Everly Brothers - Poor Jenny

Surprised me to not find any info on this one...

There are two versions, a "ten o'clock" and a "one o'clock" version. Anyone
know the story here? I read somewhere that it was due to one o'clock being
too late for Jenny to get home... But I want to know, what version(s) appeared
on the 45, and later on the 1960 LP "The Fabulous Style of The Everly
Brothers".

My stock Cadence 1364 45 is also the "ten o'clock" version and, like Jim's, runs (2:08).

According to the notes in the booklet accompanying Bear Family's Classic Everly Brothers boxed set, there were three completed takes of "Poor Jenny," all of which were recorded on March 2, 1959. Two of those were the "one o'clock" version, one of which was issued on the UK London American Recordings HLA 8863 45, and was eventually released stateside on Rhino RNLP 213, The Fabulous Style Of The Everly Brothers in 1985.

The second "one o'clock" take remained in the can until surfacing on Rhino's All They Had To Do Was Dream compilation of Everly alternate takes (RNLP 214), also in 1985.

The "ten o'clock" version was the only one of the three to have been issued on Cadence: the Cadence 1364 single in 1959, The Fabulous Style Of The Everly Brothers (CLP 3040/CLP 25040) in 1960, and 15 Everly Hits (Cadence CLP 3062/CLP 25062) in 1963. The latter LP was in print for only about one year before Cadence folded up its tent.

All three variations appear on the Bear Family boxed set.

Susie and Jenny were probably still hot topics at their 50th class reunion. ;)

Edited by Yah Shure