Tossin' and Turnin' 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, 1961 and R&B chart and has since become a standard on oldies compilations. It was named the number-one single on the "Billboard" chart for 1961, after spending seven consecutive weeks at the top. It was featured on the soundtrack for the 1978 film "Animal House". On the original hit single version, the track
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