Ivory Tower (1956 song)

"Ivory Tower" is a popular song written by Jack Fulton and Lois Steele.^[1] Popular versions by Cathy Carr and Gale Storm, and a rhythm & blues version by Otis Williams all received major popularity in 1956.

"Ivory Tower"
Single by Gale Storm
from the album Gale's Great Hits
B-side	"I Ain't Gonna Worry"
Released	March 1956 (1956-03)
Recorded	1955
Genre	Traditional pop
Length	2:41
Label	Dot
Songwriter(s)	Jack Fulton, Lois Steele
Gale Storm singles chronology
"Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (1956) "Ivory Tower" (1956) "Tell Me Why" (1956)

"Ivory Tower"
Single by Cathy Carr
from the album Ivory Tower
B-side	"Please, Please Believe Me"
Released	March 1956 (1956-03)
Recorded	1955
Genre	Traditional pop
Length	2:29
Label	Fraternity
Songwriter(s)	Jack Fulton, Lois Steele
Cathy Carr singles chronology
"Morning, Noon and Night" (1955) "Ivory Tower" (1956) "I'll Cry At Your Wedding" (1956)

"Ivory Tower"
Single by Otis Williams and the Charms
B-side	"In Paradise"
Released	March 1956 (1956-03)
Recorded	1955
Genre	R&B
Length	2:15
Label	DeLuxe
Songwriter(s)	Jack Fulton, Lois Steele
Otis Williams and the Charms singles chronology
"That's Your Mistake" (1956) "Ivory Tower" (1956) "United" (1957)

Recorded versions

• Cathy Carr (1956) went to number 2 on the Top 100.^[2] 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.^[3]
• 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.