Shakin' All Over

About Shakin' All Over

"Shakin' All Over" is a song originally performed by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates. It was written by leader Johnny Kidd, and his original recording reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1960. Kidd's recording was not a hit outside of Europe. In other parts of the world the song is better known by recordings of other artists. In 1964, a band from Plattsburgh, New York called the Twiliters recorded a live version but it did not chart. A classic version by Chad Allan and the Expressions, also known as The Guess Who, was recorded in December 1964 and released in the spring of 1965, and it reached #1 in Canada, #22 in the US and #27 in Australia. Normie Rowe's 1965 version reached #1 in Australia as a double A-side with "Que Sera Sera". more »