Tossin' and Turnin' "Billboard" magazine ranked the song as the 27th biggest song of all time that charted on the "Billboard" Hot 100, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the chart. It is one of only six songs from the 1960s to spend at least seven weeks in the number one position on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Tossin' and Turnin' "Tossin' and Turnin'" is a song written by Ritchie Adams and Malou Rene, and originally recorded by Bobby Lewis in the fall of 1960. The record was released in December 1960,and it reached number one on both the "Billboard" Hot 100 on July 10,
Ritchie Adams Ritchie Adams Richard Adam Ziegler (December 15, 1938 – March 6, 2017), known professionally as Ritchie Adams, was an American singer and songwriter. Born in New York City, by 1959 he joined The Fireflies, and sang lead vocals on their hit record "You Were Mine", as well as on their follow-ups including "I Can't Say Goodbye". He released a string of solo singles during the early 1960s on the Ribbon, Imperial, Beltone and Congress record labels, but with little success. He developed a more successful career as a songwriter, co-writing "Tossin' and Turnin'", a hit in the US in 1961