| "Sheila" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Tommy Roe | ||||
| from the album Sheila | ||||
| B-side | "Save Your Kisses" | |||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 (re-recording) | |||
| Genre | Bubblegum pop,[1] Rockabilly, Rock and Roll, Lubbock Sound | |||
| Length | 2:03 | |||
| Label | ABC-Paramount | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tommy Roe | |||
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"Sheila" is a song written and recorded by Tommy Roe. The single reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on September 1, 1962, remaining in the top position for two weeks and peaking at number six on the US Billboard R&B chart.[2]
So with "Sheila," his first #1, Roe was essentially making bubblegum pop before it had a name.