Put Your Head on My Shoulder

About Put Your Head on My Shoulder

"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka. Anka's version was recorded in August 1958 and released as a single by ABC-Paramount in 1959 as catalog number 4510040. It was arranged and conducted by Don Costa. The B-side was "Don't Ever Leave Me". "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" became very successful, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (kept of out the #1 spot by Bobby Darin's recording of "Mack the Knife"). The song was again popular when released as a single by The Lettermen in 1968. This version peaked number 44 on the Hot 100; it was more successful on the Adult Contemporary chart where it peaked at number 8. more »