(Till) I Kissed You

"('Till) I Kissed You" is a song written by Don Everly of The Everly Brothers. It was released as a single in 1959 and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1] Chet Atkins played guitar on this record^[2] and Buddy Harman played drums.

Connie Smith version

"('Till) I Kissed You" was covered by American country music artist Connie Smith on her 1976 album The Song We Fell in Love To. Released in January 1976, it was the album's second single. Smith's version peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.^[3] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[4]

Reggae versions

The song has been a popular choice for reggae artists and several covers have been recorded including those by: Nan McClean, Delroy Jones, Dobbie Dobson and Al Campbell. In 1975 Jimmy London topped the charts in Jamaica with his version of the song and subsequently scored highly on reggae charts abroad. In the early 90s, the Bronx-raised Shinehead did a version.

Chart performance

The Everly Brothers

Chart (1959)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	8
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	22
Australian ARIA Chart	2
Canadian RPM Top Singles	3
UK Singles Chart	2

Connie Smith

Chart (1976)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

↑ "The Everly Brothers singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
↑ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 10 - Tennessee Firebird: American country music before and after Elvis. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu.
↑ "Connie Smith singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
↑ "RPM Country Singles for April 17, 1976". RPM. Retrieved 16 March 2011.

Preceded by "You Are the Song (Inside of Me)" by Freddie Hart	RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 17, 1976	Succeeded by "If I Let Her Come In" by Ray Griff

The Everly Brothers

Studio albums	The Everly Brothers Songs Our Daddy Taught Us It's Everly Time A Date with the Everly Brothers Both Sides of an Evening Instant Party! Christmas with the Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers Sing Great Country Hits Gone Gone Gone Rock'n Soul Beat & Soul In Our Image Two Yanks in England The Hit Sound of the Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers Sing Roots Stories We Could Tell Pass the Chicken & Listen EB 84 Born Yesterday Some Hearts

Live albums	Everly Brothers Show

Compilation albums	The Best of The Everly Brothers Greatest Hits Vol. III The New Album All They Had to Do Was Dream Heartaches and Harmonies Stories We Could Tell:The RCA Years Too Good to Be True Give Me a Future

Singles	"Bye Bye Love" "Wake Up Little Susie" "This Little Girl of Mine" "Should We Tell Him" "All I Have to Do Is Dream" "Bird Dog" "Devoted to You" "Problems" "Take a Message to Mary" "Poor Jenny" "(Till) I Kissed You" "Let It Be Me" "Cathy's Clown" "When Will I Be Loved" "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" "Like Strangers" "Be-Bop-A-Lula" "Lucille" "Walk Right Back" "Ebony Eyes" "Temptation" "Don't Blame Me" "Crying in the Rain" "That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be)" "Don't Ask Me to Be Friends" "Love Her" "Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby" "That'll Be the Day" "The Price of Love" "Love Is Strange" "(You Got) The Power of Love" "Somebody Help Me" "Bowling Green" "Love of the Common People" "Carolina in My Mind" "Not Fade Away" "The Air That I Breathe" (Phil Everly solo) "Brother Jukebox" (Don Everly solo) "Dare to Dream Again" (Phil Everly solo) "On the Wings of a Nightingale" "Don't Worry Baby" "Ballad of a Teenage Queen"

Related topics	Discography List of songs Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop Everly Music Company Venetia Stevenson Edan Everly James Best

Book Category

Connie Smith singles

1960s

1964	"Once a Day"

1965	"Then and Only Then" "I Can't Remember" "If I Talk to Him"

1966	"Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)" "Ain't Had No Lovin'" "The Hurtin's All Over"

1967	"I'll Come Runnin'" "Cincinnati, Ohio" "Burning a Hole in My Mind" "Baby's Back Again"

1968	"Run Away Little Tears" "Cry, Cry, Cry"

1969	"Ribbon of Darkness" "Young Love" (with Nat Stuckey) "You and Your Sweet Love"

1970s

1970	"I Never Once Stopped Loving You" "Louisiana Man" "Where Is My Castle"

1971	"Just One Time" "I'm Sorry If My Love Got in Your Way"

1972	"Just for What I Am" "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)" "Love Is the Look You're Looking For"

1973	"Ain't Love a Good Thing"

1974	"I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before)" "I've Got My Baby on My Mind"

1975	"Why Don't You Love Me"

1976	"(Till) I Kissed You" "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" "I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore"

1977	"I Just Want to Be Your Everything"

1980s

1985	"A Far Cry from You"

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