<Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Cat Records </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> James Keyes, Claude Feaster & Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and James Edwards </Td> </Tr> <P> "Sh - Boom" (sometimes referred to as "Life Could Be a Dream") is an early doo - wop song . It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and James Edwards, members of the R&B vocal group the Chords and published in 1954 . It was a U.S. top ten hit that year for both the Chords (who first recorded the song) and the Crew - Cuts . </P> <P> The song was first recorded on Atlantic Records' subsidiary label Cat Records by the Chords on March 15, 1954 and would be their only hit song . "Sh - Boom" reached #2 on the Billboard R&B charts and peaked at #9 on the pop charts . It is sometimes considered to be the first doo - wop or rock' n' roll record to reach the top ten on the pop charts (as opposed to the R&B charts). This version was ranked #215 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and is the group's only song on the list . </P>

When did the song sh boom come out