1955

=**1955**=
 * __Number Ones: __**
 * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - **Perez Prado [RCA Victor 5965] (Mack David, Louigay) - from the film //Underwater //. A French song from 1950, ‘Cerisier rose et pommier blanc’ by André Claveau. Vocal version by Alan Dale [Coral 61373].
 * Rock Around the Clock **- Bill Haley & the Comets [Decca 29124] (Freedman, DeKnight) was by the New Jersey band Sonny Dae and the Knights [’54, Arcade 123]; released in 1954, it became popular a year later when featured in the film //Blackboard Jungle //. The guitar solo is identical to the one from Haley’s ‘Rock the Joint’ [‘52, Essex 303].
 * Sincerely ** - McGuire Sisters [Coral 61323] (Fuqua, Freed) is a cover of a big R&B hit by the Moonglows [Chess 1581], which made the Top 30.
 * Yellow Rose of Texas ** - Mitch Miller [Columbia 40540] (Don George). A Civil War campfire song (Whitburn), published in 1858. Recorded versions include Sam Long [‘26, ‘Echoes of the Ozarks’, Gennett 3284], Da Costa Woltz’s Southern Broadcasters [‘27, Gennett 6143], North Carolina Cooper Boys [‘27, ‘Red Rose of Texas’, Okeh 45174], Renfro Valley Boys (Karl & Harty) [‘32, Paramount 3316], Gene Autry [‘33, Victor 23792], Gene Autry & Jimmy Long [Banner 32771], Milton Brown [‘36, Decca 5273], and Bill Boyd [Bluebird B7088]. Also by Johnny Desmond [Coral 61476], with a parody by Stan Freberg [Capitol 3249].
 * Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing ** - Four Aces [Decca 29625] (Webster, Fain) Movie title song, also charting for Don Cornell [Coral 61467].
 * Sixteen Tons **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Tennessee Ernie Ford [Capitol 3262] (Travis) From the 1947 78 album set //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Folk Songs from the Hills //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> by Merle Travis [Capitol BD-50].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Ballad of Davy Crockett - **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Bill Hayes [Cadence 1256] (Blackburn, Bruns) Cover of the theme song from the three Davy Crockett episodes from the //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Disneyland //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> series in 1955, sung by its star Fess Parker [Columbia 40449]. Also charted for Tennessee Ernie Ford [Capitol 3058] and the Voices of Walter Schumann [RCA Victor 6041].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Hearts of Stone **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Fontane Sisters [Dot 15625] {Jackson, Ray) A cover of the Charms [DeLuxe 6062], which in turn was covered from the Jewels [‘54, R&B 1301]. John Fogerty, recording as the Blue Ridge Rangers, revived it in 1973 [Fantasy 700].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Let Me Go Lover **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Joan Weber [Columbia 40366] (Carson, Hill) Originally ‘Let Me Go, Devil’, by Georgie Shaw [‘53, Decca ?]. This rewrite was featured on TV’s //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Studio One //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> drama show, in this version. Covered by Teresa Brewer [Coral 61315], Patti Page [Mercury 70511] amd Sunny Gale [RCA Victor 5952].
