"5714dee825ac0d8aee54e2b3" . "19"^^ . "-13.4"^^ . . "Allentown Jail" . "7459536d-edae-4dd3-a3a8-66c7ab877b7d" . . . "GBAYE9701717" . . "%22Allentown Jail%22 is a folk-style song. Written by Irving Gordon, it tells the story of a man who is caught stealing a diamond for his girlfriend and ends up in the Allentown jail.In 1951, Jo Stafford recorded this song. It was released as a single on Columbia Records.In 1960, Kathy Linden recorded it as her first single on Monument Records. The song became popular in the folk scene. The Kingston Trio recorded a version in 1962 with plans of releasing it as a single, but the single never came to fruition. Their version has since been released on various CD compilations of their works.In 1963, a more harmonic arrangement was performed by The Lettermen and released as a single. This version incurred some success, but only to a minor degree.Other artists who recorded this song include The Seekers, The Springfields (folk group of which Dusty Springfield was a member), Billy Strange and British singers Lita Roza and Karen Young. There is also a French adaptation of the song, %22Les prisons du roy%22, by Edith Piaf, which was later covered by Marianne Faithfull." . "114.0"^^ . "english" . "15904" . "-0.525237"^^ . "1963 singles" . "PT158.82555555S"^^ . "224466"^^ . . . . . "2009-05-25"^^ . "Songs written by Irving Gordon" . . . . "0"^^ . . "-0.312171"^^ . "158000.0"^^ . . "0.804279"^^ . "Irving Gordon" . . "3165888" . "Capitol Records singles" . . . "Capitol Records" . "Allentown Jail" . "1951 songs" . . "false"^^ . . . "false"^^ . . . . "false"^^ . "The Lettermen songs" . "Jo Stafford songs" . "Culture of Allentown, Pennsylvania" .