Don't Forbid Me

"Don't Forbid Me"
Single by Pat Boone
from the album Pat's Great Hits
A-side"Anastasia"
ReleasedNovember 1956[1] (November 1956[1])
GenrePop
Songwriter(s)Charles Singleton
Pat Boone singles chronology
"Friendly Persuasion" / "Chains of Love"
(1956)
"Don't Forbid Me" / "Anastasia"
(1956)
"Why Baby Why"
(1957)

"Don't Forbid Me" is a popular song by Charles Singleton. Among Singleton's huge number of compositions was "Tryin' to Get to You", which had previously been recorded by Elvis Presley at Sun Records. In 1957, "Don't Forbid Me" was a number 1 hit for Pat Boone, and also peaked at number 10 on the Most Played R&B in Juke Boxes chart.[2]

  1. ^ "Pat Boone – Don't Forbid Me / Anastasia (1956, Shellac)". Discogs.com. November 1956. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 72.