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Two Kinds of Teardrops

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"Two Kinds of Teardrops"
Single by Del Shannon
from the album Little Town Flirt
B-side"Kelly"
Released1963
GenreRock and roll
Length2:29
LabelBigtop
Songwriter(s)Del Shannon, Maron McKenzie
Del Shannon singles chronology
"Little Town Flirt"
(1962)
"Two Kinds of Teardrops"
(1963)
"From Me to You"
(1963)

"Two Kinds of Teardrops" is a song by Del Shannon, which he released in 1963 as a single and on the album Little Town Flirt.[1] The song spent 13 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 5,[2] while spending nine weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 50,[3] and reaching No. 6 in both Ireland[4] and Hong Kong.[5]

Chart performance

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Chart (1963) Peak
position
Hong Kong 6
Ireland - The Irish Times[4] 6
UK - Record Retailer 5
UK - New Musical Express[4] 6
US Billboard Hot 100 50

References

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  1. ^ "Little Town Flirt - Del Shannon". AllMusic. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Del Shannon - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Hot 100 - Del Shannon Two Kinds of Teardrops Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Hits of the World", Billboard, June 8, 1963. p. 31. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Hits of the World", Billboard, August 3, 1963. p. 24. Retrieved February 26, 2018.