Love Potion No. 9 (song)
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"Love Potion No. 9" is a song written in 1959 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally performed by the Clovers,[1] who took it to No.23 on the US as well as R&B charts that year.[2][3] It reached #20 in Canada.[4]
"Love Potion No. 9" | |
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Single by The Clovers | |
B-side | "Stay Awhile" |
Released | July 1959 |
Recorded | June 8, 1959 |
Studio | Capitol (New York City) |
Genre | Doo-wop |
Length | 2:02 |
Label | United Artists |
Songwriter(s) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller |
Official Audio | |
"Love Potion No. 9" on YouTube | |
"Love Potion Number Nine" | ||||
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Single by The Searchers | ||||
from the album Meet the Searchers | ||||
B-side | "Hi-Heel Sneakers" | |||
Released | November 1964 | |||
Studio | Pye Studios, London, England | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:05 | |||
Label | Kapp KJB-27 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Hatch | |||
The Searchers singles chronology | ||||
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Official Audio | ||||
"Love Potion No. 9" on YouTube | ||||
The Searchers recorded it in 1964 and reached No.3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No.2 on Cash Box during the winter of 1965.[5]
Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass did an instrumental version (side 2, track 1) on his 1965 album Whipped Cream and Other Delights.
The Coasters released their take in December 1971 with "D. W. Washburn" on the B-side. It reached No.76 on the Billboard Pop chart and No.96 on the Cash Box chart.
It's also track 1 on the studio album Two Days Away, released in 1977 by Elkie Brooks and produced by the song's writers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.