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Number Twos: __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Autumn Leaves **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Roger Williams [Kapp 116] (Kosma) 1947 French song ‘Les feuilles mortes’ by Yves Montand, words by Jacques Prévert, from the film //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Les portes de la nuit //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learnin’ the Blues **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Frank Sinatra [Capitol 3102] (Silvers) was introduced by Joe Valino in Atlantic City’s 500 Club, but perhaps not recorded by him.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Unchained Melody **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Les Baxter [Capitol 3055] (North, Zaret) From the film //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Unchained. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Also covered by Al Hibbler [Decca 29441] and Roy Hamilton [Epic 9102]. Revived as a rock classic by the Righteous Brothers [‘65, Philles 129], and a #1 British hit by TV stars (?) Robson (Green) & Jerome (Flynn) in 1995.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Ain’t That a Shame **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Pat Boone [Dot 15377] (Batholomew, Domino) Cover of Fats Domino ‘Ain’t It a Shame’ [Imperial 5348]; had a brief revival in a bizarre make-over by the Four Seasons [‘63, Vee-Jay 512].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Dance With Me, Henry **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Georgia Gibbs [Mercury 70572] (Ballard, James, Otis) Cover of Etta James answer song [‘The Wallflower’ or ‘Roll With Me, Henry’, Modern 947] to the Midnighters’ ‘Work With Me Annie’ [‘54, Federal 12169].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Melody of Love **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Billy Vaughn [Dot 15247] (Engelmann, Tom Glazer). The music is a piano piece written in 1903. This version is based on the Wayne King version [‘40, Victor 26695]; he recorded it again the following year with Franklyn McCormack reading the poem ‘Why I Love You‘, by Davies, over the music [Victor 27713]. Folk singer Tom Glazer added the words which were used in versions by the Four Aces [Decca 29395] and Frank Sinatra and Ray Anthony [Capitol 3018]; another instrumental version was by David Carroll [Mercury 70516]. (Lucy Isabelle Marsh had a popular version of the song of this name from the musical //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Gypsy Love //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> [‘12, Victor 60059], also recorded by Marguerite Sylva, but it seems to be a different song, written by Franz Léhar.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Crazy Otto **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Johnny Maddox [Dot 15325] (Peretti, Creatore, White, Wolfson) According to Whitburn, this is a medley of 5 tunes originally released in Germany [‘54, ‘Die Beschwipste Drahtkommode’, Polydor 22009] by Der Schräge Otto (aka Fritz Schulz-Reichel). ‘The Tipsy Wire Box’ is an invention of his that transformed the sound of any piano into a honky-tonk sound.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Tweedle Dee **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Georgia Gibbs [Mercury 70517] (Winfield Scott) Cover of LaVern Baker [Atlantic 1047].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I Hear You Knocking **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Gale Storm [Dot 15412] (Bartholomew, King) Cover of Smiley Lewis [Imperial 5356].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Perry Como [RCA Victor 5994] (Levy, Porter, Wilson) Cover of Gene & Eunice [Combo 64 and Aladdin 3276, different versions], also covered by the Flamingos [Parrot 812] and the Crew Cuts [Mercury 70529].
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Top Fives __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Ames Brothers [RCA 5897] (Bennett, Tepper) Another version by Archie Bleyer Chorus [Cadence 1254].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Seventeen **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Fontane Sisters [Dot 15386] (Bennett, Gorman, Young) Cover of the Top 10 song by Boyd Bennett & his Rockets [King 1470]; Rusty Draper also charted [Mercury 70851].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Hard to Get **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Gisele Mackenzie [X 0137] (Segal) Introduced by Mackenzie in TV drama //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Justice. //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Only You **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Platters [Mercury 70633] (B. Ram, A. Ram) was covered by the Hilltoppers [Dot 15423]. It charted again in 1959 for Franck Pourcel [Capitol 4165] and in 1975 for Ringo Starr [Apple 1876].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Love and Marriage **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Frank Sinatra [Capitol 3260] (Cahn, Van Heusen) Introduced by Sinatra on //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Producer’s Showcase //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> TV production of //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Our Town //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">How Important Can It Be? **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Joni James [MGM 11919] (Benjamin, Weiss) Also by Sarah Vaughan [Mercury 70534].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Shifting, Whispering Sands **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Billy Vaughan [Dot 15409] (Gilbert, Hadler) Publication date for this song is given as 1950. According to the Jack Gilbert website (jackvcgilbert.com), it was recorded in April 1952 by the Chansonettes, and Gilbert sold the recording to Dot records. Other 1955 recordings were by Rusty Draper [Mercury 70696] and Eamonn Andrews [Parlophone].
