▁was ▁t aped ▁over , ▁according ▁to ▁Jud ith ▁Fish er ▁Fre ed . ▁ ▁L ym on ' s ▁slowly ▁decl ining ▁sales ▁fell ▁sharp ly ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁His ▁highest - chart ing ▁solo ▁hit ▁was ▁a ▁cover ▁of ▁Bobby ▁Day ' s ▁" L ittle ▁B itt y ▁Pre tty ▁One ", ▁which ▁pe aked ▁at ▁No . ▁ 5 8 ▁on ▁the ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁pop ▁chart ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Add icted ▁to ▁hero in ▁since ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 , ▁L ym on ▁fell ▁further ▁into ▁his ▁habit , ▁and ▁his ▁performing ▁career ▁went ▁into ▁decl ine . ▁According ▁to ▁L ym on ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Eb ony ▁magazine ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁introduced ▁to ▁hero in ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 5 ▁by ▁a ▁woman ▁twice ▁his ▁age . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Rou lette , ▁now ▁run ▁by ▁Morris ▁Le vy , ▁ended ▁their ▁contract ▁with ▁L ym on ▁and ▁he ▁entered ▁a ▁drug ▁re h abil itation ▁program . ▁After ▁losing ▁L ym on , ▁the ▁Te en agers ▁went ▁through ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁replacement ▁sing ers , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁whom ▁was ▁Billy ▁Lob rano . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Howard ▁Ken ny ▁Bob o ▁sang ▁lead ▁on ▁" T on ight ' s