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I Love You Because (Al Martino Album)
''I Love You Because'' is the sixth album by American recording artist Al Martino. It peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape chart in 1963. Its biggest hit was " I Love You Because", which peaked at number one on the adult contemporary chart on May 25, 1963, and later peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 1, 1963. Track listing Side one #" I Love You Because" – 2:40 #" Bouquet of Roses" – 2:17 #"I Really Don't Want to Know "I Really Don't Want to Know" is a popular song written by Don Robertson (music) Howard Barnes (lyrics). The song was published in 1953. The best-known version of the song was recorded by Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1953, one of the top 100 songs o ..." – 2:43 #"Lonely Drifter" – 2:00 #" It's a Sin" – 2:23 #" Losing You" – 2:52 Side two #" Still" – 2:49 #"If I Never Get to Heaven" – 2:27 #" You Win Again" – 2:02 #"Merry-Go-Round" – 2:21 #" Just Call Me Lonesome" – 2:57 #" Take These Chains From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Martino
Al Martino (born Jasper Cini; October 7, 1927 – October 13, 2009) was an American singer and actor. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as "one of the great Italian American pop crooners", and also became known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in ''The Godfather''. Early life Jasper Cini was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name Jasper was an anglicisation of his father's name, Gasparino. His parents were immigrants from the region of Abruzzo, in the town of Nereto, Italy, who ran a construction business. While growing up, he worked alongside his brothers, Pasquale and Francis as a bricklayer. He aspired to become a singer, emulating artists such as Al Jolson and Perry Como, and by the success of a family friend, Alfredo Cocozza, who had changed his name to Mario Lanza. Career After serving with the United States Navy in World War II, during which he took part in the Iwo Jima in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouquet Of Roses (song)
"Bouquet of Roses" is a 1948 song written by Steve Nelson (music) and Bob Hilliard (lyrics). It was originally recorded by Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plow Boys and his Guitar in Chicago on May 18, 1947. It was released by RCA Victor as catalogue number 20-2806 (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalogue numbers BD 1234 and IM 1399. "Bouquet of Roses" was Eddy Arnold's third number one in a row on the Juke Box Folk Record chart and spent 19 weeks on the Best Selling Folk Records chart. In 1949, when RCA Victor introduced its new 45 RPM single format this record was among seven initial releases (Catalog #48-0001) and the first in the Country and Western category. Arnold would re-record "Bouquet of Roses" several times during his career. The song spent 54 weeks on the country music charts, accounting for the longest amount of time spent on that chart. The record held until September 2010, when it was broken by Lee Brice's " Love Like Crazy." Chart p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Call Me Lonesome (Eddy Arnold Song)
"Just Call Me Lonesome" is a song written by Rex Griffin and first recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1955, when it reached number two on the U.S. country singles chart. "Just Call Me Lonesome" subsequently appeared on albums by numerous recording artists: * Wanda Jackson, ''Wanda Jackson'' (1958) *Jim Reeves, ''Songs To Warm The Heart'' (1959) * Red Foley, Kitty Wells, ''Kitty Wells' & Red Foley's Golden Hits'' (1961, compilation) * Warren Smith, ''First Country Collection of Warren Smith'' (1961) * Billy Walker, ''Everybody's Hits But Mine'' (1961) * Slim Whitman, ''Just Call Me Lonesome'' (1961, reissued as ''Portrait'') * The Wilburn Brothers, ''City Limits'' (1961) *Eddy Arnold, ''One More Time'' (1962) *Ernest Tubb, '' Just Call Me Lonesome'' (1963) * Jean Shepard, ''Lighthearted and Blue'' (1964) * Ray Price, '' The Other Woman'' (1965) *Dave Dudley, ''Lonelyville'' (1966) * Don Gibson, ''Don Gibson With Spanish Guitars'' (1966) *Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Win Again (Hank Williams Song)
"You Win Again" is a 1952 song by Hank Williams. In style, the song is a blues ballad and deals with the singer's despair with his partner. The song has been widely covered, including versions by Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, the Grateful Dead, Charley Pride, Bob Dylan, and the Rolling Stones. Background Hank Williams recorded "You Win Again" on July 11, 1952—one day after his divorce from Audrey Williams was finalized. Like "Cold, Cold Heart," the song was likely inspired by his tumultuous relationship with his ex-wife, as biographer Colin Escott observes: It might have been no more than coincidence, but, in the absence of hard evidence to the contrary, the songs cut that day after Hank's divorce seem like pages torn from his diary...Its theme of betrayal had grown old years before Hank tackled it, but, drawing from his bottomless well of resentment, he gave it a freshness bordering on topicality. In Williams' original draft, the song had been titled "I Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Still (Bill Anderson Song)
"Still" is a 1963 single by Bill Anderson. "Still" was Anderson's second number one on the country chart, staying at the top spot for seven non-consecutive weeks. The song crossed over to the pop chart, peaking at number eight. Anderson performed this song on the finale of the 1977-1978 ABC game show ''The Better Sex'' which he co-hosted with Sarah Purcell. This song is mostly spoken in the two verses, rather than sung, except for the repeated refrains, that are done with a female chorus. The narrator misses his girl, since she went away, and hopes to have her back again someday soon, saying that he is still here. Chart performance Other recordings *1963 Al Martino included in his album ''I Love You Because''. *1963 Bing Crosby for his album '' Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits''. *1963 Karl Denver - this spent 13 weeks in the UK charts peaking at No. 15. *1963 Ken Dodd Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Losing You (Brenda Lee Song)
