<P> The song prompted the answer song "He'll Have to Stay" by Jeanne Black . Her song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot C&W Sides chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 later in 1960 . Skeeter Davis made a cover of it in 1961 . "He'll Have to Stay" also got an answer song: "I'm Gonna Stay". It was recorded by Johnny Scoggins and released on the single Fraternity Records 869 in 1960 . </P> <P> This song was also done by Solomon Burke in 1965 / 66 (c) on the Soul chart . It was one of his biggest hits . </P> <P> Harry James recorded a version on the 1966 album Harry James & His Western Friends (Dot DLP 3735 and DLP 25735). </P> <P> Ry Cooder covered the song on his 1976 album Chicken Skin Music . </P>

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