960
February 8, 1961
March 10, 1962
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1963
May 1964
1966
March 1967
August 1967
1967
March 1969
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1972
November 1976 Hit song
July 8, 1977 Hit song
(Robert Schröder) 1977
January 1979
1979
1980
1981 Medley
1997 A cappella
December 18, 2012 Released more than 10 years after its recording
December 15, 2017 Released more than 10 years after its recording