▁session ▁almost ▁failed ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁because ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁travel ing ▁on ▁a ▁fer ry ▁that ▁got ▁stuck ▁on ▁a ▁sand bar ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Once ▁at ▁the ▁studio , ▁producer ▁M ilt ▁Gab ler ▁( un cle ▁of ▁actor ▁Billy ▁Cry stal , ▁who ▁had ▁produced ▁Louis ▁Jordan ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Bill ie ▁Hol iday ), ▁ins isted ▁the ▁band ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁song ▁entitled ▁" Th ir teen ▁Women ▁( and ▁Only ▁One ▁Man ▁in ▁Town )" ▁( written ▁and ▁previously ▁recorded ▁by ▁Dick ie ▁Thompson ), ▁which ▁Gab ler ▁wanted ▁to ▁promote ▁as ▁the ▁A - side ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁first ▁single ▁for ▁De cca . ▁ ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁session , ▁the ▁band ▁finally ▁recorded ▁a ▁take ▁of ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock ," ▁but ▁H ale y ' s ▁vocals ▁were ▁d rown ed ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁band . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁take ▁was ▁quickly ▁made ▁with ▁minimal ▁accompan iment ▁while ▁Sam my ▁Davis , ▁Jr . ▁waited ▁outside ▁the ▁studio ▁for ▁his ▁turn ▁behind ▁the ▁micro phone . ▁ ▁De cca ▁engine ers ▁later ▁combined ▁the ▁two ▁versions ▁into ▁one ▁version . ▁ ▁( Com ets ▁piano ▁player ▁Johnny ▁Grande ▁tells ▁a ▁slightly ▁different ▁version , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁reason ▁a ▁second ▁take ▁was ▁recorded ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁drum mer ▁made ▁an ▁error .) ▁ ▁Many ▁mus icians ▁have ▁claimed ▁that ▁they ▁performed ▁on ▁the ▁recording ▁session ▁for ▁" R ock