Ivory Tower (1956 song)

"Ivory Tower" is a popular song written by Jack Fulton and Lois Steele. Popular versions by Cathy Carr and Gale Storm, and a rhythm & blues version by Otis Williams all received major popularity in 1956.

Recorded versions

 * Cathy Carr (1956) went to number 2 on the Top 100. Overseas, her version achieved number 2 on the Australian chart.
 * Hank Locklin
 * Gale Storm (1956) went to number 6 on the Billboard pop charts
 * Porter Wagoner
 * Otis Williams and the Charms (1956) reached number 5 on Billboard's R&B chart and number 11 on the pop chart.
 * Connie Francis
 * Compare a song recorded by Eileen Rodgers in 1956 called "Unwanted Heart", written by Ray Conniff, and released on 4 June, as Columbia catalogue 40708, which is uncannily similar.