" Don't Hang Up " is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the American R&B music group the Orlons . The tune was originally issued in the US as the flip-side to "The Conservative", however, according to RPFiller on 45cat, "A Philadelphia DJ flipped it and the B-side became the hit." ^[3] Which is born out by the 45 showing the catalogue number C - 231 followed by a B. The song is also credited under the Ariola Records label. The song was a number-four hit on the Billboard Pop chart and reached number three on its R&B chart . One of the group's biggest songs during their career, "Don't Hang Up" remains an icon of the early 1960s era of popular music ^[4] and was awarded gold disc status for selling over one million copies. ^[5]

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Credits [ edit ]

• Written by Dave Appell & Kal Mann
• Executive producer: Bernie Lowe
• Lead vocals: Rossetta Hightower
• Backing vocals: Marlena Davis & Shirley Brickley
• Support vocals: Steve Caldwell ^[9]

Popular culture [ edit ]

• The song achieved notoriety again in the 1990s, when it was included in the 1993 family comedy film Dennis the Menace . ^[10]

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