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Peppermint Twist

"Peppermint Twist" is a song written by Joey Dee and Henry Glover, recorded and released by Joey Dee and the Starliters in 1961. Capitalizing on the Twist dance craze and the nightclub in which Dee performed, the song hit No.1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in early 1962. It replaced Chubby Checker's "The Twist", the song that sparked the Twist fad, at the No. 1 position.

Background
The lead singer in the Starliters' version is David Brigati, whose brother, Eddie Brigati, was a singer for 1960s rock band the (Young) Rascals. The original recording of the song was considered too long for release on a 45 rpm single, so it was split into two parts. It was this first part, "Peppermint Twist (Part 1)", with a length of 2:03, which became the No.1 hit; the mostly instrumental second half of the recording is rarely heard today. ==Chart performance==
Personnel
David Brigati - lead vocals • Billy Butler - guitar • Don Martin - drums • Carlton Lattimore - organ • Jerome Richardson - sax ==The Sweet version==
The Sweet version
The song was covered by English glam rock band the Sweet on their second studio album Sweet Fanny Adams. It was released as a single in 1974, but only in Australia, New Zealand and Japan, reaching No. 4 on the weekly chart and No. 26 on the 1975 year end chart in the former. A pop song with swirly vocal harmonies, "Peppermint Twist" is the last example of the band's early bubblegum sound. It has been criticized as out of place on Sweet Fanny Adams, a hard rock album. Chart performance PersonnelBrian Connolly – lead vocals, handclaps^, tambourine^ • Steve Priest – bass guitar and 6-string bass^ • Mick Tucker – vocals, timpani^, tubular bells^, gong^, effects^ • Andy Scott – guitars, piano^, cello^ ^credited only ==See also==
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