Shakin' All Over

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"Shakin' All Over" is a song originally performed by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates. It was written by leader Johnny Kidd, and his original recording reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart in August 1960. The song is sometimes credited to Frederick Albert Heath, which is Kidd's real name. Kidd's recording was not a hit outside Europe. In other parts of the world the song is better known by recordings from other artists. A version by Chad Allan and the Expressions, later known as the Guess Who, was recorded in December 1964. It reached No. 1 in Canada in the spring of 1965, No. 22 in the US and No. 27 in Australia. Another famous recording by the Who was featured on their 1970 album Live at Leeds. Normie Rowe's 1965 version reached No. 1 in Australia as a double A-side with "Que Sera Sera".

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