Lightnin' Strikes

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Lightnin' Strikes was written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert, and recorded by Christie on the MGM label. The song was arranged, conducted, and produced by Charles Calello and was recorded on September 3,1965. The backup singers on the recording were Peggy Santiglia, Bernadette Carroll and Denise Ferri. It was a giant hit in 1966, making it to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February and #11 on the UK Record Retailer chart. RIAA certification on March 3, 1966, garnering gold status for selling over one million copies. It was covered years later by the New York underground artist Klaus Nomi.

Preceded by "My Love" by Petula Clark

Billboard Hot 100 number one single February 19, 1966

Succeeded by "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra