Palisades Park (song)

"Palisades Park" is a song written by Chuck Barris and recorded by Freddy Cannon.

A tribute to New Jersey's Palisades Amusement Park, the song is an up-tempo tune led by a distinctive organ part. It also incorporates amusement park sound effects.

Released by Swan Records as a B-side to "June, July and August", "Palisades Park" broke in when a Flint, Michigan radio DJ played it by mistake. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 12 March 1962, the biggest hit of Cannon's career.

It was covered by Gary Lewis And The Playboys on their 1965 album A Session With Gary Lewis And the Playboys, The Beach Boys on their 1976 album 15 Big Ones, The Ramones on their 1989 album Brain Drain, and Shelley Fabares on her 1962 album The Things We Did Last Summer. It was also used as the stage introduction music for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's Tunnel of Love Express Tour in 1988.

Cannon recorded "Kennywood Park" in the mid-1980s, a reworking of the song about the Pittsburgh amusement park of the same name. It was issued as a limited edition 45 vinyl single and considered a collector's item.

Beach Boys version

Details

Album: 15 Big Ones
Time: 2:27
Produced by: Brian Wilson
Arranged by: Brian Wilson

Performers

Ben Benay - guitar
Hal Blaine - drums
Jerry Cole - guitar
Steve Douglas - saxophone
Carl Fortina - accordion
Al Jardine - vocals
Plas Johnson - saxophone
John J. Kelson Jr. - saxophone
Mike Love - vocals
Ray Pohlman - bass guitar
Lyle Ritz - upright bass
Julius Wechter - percussion
Brian Wilson - piano, organ, vocals
Carl Wilson - synthesizer, lead vocal

Translation of "Palisades Park (song)"

French: Palisades Park.