POETRY IN MOTION Johnny Tillotson (1960)

Poetry In Motion Johnny Tillotson (1960) Cadence Records, 1384 Flip side of, Princess, Princess Words Music by: P. Kaufman M. Anthony This is the tune that made Johnny Tillotson a Teen Idol . Others included: DREAMY EYES, WITHOUT YOU, IT KEEPS RIGHT ONA HURTIN. POETRY IN MOTION is one of my personal favorites because of the sound. It rates with Bobby Darin s DREAM LOVER, Steve Lawrence s PRETTY BLUE EYES, Bobby Rydell s LITTLE BITTY GIRL Paul Anka s PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER. It s all in the sound . Johnny Tillotson performed POETRY IN MOTION on Dick Clark s AMERICAN BANDSTAND on Thursday September 22, 1960. The song first hit the charts on October 10, 1960, stayed on the charts for 15 weeks, peaked at, 2.