"Personality"
Single by Lloyd Price
B-side"Have You Ever Had the Blues"
ReleasedApril 1959
GenreRhythm & blues[1]
Length2:35
LabelABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s)Harold Logan, Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price singles chronology
"Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day?)"
(1959) 		"Personality"
(1959) 		"I'm Gonna Get Married"
(1959)

"Personality" is a 1959 song with music and lyrics by Harold Logan and Lloyd Price. It was released as a single by Price,[2] and became one of Lloyd Price's most popular crossover hits. The single reached number 2 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, kept from the number 1 spot by "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton.[3] The song was also a number 1 U.S. R&B hit, maintaining the top spot for four weeks.[4] Billboard ranked it as the number 3 song for 1959, with the number 1 slot going to "The Battle of New Orleans". The song reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart.[5]

Cover versions

Song in popular culture

A version of the song is heard in a 2010 TV commercial for NFLShop.com. the NFL's online retailer and also appears on the soundtrack of 2011 film The Help.[9]

References

  1. ^ Burke, Ken (1998). "Lloyd Price". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 895–896.
  2. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 17 - The Soul Reformation: More on the evolution of rhythm and blues. [Part 3]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  3. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 470.
  5. ^ "Personality" by Lloyd Price, Musicvf.com, Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  6. ^ "ANTHONY NEWLEY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  7. ^ "Jackie Robinson (2) / The All Stars (37) – Personality / Stone Cold". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  8. ^ Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis, AllMusic, Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  9. ^ "The Help (Music From the Motion Picture)". Amazon.com. July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.


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