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Top Tens __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Somethin’ Smith & the Redheads [Epic 9093] (Mayhew) Revival of 1936 hit by Fats Waller [Victor 25342] and Victor Young [Decca 751], introduced by Kate Smith on stage and radio.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Something’s Gotta Give **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- McGuire Sisters [Coral 61423] (Mercer) Recorded by Fred Astaire [RCA Victor 47-6410], from his film //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Daddy Long Legs //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">. Also a version by Sammy Davis, Jr. [Decca 29484].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Earth Angel **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Crew Cuts [Mercury 70529] (Dootsie Williams) Cover of Penguins, a #1 R&B hit which charted Top 20 [DooTone 348]; Gloria Mann also charted with a cover [Sound 109].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">He **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Al Hibbler [Decca 29660] (Mullan, Richards) Other version by McGuire Sisters [Coral 61501]. Revived in 1966 by the Righteous Brothers [Verve 10406].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Hummingbird **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Les Paul & Mary Ford [Capitol 3165] (Robertson) Introduced by its writer, Don & Lou Robertson [Capitol], also charted for Frankie Laine [Columbia 40526].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">At My Front Door **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Pat Boone [Dot 15422] (Moore, Abner) is a cover of the El Dorados’ hit [Vee-Jay 147], which also made the Top 30.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Nuttin’ for Christmas **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Art Mooney [MGM 12092] (Tepper, Bennett) According to Whitburn, the verse melody is from 19 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">th <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> century French song ‘Vive la compagnie.’ It also charted for Joe Ward [King 4864], Ricky Zahnd [Columbia 40576], the Fontane Sisters [Dot 15434], and a parody by Stan Freberg [Capitol 3280].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Honey-Babe **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Art Mooney [MGM 11900] (Steiner, Webster) Adapted from an army marching chant for the film //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Battle Cry. //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Wake the Town and Tell the People **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Les Baxter [Capitol 3120] (Gallp, Livingston) Also by Mindy Carson [Columbia 40537].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Whatever Lola Wants - **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Sarah Vaughan [Mercury 70595] (Adler, Ross), sung by Gwen Verdon in the musical //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Damn Yankees, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">also charted Top 30 for Dinah Shore [RCA Victor 6077].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(My Baby Don’t Love Me) No More **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - DeJohn Sisters [Epic 9085] (J., D. & L. DeJohn) Another version by the McGuire Sisters [Coral 61323].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Nat ‘King’ Cole [Capitol 3027] (Sosenko) Theme song for the singer Hildegarde, who recorded it in 1935 in England [Columbia DB-1556] and in 1941 in America [Decca 23218]. It was also recorded by the Charioteers in 1940 [Columbia 35736].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Heart **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Eddie Fisher [RCA Victor 6097] (Adler, Ross) From the musical //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Damn Yankees. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Another version by the Four Aces [Decca 29476].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Play Me Hearts and Flowers **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Johnny Desmond [Coral 61379] (Curtis, Green) Introduced by Desmond on TV in //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Philco Playhouse. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Top Twenties: __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Breeze and I **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Caterina Valente [Decca 29467] (Stillman, Lecuona, Camarata) Adapted from Lecuona’s //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Andalucia Suite //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">, it was a hit for Jimmy Dorsey [Decca 3150] and Xavier Cugat [Victor 26641] in 1940, revived by Vic Damone in 1954 [Mercury 70287].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Bible Tells Me So **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Don Cornell [Coral 61467] (Dale Evans) Recorded for children by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans [Golden R241] around 1956; the Capitol LP of that name [T 1745] is from around 1962. Nick Noble’s version also charted [Wing 90003].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Daddy-O **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Fontane Sisters [Dot 15428] (Innis, Abner, Gore) is a cover of country singer Bonnie Lou’s song [King 4835], which reached the Top 30.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">My Bonnie Lassie **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Ames Brothers [RCA Victor 6208] (Bennett, Tepper, McClurg) Adapted from Scottish song ‘Scotland the Brave’; later recorded by Mitch Miller as ‘Tunes of Glory’.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Suddenly There’s a Valley **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Gogi Grant [Era 1003] (Meyer, Jones) Other versions by Jo Stafford [Columbia 40559] and Julius LaRosa [Cadence 1265].