
Therefore, Decca chose covers for the band to record. According to Decca, their own compositions were "too uncommercial", including " I Want You Back Again", which Decca cited among their least commercial singles. Decca primarily put this fault on the group's keyboardist Rod Argent and bassist Chris White, who composed virtually all of the group's music. Throughout 19, their commercial success had been declining in the US, while they had completely failed to reach the Record Retailer chart since 1965's " Tell Her No". In 1967, British band the Zombies recorded the song as a single, and was released as the group's final Decca Records single. The Zombies rendition "Goin' Out Of My Head" Clarence "Wah-Hoo" Collins – Baritone/Bass, Group Founder."Little Anthony" Gourdine – Lead Vocals.The Little Anthony and the Imperials original recording is the best-known version of the song, although it has since been covered by many other artists, including the Zombies, who released a rendition as their last single on Decca Records. 8 on Cashbox magazine's R&B chart (Billboard was in a chart recess for R&B listings at that time). Their original version of the song was a Billboard Top 10 Pop smash, reaching No.

Randazzo, a childhood friend of the group, wrote the song especially for them, having also supplied the group with their previous Top 20 Hit " I'm on the Outside (Looking In)". " Goin' Out of My Head" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein, initially recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials in 1964. Little Anthony and the Imperials singles chronology Single by Little Anthony and the Imperials For the album by Wes Montgomery, see Goin' Out of My Head (album).

For the Fatboy Slim song, see Going Out of My Head. This article is about the Little Anthony and the Imperials song.
