Throwing back to the week of June 27, 1956, we find Gogi Grant hanging on to the top spot with ‘The Wayward Wind,’ the unlikely hit that dethroned Elvis Presley’s ‘Heartbreak Hotel.’

At #2 that week was Pat Boone with ‘I Almost Lost My Mind.’ The song eventually reached #1, becoming Boone’s second chart-topping hit (of six total in his career).

Unsurprisingly, this hit was a cover version of a song originally written and recorded by a Black artist, Ivory Joe Hunter. Hunter’s much more soulful version made it to #1 on the R&B chart in 1950.

It seems Pat Boone’s specialty was landing big hits with watered down versions of Black artists’ material. This is the third time he’s shown up on Throwback Weekends doing exactly that.