BRIAN HYLAND was born November 12, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York. His first gold record, in the summer of 1960, was the infamous "ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI," which got a nod from Brian's cousin Larry, one of The Three Stooges, on their NewYork TV show. It was Brian's first Gold Record, selling several million world wide and racing to #1 in the U.S. briefly edging ahead of ELVIS' all time biggest hit, "IT'S NOW OR NEVER," This was followed in 1961 by "SEALED WITH A KISS," becoming #3 in the U.S. and England, and another world wide hit. Brian was constantly on the road, appearing on American Bandstand often, and once hosting the show. In 1966 he recorded an album which included the Top Twenty single, "THE JOKER WENT WILD." In 1970, Brian cut his third Gold Record with the Curtis Mayfield song "GYPSY WOMAN," which went to #3 in the U.S. and sold well over 3 million.

"BRIAN HYLAND GREATEST HITS" includes fourteen of the twenty-two Hot 100 chart singles Brian scored over an eleven year period from 1960 to 1971.

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