Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)
"Sorry " is a song written by Artie Zwirn and Harry Giosasi and produced and arranged by LeRoy Holmes. The single was performed by New York-based doo-wop group The Impalas. It reached #2 on the U.S. pop chart, behind both The Happy Organ by Dave "Baby" Cortez and Kansas City by Wilbert Harrison. It also went to #14 on the U.S. R&B chart. Overseas, "Sorry " went to #28 on the UK Singles Chart in 1959. The song was featured on The Impalas' 1959 album, Sorry .
The song ranked #24 on Billboard's Year-End top 100 singles of 1959.
Other versions
- Guy Darrell and The Midniters, as a single in 1964, but it did not chart.
- Heinz, on his 1964 album, Tribute to Eddie.
- The Royal Showband Waterford, as the B-side to their 1964 single "Huckle Buck".
- Phil Orsi and The Little Kings, as a single in 1966, but it did not chart.