Otis Blackwell

Songs Written by Otis BlackwellTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an American songwriter whose work influenced rock and roll. His compositions include "Fever" (recorded by Little Willie John), "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless" (recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis), "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up", and "Return to Sender" (with Winfield Scott; recorded by Elvis Presley), and "Handy Man" (recorded by Jimmy Jones). == Biography == Blackwell was born in Brooklyn, New York. He learned to play the piano as... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Great Balls of Fire - #2: Return to Sender - #3: Don't Be Cruel - #4: Fever - #5: Breathless
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  Elvis Presley
Paralyzed
1.
12/1956

Paralyzed
Elvis Presley

from Elvis [1956 album]   
59 pts
59
US








8
UK
US: from Elvis, Volume 1 EP
[RCA Epa-992+]
written by Otis Blackwell greentick & Elvis Presley
  Jerry Lee Lewis
Great Balls of Fire
2.
11/1957

#1  Great Balls of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis

238 pts
2
US


1
ctry
3
R&B


1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #96]
[Sun 281]
written by Otis Blackwell greentick & Jack Hammer
Breathless
3.
03/1958

#5  Breathless
Jerry Lee Lewis

133 pts
7
US


4
ctry
3
R&B


8
UK
[Sun 288]
written by Otis Blackwell greentick
  Cliff Richard
Nine Times Out of Ten
4.
09/1960

Nine Times Out of Ten
Cliff Richard

81 pts










3
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
written by Otis Blackwell greentick & Waldense Hall
  Elvis Presley
Return to Sender
5.
10/1962

#2  Return to Sender
Elvis Presley

from Girls! Girls! Girls!   
223 pts
2
US




5
R&B


1
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8100]
written by Winfield Scott & Otis Blackwell greentick
One Broken Heart for Sale
6.
02/1963

One Broken Heart for Sale
Elvis Presley

from It Happened at The World's Fair   It Happened at The World's Fair
86 pts
11
US




21
R&B


12
UK
with The Mellow Men
[RCA Victor 47-8134]
written by Otis Blackwell greentick & Winfield Scott
(Such an) Easy Question
7.
06/1965

(Such an) Easy Question
Elvis Presley

121 pts
11
US
1
AC








[recorded in 1962]
[RCA Victor 47-8585]
written by Otis Blackwell greentick & Winfield Scott
  The McCoys
Fever
8.
11/1965

#4  Fever
The McCoys

from Hang On Sloopy   
141 pts
7
US








44
UK
[Bang 511]
written by Eddie Cooley & John Davenport greentick
  Suzi Quatro
All Shook Up
9.
09/1974

All Shook Up
Suzi Quatro

from Suzi Quatro   
11 pts
85
US










[Bell 45477]
written by Otis Blackwell greentick & Elvis Presley
  Cheap Trick
Don't Be Cruel
10.
07/1988

#3  Don't Be Cruel
Cheap Trick

from Lap of Luxury   Lap of Luxury
207 pts
4
US
32
AC




8
rock
77
UK
[Epic 07965]
written by Otis Blackwell greentick & Elvis Presley

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