The lead vocalist on the track was Norm Davis. He was paid a one-time fee
of $25 for his work on the single. He is currently a poetry teacher in New,
York. The drummer was Sandy Nelson.

Tossin’ and Turnin’ was named Billboard’s number-one single for 1961,
after spending seven consecutive weeks at the top. It was featured on
the soundtrack for the 1978 film, Animal House. In 2008, Billboard
magazine ranked the song as the 27th biggest song of all time that
charted on the Hot 100, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the
chart.

This song stayed at number-one for 7 weeks, and the third of the
four that he would have that year. It also hit number one on the R&B
R&B Best Sellers List, becoming his fourth number one on that chart.

The first certified gold record album was presented by the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA).The award went to the original soundtrack album
of the 1955 Academy Award winning film Oklahoma! The soundtrack charted #1
on the Billboard Pop Album Chart in 1956 and went “multi-platinum” in 1992.

David Rose

"The Stripper" was composed by David Rose and recorded in 1958. It 
was originally used as the B-side to his single, “Ebb Tide”.