Jerry Lewis - Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody (1956)

Charted at #10 on Billboard Hot 100 debuting on the chart in November 1956 and #12 on the UK Singles chart. Jerry's only Top 40 hit recording. This song had been #1 for Al Jolson in August 1918, #9 for Arthur Fields in August 1918 and #37 for Aretha Franklin in October 1961. Original Billboard review: “Lewis essays a straight role and belts out a tune like a seasoned vaudeville vet. Whether it will sell on a record is questionable.“ Billboard rating: 71 out of 100. Written by Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz and Joe Young. The other side of this single is “Come Rain or Come Shine“.