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from Washington, DC) which first recorded it for the R&B label in 1954. The Jewels began as a gospel group, then became the Marbles, recording for the Lucky label out of Los Angeles. According to Johnny Torrence, leader of the Marbles/Jewels, it was taken from a song they recorded in their gospel
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in 1954. This was the first recording of the song by a white performer and retained the original "I thought your daddy knew" lyric which was changed to "I thought you knew" in most cover versions.
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single. This version generally followed the Fontane Sisters' recording but was slightly faster and featured an electric guitar outro.
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EP, 8 Top Hits, largely duplicating the arrangement from the Fontane Sisters' recording.
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This article is about the R&B song. For other uses, see
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Index

Hearts of Stone (disambiguation)
Single
Otis Williams and the Charms
B-side
Genre
R&B
Label
DeLuxe
Songwriter(s)
Eddie Ray
Otis Williams and the Charms
R&B
Eddie Ray
San Bernardino, California
the Jewels
the Charms
Ruby Wright
RCA Victor
The Fontane Sisters
Dot Records
Billy Vaughn
The Chordettes
Cadence Records
Connie Francis
MGM Records
John Fogerty
The Blue Ridge Rangers
Hot 100
Canada
"Hearts Of Stone, BMI"

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