"Losing You" is a song written by Jean Renard and Carl Sigman and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #2 on the adult contemporary chart, #6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #10 in the UK, and #13 on the R&B chart in 1963. The song is featured on her 1963 album, '' ..."Let Me Sing"''. The song was produced by Owen Bradley. The single's B-side, "He's So Heavenly", reached #93 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was ranked #62 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top ''Hot 100'' songs of 1963. Other versions *Doris Day released a version on her 1963 album, '' Love Him''. *Bobby Russell released a version as the B-side to his 1963 single, "Still". *Lale Andersen released a German version called ''Grau war der Ozean'' (''Grey Was the Ocean'') on a single in 1963. *Orietta Berti released a version as part of an EP in 1964 entitled "Perdendoti". *Al Martino released a version as part of an EP in 1964. *Nora Aunor released a version on her 1971 album, ''The Song of My Life''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's A Sin (Eddy Arnold Song)
"It's a Sin" is a country song written by country guitarist Zeb Turner and music publisher Fred Rose. The 1947 version by Eddy Arnold was his second number one on the Country & Western charts, spending five weeks at number one and a total of thirty-eight weeks on the chart. The B-side of "It's a Sin", a song entitled, "I Couldn't Believe it Was True" would peak at number four on the same chart. A cover by Marty Robbins peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart in 1969. It has also been recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets (1957), Elvis Presley (1961), Don Gibson (1962), George Jones (1965), Dottie West (1969), Del Wood (1980), and Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ... (1995). References 1947 songs 1947 singles 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Really Don't Want To Know
"I Really Don't Want to Know" is a popular song written by Don Robertson (music) Howard Barnes (lyrics). The song was published in 1953. The best-known version of the song was recorded by Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1953, one of the top 100 songs of 1954, reaching the No. 11 in the charts. Ronnie Dove version Ronnie Dove recorded the song on Diamond Records in the summer of 1966. It peaked at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 12 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. Chart positions Other versions *Tommy Edwards's version hit the pop top 20 in 1960, peaking at No. 18. *Eddy Arnold's version was a number one country song in 1954, and was on his album ''You Gotta Have Love'' (1960). *Johnny Burnette - for his album ''Dreamin'' (1960) * Solomon Burke - a single release. (1962). *Andy Williams released a version on his 1963 album, ''Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests''. *Connie Francis - for her album ''Country Music – Connie Style'' (1962). *Kay Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy Listening
Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to 1970s. It is related to middle-of-the-road (MOR) music and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit songs, non-rock vocals and instrumental covers of selected popular rock songs. It mostly concentrates on music that pre-dates the rock and roll era, characteristically on music from the 1940s and 1950s. It was differentiated from the mostly instrumental beautiful music format by its variety of styles, including a percentage of vocals, arrangements and tempos to fit various parts of the broadcast day. Easy listening music is often confused with lounge music, but while it was popular in some of the same venues it was meant to be listened to for enjoyment rather than as background sound. History The style has been synonymous with the tag "with strings". String instruments had been used in sweet bands in the 1930s and was the dominant sound track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult Contemporary (chart)
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to ''Billboard'' by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in ''Billboard'' magazine on July 17, 1961.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits''. New York City: Billboard Books. . Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening (1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles (1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles (1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary (1983–present). Chart history The ''Billboard'' Easy listening chart, as it was first known, was born of a desire by some radio stations in the late 1950s and early 1960s to continue playing current hit songs but distinguish themselves from b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Love You Because (song)
"I Love You Because" is a song written and recorded by country music singer and songwriter Leon Payne in 1949. The song has been covered by several artists throughout the years, including hit cover versions by Al Martino in 1963 and Jim Reeves in 1964. Leon Payne version In 1949, Leon Payne's original version of the song went to number four on the ''Billboard'' Country & Western Best Seller lists and spent two weeks at number one on the Country & Western Disk Jockey List, spending a total of thirty-two weeks on the chart. "I Love You Because" was Payne's only song to make the country charts. Elvis Presley version "I Love You Because" was first recorded by Elvis Presley on July 4 and 5, 1954, at SUN Studio. The session started on the 4th and ended early on the morning of the 5th of July in Memphis, Tennessee, the same day he recorded "That's All Right". Producer Sam Phillips did not think "I Love You Because" was the right song for Elvis's first single, but it was instead used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
