Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song)

1963

Down the Aisle ( The Wedding Song) is a doo-wop ballad of the American girl group Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles from the year 1963. The song was a hit for the group from Philadelphia, following the controversial release of their " debut hit" I Sold My Heart to the Junkman from the year 1962.

Background information

In 1963, after the controversial release of the hit I Sold My Heart to the Junkman, in which the Blue Belles for the lead vocals attended, there were rumors that the title was already taken by another girl group. Thus, the other girl group has been listed as a songwriter, to avoid copyright infringement. Then Labelle took on more pieces like Go On and Cool Water and grew the success, the next big hit, however, remained initially from.

Ultimately, published Newtown 1963 Down the Aisle ( The Wedding Song), which is about a wedding day. The title was one of the first who was equally popular on the transmitters of the pop and R & B stations. Later the song was about popular on basement parties, at which standing blues danced. In the American Billboard Hot 100, the title reached number 37 and number 14 on the Hot R & B Singles charts.

The song is known to Patti LaBelle sings at the end of the title in Belting, simultaneously sing their background singer in a deep octave. In the same year Labelle still took on a modified version of the song.

Contributors

• Vocals by Patti LaBelle
• Background vocals by the Blue Belles: Nona Hendryx, Sarah Dash and Cindy Birdsong