Throwing back to the week of December 14, 1954, we find The Chordettes’ ‘Mister Sandman’ still dominating the charts. But in second place, on its way to a four-week stint at #1, was Joan Weber’s ‘Let Me Go, Lover.’

The song became popular after it was featured on a television show called Studio One, in an episode about a murder mystery involving a disc jockey. The producers took advantage of the show’s reach to push the song into stores and radio stations, one of the earliest examples of that sort of cross-promotion.

As with so many songs in the 50s, this one was recorded by multiple artists, and found its way into the top ten again as performed by Teresa Brewer with The Lancers as well as Patti Page. A version by Sunny Gale hit #17 and another by Peggy Lee reached #26.

Weber was pregnant when she recorded the song, and the responsibilities of motherhood kept her from pursuing her music career much afterward. She eventually ended up in a mental institution where she died of heart failure at just 47 years old.