"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
A version by Anthony Newley reached number 6 in the United Kingdom in June 1959.[6]
In 1959, Argentinian singer Billy Caffaro, edited the Spanish version "Personalidad".
As "Personalità", performed by Caterina Valente, it was a major Italian hit in 1960.
^Burke, Ken (1998). "Lloyd Price". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 895–896.
