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Pat's Great Hits
''Pat's Great Hits'' is the first greatest-hits album by Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer and actor. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in mo .... It was released in 1957 on Dot Records. Track listing Certifications References {{Authority control 1957 compilation albums Pat Boone albums Dot Records compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Boone
Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer and actor. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood films. According to ''Billboard'', Boone was the second-biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley, and was ranked at No. 9 in its listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists 1955–1995. Until the 2010s, Boone held the ''Billboard'' record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with one or more songs each week. At the age of 23, Boone began hosting a half-hour ABC variety television series, ''The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom'', which aired for 115 episodes (1957–1960). Many musical performers, including Edie Adams, Andy Williams, Pearl Bailey, and Johnny Mathis, made appearances on the show. His cover versions of rhythm and blues hits had a noticeable effect on the development of the broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardine (song)
"Bernardine", often misspelled "Bernadine," is a 1957 song that was written by Johnny Mercer. (The prolific Mercer generally wrote lyrics for other composers, but for this song he was both composer and lyricist.) The best-known version is by Pat Boone, who had a number one hit with it on the ''Billboard'' Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week beginning June 10, 1957. This was mainly due to it being the flip side of Pat Boone's hit recording "Love Letters in the Sand "Love Letters in the Sand" is a popular song first published in 1931. The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyrics by Nick Kenny and Charles Kenny. Ted Black and His Orchestra, with vocalist Tom Brown, had the first major hit recording of ...". It also reached No. 14 in the Jockeys chart and No. 23 in the Top 100. The song is performed by Boone in the movie of the same name. References Sources The Johnny Mercer Educational Archives 1957 songs Songs written by Johnny Mercer Pat Boone songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Compilation Albums
1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of '' Mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Almost Lost My Mind
"I Almost Lost My Mind" is a popular song written by Ivory Joe Hunter and published in 1950. Hunter's recording of the song was a number one hit on the US ''Billboard'' R&B singles chart in that year. Hunter recorded the 12-bar blues style song on October 1, 1949, and became a rhythm and blues hit and a pop standard. The best selling version of the song was a cover version by Pat Boone, which reached number one on the ''Billboard'' charts in 1956. It has since been recorded by a variety of pop artists, big bands, country and western stars, rock and rollers, and Latin, jazz and blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afr ... performers. See also * List of number-one R&B singles of 1950 (U.S.) * List of number-one singles of 1956 (U.S.) References {{authority cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friendly Persuasion (song)
"Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)" is a popular song with music by Dimitri Tiomkin and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. It was published in 1956 and appeared in the 1956 film of the same name. At the 29th Academy Awards, ''Friendly Persuasion'' was nominated for the Best Music – Song but lost out to "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)". Background The title is an obvious play on words, since the film centers on a Quaker family, a religion known as the "Society of Friends". Thus, they are said to be of the "Friendly" persuasion. 1956 recordings *The best-known version of the song was recorded by Pat Boone and it reached the No. 5 position in the USA charts and No. 3 in the UK. *Another recording by The Four Aces followed Boone's in 1956 and reached number 45 peak position on ''Billboards pop music chart. Other recordings * Johnny Mathis included the song in his 1963 album ''Romantically''. * Bing Crosby recorded the song for his album ''Bing Crosby's Treasury - The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Forbid Me
"Don't Forbid Me" is a popular song by Charles Singleton. Among Singleton's huge number of compositions was "Tryin' to Get to You", which had previously been recorded by Elvis Presley at Sun Records. In 1957, "Don't Forbid Me" was a number 1 hit for Pat Boone, and also peaked at number 10 on the Most Played R&B in Juke Boxes chart. Presley connection and version Pat Boone's recording and 1957 hit record though came about because the demo was first sent to Presley's house where it laid unopened, in Elvis' words "with all the junk that comes there". This was revealed by Presley during the Million Dollar Quartet jam session of December 4, 1956, before Boone's recording came out. Presley cut a fast minute and twenty second version of the song with The Million Dollar Quartet, that then laid lost with the other Sun Records tapes of that session for 25 years. The Beatles and Bert Kaempfert cover versions According to eminent author Mark Lewisohn in "The Complete Beatles Chronicles" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chains Of Love (Ahmet Ertegun Song)
