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Honeycomb (song)

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"Honeycomb"

SinglebyJimmie Rodgers

from the album Jimmie Rodgers

B-side

"Their Hearts Were Full of Spring"

Written

1954

Released

August 1957 (U.S.)

Genre

Rock and roll

rockabilly

Length

2:15

Jimmie Rodgers singles chronology

"Honeycomb"
(1957)

"Kisses Sweeter than Wine"
(1957)

"Honeycomb" is a popular song written by Bob Merrillin1954. The best-selling version was recorded by Jimmie Rodgers and charted at number one on the Billboard Top 100in1957 and number one for four weeks in Canada.^[1]^[2] "Honeycomb" also reached number one on the R&B Best Sellers chart^[3] and number seven on the Country & Western Best Sellers in Stores chart.^[4] It became a gold record. The song is referenced in the McGuire Sisters hit song "Sugartime", in which the soloist sings the line "Just be my honeycomb" and the word "honeycomb" is echoed by the other sisters and the male chorus.

In 2020, Jimmie Rodgers' version was featured in the Netflix psychological thriller film, The Devil All the Time.^{[citation needed]}

Cover versions[edit]

In 1986, Gary Morris' version of the song was a country hit, peaking at number twenty-seven.^[5]
Ricky Nelson covered the song on his 1957 debut album Ricky.
In 1965, the Ray Conniff Singers covered the song on their album Invisible Tears.
Brian Wilson covered the song in 2021. Footage of Brian Wilson recording it can be seen in the 2021 documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road, and the finished recording was issued on that documentary's soundtrack.

References[edit]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 535.

^ "CHUM Hit Parade - August 26, 1957".

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 498.

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 296.

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 241.

External links[edit]

Jimmie Rodgers – HoneycombonYouTube

v t e Gary Morris
Studio albums	Gary Morris Why Lady Why Faded Blue Anything Goes Plain Brown Wrapper What If We Fall in Love?
Compilation albums	Hits
Notable singles	"Headed for a Heartache" "Don't Look Back" "Dreams Die Hard" "Velvet Chains" "The Love She Found in Me" "The Wind Beneath My Wings" "Why Lady Why" "Second Hand Heart" "Between Two Fires" "Baby Bye Bye" "Lasso the Moon" "I'll Never Stop Loving You" "100% Chance of Rain" "Anything Goes" "Honeycomb" "Leave Me Lonely" "Plain Brown Wrapper"
Collaboration singles	"Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)" (with Crystal Gayle) "Another World" (with Crystal Gayle)
Guest singles	"You're Welcome to Tonight" (with Lynn Anderson)
Related articles	Discography

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