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Come Go with Me
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<p>"Come Go with Me" is a song written by C. E. Quick (a.k.a. Clarence Quick), an original member (bass vocalist) of the American <a href="/facts/Doo-wop/cxtG8zn8">doo-wop</a> vocal group <a href="/facts/The_Del-Vikings/LTUDB9kE">the Del-Vikings</a>. The song was originally recorded by The Del-Vikings (lead singer Norman Wright) in 1956 but not released until July 1957 on the Luniverse LP <i>Come Go with the Del Vikings</i>. The final version was released in the second week of January 1957 and was led by Norman Wright, although some sources claim it was led by Gus Backus. When Joe Averbach, the owner of Fee Bee Records could not handle the demand, he signed with <a href="/facts/Dot_Records/eCP0n0or">Dot Records</a> in late January 1957; the song became a hit, peaking at No. 5 on the US <i>Billboard</i> Top 100 Pop Chart (a predecessor of the 1958 established <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>). It also reached No. 2 on the <a href="/facts/R%2526B_chart/830VoC96">R&B chart</a>. </p><p>"Come Go with Me" and another 8 songs were recorded in the basement of <a href="/facts/Pittsburgh/42yPHyS0">Pittsburgh</a> disc jockey Barry Kaye. These recordings were released in 1992 as <i>1956 Audition Tapes</i>. </p><p>The song was later featured in the films <i><a href="/facts/American_Graffiti/HTdDBmCv">American Graffiti</a></i> (1973), <i><a href="/facts/Diner_(1982_film)/tNhgSISG">Diner</a></i> (1982), <i><a href="/facts/Stand_by_Me_(film)/p2DjpeF1">Stand by Me</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/facts/Joe_Versus_the_Volcano/XSYFFGvx">Joe Versus the Volcano</a></i> (1990), and <i><a href="/facts/Set_It_Up/U5d8Q6QQ">Set It Up</a></i> (2018). It was included in <a href="/facts/Robert_Christgau/0U1Du9U9">Robert Christgau</a>'s "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in <i><a href="/facts/Christgau%2527s_Record_Guide%3a_Rock_Albums_of_the_Seventies/lbz769kj">Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies</a></i> (1981). It sold over one million copies and was awarded a <a href="/facts/Music_recording_sales_certification/zGzLFa9l">gold disc</a>. </p><p><i><a href="/facts/Rolling_Stone/HhCFoJ9F">Rolling Stone</a></i> magazine ranked the song No. 449 in its list of <a href="/facts/The_500_Greatest_Songs_of_All_Time/GEJnGkat">the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time</a>. </p>