Lightnin' Strikes

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"Lightnin' Strikes" is a song written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert, and recorded by Christie on the MGM label. It was a hit in 1966, making it to No. 1 in Canada in February 1966 on the RPM Top Singles chart, then to No. 1 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 in February, No. 3 on the New Zealand Listener chart in May, and No. 11 on the UK Record Retailer chart. It attained RIAA certification on March 3, 1966, garnering gold status for shipping a million copies. The song was arranged, conducted, and produced by Charles Calello and was recorded on September 3, 1965. The song featured backing vocals from Bernadette Carroll, previously of the Starlets, and Peggy Santiglia and Denise Ferri of the Delicates. Session personnel included Joe Farrell and George Young on baritone sax; Ray DeSio on trombone; Stan Free on piano; Lou Mauro on bass; Charlie Macy, Ralph Casale, and Vinnie Bell on guitar; and Buddy Saltzman on drums. Ralph Casale's "stuttering" guitar solo was an overdub. MGM Records released "Lightnin' Strikes" as a single in the US on October 7, 1965, with "Cryin' in the Streets" as the B-side. According to Billboard, the single "didn't happen overnight" and took several months to chart. MGM A&R man Frank Mancini credits radio stations in Youngstown and Erie, Pennsylvania – particularly WJET – with assisting in promoting the single.