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Sweet and Gentle **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Alan Dale [Coral 61435] (Thorn, Otilio Portal or del Portal) A Cuban song ‘Me Lo Dija Adela’. It was released on a 1955 mambo compilation [ //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Mambos, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">RCA Victor LPM-1067] by Tito Rodrigues; other frequently compiled versions are by Orquesta Enrique Jorrin and Orquesta America [‘50s]; it has also been recorded by Xavier Cugat and Chico O’Farrill. Another ‘55 pop version is by Georgia Gibbs [Mercury 70647].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Domani (Tomorrow) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Julius LaRosa [Cadence 1265] (Tony Velona, Ulpio Minucci) is probably an Italian song. It has also been recorded by British bandleader Billy Cotton, perhaps in the mid-50s also. It appears on a compilation of Ernesto Bonino, an Italian crooner, of songs recorded between 1951 and 1958: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">An Italian Crooner Sings in Spanish. //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">It May Sound Silly **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - McGuire Sisters [Coral 61369] (Hunter) Cover of Ivory Joe Hunter [Atlantic 1049].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">That Old Black Magic **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Sammy Davis, Jr. [Decca 29541] (Mercer, Arlen) Sung by Johnny Johnston in the 1942 film //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Star-Spangled Rhythm //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">, it was a hit in 1943 for Glenn Miller [Victor 20-1523], Freddie Slack with Margaret Whiting [Capitol 126], and Horace Heidt [Columbia 36670]. It would be revived again when performed in the film //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Senior Prom //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> by Louis Prima & Keely Smith [‘58, Capitol 4063].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I’ll Never Stop Loving You **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Doris Day [Columbia 40505] (Cahn, Brodszky) Sung by Day in the film //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Love Me or Leave Me //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Gum Drop **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Crew-Cuts [Mercury 70668] (Toombs) Cover of Otis Williams & his New Group [DeLuxe 6090].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Love Me or Leave Me **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Sammy Davis, Jr. [Decca 29484] (Donaldson, Kahn) Featured in the shows //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Whoopee //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> [1928] and //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Simple Simon //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[1930], sung in both shows by Ruth Etting [‘29, Columbia 1680-D]. It was recorded by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra in 1934 and 1936. It was the title song of the 1955 biopic of Ruth Etting, starring Doris Day. Lena Horne’s version also charted [RCA Victor 6073].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Chee Chee-oo Chee (Sang the Little Bird) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Perry Como & Jaye P. Morgan [RCA Victor 6137] (Turner, Parsons, Seracini) An Italian song ‘Ci Ciu Ci Cantava un Usignol’ with versions by Natalino Otto and Narciso Parigi and entered in the San Remo Festival in 1955.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Pledging My Love **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Johnny Ace [Duke 136] (Washington, Robey), a huge posthumous R&B hit, was also a Top 30 in a cover by Teresa Brewer [Coral 61362].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Man in the Raincoat **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Priscilla Wright [Unique 303] (Webster) Also by Marion Marlowe [Cadence 1266].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rock Love **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Fontane Sisters [Dot 15333] (Glover) Cover of Lula Reed [‘54, King 4767]; there’s also a version by Eddie Fontaine [‘X’ 0096].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">House of Blue Lights - **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Chuck Miller [Mercury 70627] (Raye, Slack) A 1946 hit for Freddie Slack with Ella Mae Morse on vocals [Capitol 251], and also for the Andrews Sisters [Decca 23641].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Don’t Be Angry **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Crew-Cuts [Mercury 70597] Cover of Nappy Brown [Savoy 1155].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I Want You to Be My Baby **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Georgia Gibbs [Mercury 70685] (Hendricks) Originally by Louis Jordan [‘53, Decca 28883]. There is another version by Lillian Briggs [Epic 9115].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Two Hearts **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Pat Boone [Dot 15338] (Williams, Stone) Cover of the Charms [DeLuxe 6065].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">A Woman in Love **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Four Aces [Decca 29725] (Loesser) Sung by Frank Sinatra in the film //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Guys and Dolls //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(but apparently not in the 1950 Broadway show) //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Another version by Frankie Laine [Columbia 40583] made Top 30.