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| "Book of Love" | |
|---|---|
| Single byThe Monotones | |
| from the albumWho Wrote The Book of Love | |
| B-side | "You Never Loved Me" |
| Released | December 1957 (local release), February 1958 (nationwide release) |
| Recorded | September 1957 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:24 |
| Label | Mascot (local release) Argo (nationwide release) |
| Songwriters | Warren Davis George Malone Charles Patrick |
"Book of Love" (also titled "(Who Wrote) The Book of Love") is arock and roll/doo-wop song, originally bythe Monotones. It was written by three members of the group, Warren Davis, George Malone, and Charles Patrick.
Lead singer Charles Patrick heard aPepsodent toothpaste commercial with the line "you'll wonder where the yellow went"/ "when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent", which inspired him to come up with, "I wonder, wonder, wonder who, who wrote the book of love". He worked it up into a song with Davis and Malone. The "boom" part of the song was a result of a kid kicking a ball against the garage while they were rehearsing. It sounded good, so they added it to the song.
In September 1957, the Monotones recorded "The Book of Love"; it was released on the Mascot label in December that year. The small record company could not cope with its popularity, and it was reissued onChess Records' subsidiary Argo label in February 1958. On theBillboard charts, "The Book of Love" peaked at number five on the pop chart and number three on therhythm and blues chart.[1] Outside the US, the song reached No. 5 in Australia.
