I DO, The Crests, (Coed #509) 1959

I DO, The Crests, (Coed #509) 1959 Flipside: SIX NIGHTS A WEEK – Here is another really great unknown ballad from my music collection. The Crests had 10 songs charted nationally on Billboard. Their biggest and considered their signature song was “16 CANDLES” (Coed #506). It charted February 1959 for 21 weeks and reached #2, staying #2 for 2 weeks. It was a giant hit for Johnny Maestro & The Crests! Billie Dawn Smith (from Brooklyn, New York), co-owner of Hull records (1955) and Coed Records (1958), was also a singer/songwriter and arranger. He had over 700 songs to his credit, including “STEP BY STEP” which he co-wrote. Other Crests’ songs he has credits for: “THE ANGELS LISTENED IN” & “TROUBLE IN PARADISE” and this upload of “I DO”. Some notable artists who recorded Billie Dawn Smith’s songs were Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Aretha Franklin, The Heartbeats, The Passions, The Avons, The Platters and Percy Sledge. The late Johnny Maestro was a dear friend, and I had the pri