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Top Thirties: __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rollin’ Stone **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Fontane Sisters [Dot 15370] (Riley) was an R&B hit for the Marigolds [Excello 2057].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Most of All **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Don Cornell [Coral 61393] (Freed, Fuqua) is a cover of an R&B hit by the Moonglows [Chess 1589].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Pepper-Hot Baby **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Jaye P. Morgan [RCA Victor 6282] (Evelyn) also had vesions by Gisele MacKenzie [‘X’ 0172] and R&B singer Bonnie Davis [Decca 29718].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">My Boy Flat-Top - **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Dorothy Collins [Coral 61510] (Young, Bennett) is a cover of Boyd Bennett & his Rockets [King 1494].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">No Arms Can Ever Hold You (Like These Arms of Mine) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Georgie Shaw [Decca 29679] (Crafer, Nebb) also charted for Pat Boone [Top 30, as ‘No Other Arms’ Dot 15422] and the Gaylords [Mercury 70706].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">A Man Chases a Girl **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Eddie Fisher [RCA Victor 6015] (Berlin) is from the Ethel Merman movie //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">There’s No Business Like Show Business. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">All At Once You Love Her **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Perry Como [RCA Victor 6294] (Rodgers, Hammerstein) is from the Broadway musical //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Pipe Dreams. //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Alabama Jubilee **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Ferko String Band [Media 1010] (Yellen, Cobb) is a 1915 song, sung on stage by Elizabeth Murray, and a recorded hit for Collins & Harlan [Columbia 1721 and Victor 17825]. Red Foley had a country hit with it in 1951 [Decca 9-27810].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Story Untold **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Crew-Cuts [Mercury 70634] (Griffin, Wilson) is a cover of the Nutmegs’ R&B hit [Herald 452].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Glad Rag Doll **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Crazy Otto [Decca 29403] (Yellen, Ager, Dougherty) was a 1929 hit for Ted Lewis [Collumbia 1709] and Ruth Etting [Columbia 1733].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Smiles **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Crazy Otto [Decca 29403] (Callahan, Roberts) was a 1918 song, featured in //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Passing Show of 1918 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">as sung by Nell Carrington. Successful recordings were made by Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra, featuring Harry MacDonough [Victor 81473], Albert Campbell & Henry Burr [Columbia A-2616], and Lambert Murphy [Victor 45155].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Two Lost Souls **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Perry Como & Jaye P. Morgan [RCA Victor 6137] (Adler, Ross) is from the musical //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Damn Yankees. //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Memories of You **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Four Coins [Epic 9129] (Razaf, Blake) was introduced by Minto Cato in //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Lew Leslie’s Blackbirds of 1930 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">, and has been recorded by Louis Armstrong [’30, Okeh 41463], Ethel Waters [‘30, Columbia 2288], the Casa Loma Orchestra [’37, Decca 1672], the Benny Goodman Sextet [‘39, Columbia 35320] and the Ink Spots [’40, Decca 2966], among others - it is a much-recorded standard. The song was popular in 1955-56 due to its inclusion in //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Benny Goodman Story //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">, starring Steve Allen; a version by the Benny Goodman Trio featuring Rosemary Clooney also charted [Columbia 40616].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Song of the Barefoot Contessa **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Hugo Winterhalter [RCA Victor 5888] (Nascimbene) is from the Humphrey Bogart film //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Barefoot Contessa. //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Bandit (O’Cangaceiro) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Eddie Barclay & his Orchestra [Tico-249] (Turner, Carr, Nascimento) is from the Brazilian movie //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">O’Cangaceiro. //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Kentuckian Song **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Hilltoppers [Dot 15375] (Gordon) is from the Burt Lancaster movie //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Kentuckian. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Dogface Soldier **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Russ Morgan [Decca 29703] (Gold, Hart), written in 1942, is the song of the 3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">rd <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Infantry Division of the Army, and was very popular during and after the war. It was featured in the 1955 movie //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">To Hell and Back //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">, starring Audie Murphy.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Ling, Ting, Tong **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Charms [DeLuxe 6076] (Godwin) is a cover of the equally popular Five Keys version [Capitol 2945]..