Released 1962 Length 2:11 | Genre Rock and roll, doo wop Label Seville Records 45-117 | |
B-side "Crying Like A Baby Over You" Writer(s) Ernie Maresca, Thomas F. Bogdany
(B-side written by Maresca) | ||
"Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)" is a song written by Ernie Maresca and Thomas F. Bogdany, and originally recorded by Maresca in 1962. The single was released on Edward Kassner's fledgling Seville Records label. It also appeared on Maresca's similarly titled album which was issued the same year.
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History
In 1961, Maresca was offered a recording contract with Seville, a small New York based label. His protestations that he was not much of a singer were brushed aside, and he co-wrote "Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)" while sitting in a Manhattan bar with his friend Tom Bogdany.
Maresca's recording reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1962. Backing vocals on the record were by The Del-Satins, who also sang on many of Dion's records, several of which were written or co-written by Maresca. The song's lyrics made reference to one of Maresca's earlier compositions, "Runaround Sue", which was recorded in 1961 by Dion, in the lines, "Hey, play another song like 'Runaround Sue', let's do a dance that we all can do".
Ernie Maresca died on July 8, 2015, at his home in South Florida, after a brief illness at the age of 76.
Cover versions
The song has been covered by several other popular singers and bands, including Rocky Sharpe and the Replays. Recordings have also been made in French, by Les Chaussettes Noires and Les Forbans, and in Dutch, by Wim Leys.