Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (G. Bourgeois-H. Meaux) by Jivin’ Gene and The Jokers
Not the later Sedaka tune, but a ballad sung by Gene Bourgeois.
Pop Chart Peaks: Music Vendor 31, Cash Box 53, Billboard 69
THE 1959 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1959 (some were recorded in 1958).