Cannonball (Duane Eddy song)

"Cannonball"
Single by Duane Eddy
from the album Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel
B-side	"Mason Dixon Lion"
Released	October 1958
Genre	Rockabilly
Length	1:52
Label	Jamie
Songwriter(s)	Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood
Producer(s)	Lee Hazlewood, Lester Sill
Duane Eddy singles chronology
"Ramrod" (1958) "Cannonball" (1958) "The Lonely One" (1959)

"Cannonball" is a song written by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood and performed by Eddy. It reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, #22 on the R&B chart, #2 on the UK Singles Chart, #7 in Canada in 1958,[1][2] and appeared on his 1958 album, Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel.[3]

The song was recorded at Audio Recorders recording studio in Phoenix, Arizona, produced by Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill.[4]

Other versions

• Ace Cannon, on his debut 1962 album, "Tuff" Sax.[5]

References

1. Duane Eddy, "Cannonball" Chart Positions Retrieved April 24, 2014
2. "CHUM Hit Parade - December 1, 1958".
3. Duane Eddy, Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel Retrieved April 24, 2014
4. Duane Eddy, "Cannonball" single release Retrieved April 24, 2014
5. Ace Cannon, "Tuff" Sax Retrieved May 29, 2015