"Chains Of Love", a 12-bar blues, was written by Doc Pomus (a.k.a. Jerome Solon Felder). Background Pomus who sold the copyright to Ahmet Ertegun in 1950 for $50.00 (referencing Doc Pomus and his family). Since Ertegun owned the copyright from that point forward, he had legal right to claim the song as his own which he did using the pseudonym "A. Nugetre". Big Joe Turner recording The first recording by Big Joe Turner (as Joe Turner) was in 1951, reaching number 2 on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart.. Turner's version was his first success on the Atlantic label established by Ertegun. Popular cover versions *In 1956, the song was covered by Pat Boone, whose version made no. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. *Another commercially successful version was by Bobby Bland, whose recording reached no. 9 on the R&B chart and no. 60 on the Hot 100 in 1969.Whitburn, ''Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995'', p.35 *American country music artist Mickey Gilley released this song in Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remember You're Mine
"Remember You're Mine" is a song written by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann and performed by Pat Boone. It reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart and #6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1957. Billy Vaughn conducted the music on the song and it was produced by Randy Wood. Other versions *Dee Dee Sharp released a version of the song on her 1962 album, ''It's Mashed Potato Time ''It's Mashed Potato Time'' is the debut album by Dee Dee Sharp Dee Dee Sharp (born Dione LaRue; September 9, 1945, in Philadelphia) is an American R&B singer, who began her career recording as a backing vocalist in 1961. Career Although Sh ...''. References 1957 songs 1957 singles Songs written by Bernie Lowe Songs with lyrics by Kal Mann Pat Boone songs Dee Dee Sharp songs Dot Records singles {{1950s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia (song)
"Anastasia" is the theme song of the 1956 20th Century Fox moving picture ''Anastasia''. It is written by Paul Francis Webster and Alfred Newman. Pat Boone recorded his version on November 10, 1956. Soon it was released as a single (Dot 45-15521, with "Don't Forbid Me" on the flip side). ''Billboard'' wrote in its December 1 review: "Many versions of the theme of the Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays.Obituary ''Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, she is often ... starrer are reported, but it will take something very unusual to surpass Boone's suave styling of this lovely, dreamy tune. His long line of hits is not likely to be broken, particularly since the flip also is strong" and two weeks later added: "Boone has a two-sided powerhouse here that has been clicking from the word "Go". Upon delivery, every major mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Baby Why (Pat Boone Song)
"Why Baby Why" is a song written by Larry Harrison and Luther Dixon and performed by Pat Boone. It reached #5 on the U.S. pop chart and #17 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957. The single was produced by Randy Wood and arranged by Billy Vaughn. Other versions *P. J. Proby P. J. Proby (born James Marcus Smith; November 6, 1938) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. Proby recorded the singles " Hold Me", " Somewhere", and "Maria". In 2008, EMI released the greatest hits album '' Best of the EMI Years 1961 ... released a version of the song on his 1968 album ''What's Wrong with My World''. It was produced by Bob Reisdorff and Les Reed. References 1957 songs 1957 singles Songs written by Luther Dixon Pat Boone songs Dot Records singles {{1950s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Letters In The Sand
"Love Letters in the Sand" is a popular song first published in 1931. The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyrics by Nick Kenny and Charles Kenny. Ted Black and His Orchestra, with vocalist Tom Brown, had the first major hit recording of the song in 1931. Pat Boone had a major hit with the song in 1957. Pat Boone version Pat Boone's version became a major hit in June and July 1957, spending 5 weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Top 100, with 34 weeks in total on the chart. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1957. In Canada, the song spent two weeks at number one. The song was used in Boone's 1957 film '' Bernardine''. Boone did the whistling in the instrumental portion of the song as well. The song originally had a short instrumental introduction, but most versions begin with Boone's voice. Charts Other versions *In 1931, the song was recorded separately by Gene Austin, Lee Morse, and American dance band Ted Black and His Orchestra, with "Vocal refrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
