1962 HITS ARCHIVE: Flying Circle (Hava Nagila) - Frank Slay
Flying Circle (Slay) by Frank Slay & his Orchestra
Bright instrumental treatment of the familiar Israeli folk song. Composer and record producer Slay created many of Freddy Cannon’s recordings and also co-wrote (with Bob Crewe) such song hits as “Silhouettes,” “Tallahassee Lassie,” and “La Dee Dah.” Another successful variation on “Hava Nagila” was the 1958 Betty Madigan hit “Dance Everyone Dance” (listen here: https://youtu.be/DLSwXgmm8-w )
(Debuted late ’61) 1962 Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 43, Billboard 45, Music Vendor 58
THE 1962 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1962 (some were recorded in 1961).
