"Personality" is a 1959 song with music and lyrics by Harold Logan and Lloyd Price. It was released as a single by Price, and became one of Lloyd Price's most popular crossover hits. The single reached number 2 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, kept from the number 1 spot by "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton. The song was also a number 1 U.S. R&B hit, maintaining the top spot for four weeks. Billboard ranked it as the number 3 song for 1959, with the number 1 slot going to "The Battle of New Orleans". The song reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart.
Cover versions
A version by Anthony Newley reached number 6 in the United Kingdom in June 1959. As "Personalità", performed by Caterina Valente, it was a major Italian hit in 1960. In 1967, Mitch Ryder got to number 87 with a live medley of this song and "Chantilly Lace". In 1974, Jackie Robinson, lead singer of The Pioneers, released a reggae version in the UK on Trojan Records' subsidiary label Horse. Jerry Lee Lewis released a country and western version on his 1979 album, Jerry Lee Lewis.
Song in popular culture
A version of the song is heard in a 2010 TV commercial for NFLShop.com. the NFL's online retailer and also appears on the soundtrack of 2011 film The Help.