Boll Weevil (song) the time was "Tossin' and Turnin'" by rock and roll singer Bobby Lewis, and Benton's song was not considered rock and roll by the magazine, "The Boll Weevil Song" holds the distinction of being the first number-one song on the "Billboard" Easy Listening chart. In the UK, the song reached a peak position of number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 40 for eight weeks during the summer of 1961. The majority of the song's lyrics are spoken by Benton, as in when the farmer inquires, "Say, why'd you pick my farm?", to which the
The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb Terrell duetted with Webb on "Once in the Morning". The only US single from the album, the opening track "I Guess I'll Miss the Man", was not actually part of the Jimmy Webb project. Instead, it was a Stephen Schwartz song from the Motown-financed Broadway production of "Pippin", handled by songwriters-producers Deke Richards and Sherlie Matthews. Although once released, the song and the album failed to generate radio play and sales in the United States, it produced two singles abroad: "Cheap Lovin'" in Italy and "Tossin' and Turnin'" in the United Kingdom, both released in 1973. Besides being Jean Terrell's