The Four Preps - Dreamy Eyes (1956) video free download

gdouglas999

So sad to hear of the death of Glen Larson, one of the greatest TV producers and also one of the best group vocalists of all time.

St Pauli

that was my point.I'm glad that you found comfort in this tune.I reallly prefer the Rock of the day.

theonlymoo5e

@TheLimePopsicle Well my main source of information (you might wanna look into it yourself), is Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955 -2010 from Record Research. I own 11 book, 5 DVD-roms & 1 CD-rom published by them.

TheLimePopsicle

@theonlymoo5e I have done some research and looked through the actual Billboard magazine charts and it turns out you are correct. It originally peaked at #75 and then dipped, however, it came back on the charts and peaked at #56 in February 1957. Thank you for the correction and I will update the description to make it correct.

theonlymoo5e

@TheLimePopsicle Dreamy Eyes peaked at #56 in early 1957

St Pauli

"Dreamy Eyes"by Johnny Tillotson was much more in the rock catagory.this song could put you to sleep.

St Pauli

@TheLimePopsicle the country was not in the mood for big band or smooth love tunes.little richard,elvis,jerry lee lewis,conway twitty,the everly's,and a littany of rock and rockabilly tunes hit the charts and the teens were well defined by the rebelous seperation from the stoggy tunes their parents loved.some "adult"music still did well in the 60's.we still had lawrence welk during this time frame.movies gave way to youth oriented topics as the 60's came and went.thats just the way it was.

jtokc

I remember loving this song when it came out. It caught quite a bit of play in OKC. I totally was ready for "26 Miles" when it came out a few months later.

George Julian Pilcher

Great memories from a very smooth group. This group later had some great hits. Big Man was a great one in 1958. GJP

TheLimePopsicle

You're right, this is a great song to exemplify the transition period between big band and rock and roll since it combines a bit of both styles. Also agree with your analysis.

TheLimePopsicle

It's likely because, by the time this single was released, the charts were dominated by early rock and roll, rockabilly and guitar rock. However, the Preps did have top 10 hits in 1958, so maybe this song just didn't catch on for some reason. It took the Preps around six or so singles before they got their first big hit.

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