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The music was written by Tolchard Evans , the lyrics by Robert Hargreaves and Stanley J. Damerell . The song was written in 1934 , but the most popular versions were recorded in 1950-1951. Perry Como 's version, recorded November 28 , 1950 , was a #1 charted hit on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks. The Como version was released under the following labels and Catalog Numbers :
Vic Damone made a version that reached #28. Jo Stafford also recorded the song (with "queen" for "king" in the lyric) about the same time. Her version, with the Paul Weston orchestra backing her, was recorded on October 16 , 1950 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39082. A version by Dean Martin was recorded on December 2 , 1950 and released by Capitol Records as catalog number F 1342. In Australia , Les Welch & his Orchestra recorded the song with vocalist Wally Carr in March, 1951 . The record was released by Australian company Pacific Records as catalog number 10-0059. Frank Sinatra recorded the song in 1974 . EXTERNAL LINK Song lyric |
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