Norman
Sue Thompson
1962
Earliest retained annual association for this catalog identity; original release year not independently established.
Release year not established
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A first-release date was not established in the available metadata.
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About Sue Thompson
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Sue Thompson developed her singing career in California, appearing in Bay Area clubs and on cowboy singer Dude Martin's radio and television programs. Early recordings for Mercury were followed by work with other labels before songwriter Boudleaux Bryant helped connect her with Hickory. John D. Loudermilk supplied material including Sad Movies and Norman, bringing her distinctive vocal presentation to pop audiences. She maintained a long recording association with Hickory, continuing there into the mid-1970s.
Artist background sources
Sue Thompson - Bear Family Records biography
Read California performance/radio/television development, Mercury and Hickory relationship, Bryant/Loudermilk roles and 1975 label endpoint. Speculative birth-year revision, unproved first You Belong to Me recording, private relationships, current-location wording and rankings are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Norman by Sue Thompson appears at number 33 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1962. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1962 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1962 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.