"Again" is a popular song with music by Lionel Newman and words by Dorcas Cochran. It first appeared in the movie '' Road House'' (

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

), sung by Ida Lupino. An instrumental rendition was used in the movie '' Pickup on South Street'' (

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

). By

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

, versions by Vic Damone,

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, Tommy Dorsey, Gordon Jenkins, Vera Lynn, Art Mooney, and

Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Op ...

all made the

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charts.

Doris Day cover

The recording by

was recorded in February 1949 and released by

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as catalog number 38467. The flip side was "Everywhere You Go". It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on May 13, 1949, and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.

Vic Damone cover

The recording by Vic Damone was recorded in February 1949 and released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5261. The flip side was " I Love You So Much It Hurts". It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 8, 1949, and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #11. Other sources give the highest chart position as #6.

Tommy Dorsey cover

The recording by Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3427. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 10, 1949, and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #22. Other sources give the highest chart position as #6. The flip side, " The Hucklebuck", also charted.

Gordon Jenkins cover

The recording by Gordon Jenkins and his orchestra was made on February 17, 1949, and released by

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as catalog number 24602. The flip side was " Skip to My Lou". It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 15, 1949, and lasted 23 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.

Vera Lynn

The recording by Vera Lynn, backed by Bob Farnon's orchestra, was released by

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November, 1948 as catalog number 310. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on January 21, 1949, and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23. The B side was '' Lavender's Blue''.

Art Mooney cover

The recording by Art Mooney and his orchestra was made on March 7, 1949, and released by

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as catalog number 10398. The flip side was " Five Foot Two". It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on July 15, 1949, at #28, its only week on the chart. Other sources give the highest chart position as #7.

Mel Tormé cover

The recording by

was released by

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as catalog number 15428. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 8, 1949, and lasted 18 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7. Other sources give the highest chart position as #3. The flip side, "

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", also charted.

Other recorded versions

* Ricky Nelson Album "More Songs by Ricky" (1960). * Dinah Washington Album "The Two of Us" (1960). * The Four Freshmen – ''Voices In Latin'' (1958). *

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and Sondra Locke (duet) ( The Tom Jones Show TV, 1981, and past – "Tom Jones – Duets" 1999, CD Album, UK Label: Point Entertainment) * The Lettermen - included in their album ''Jim, Tony and Bob''. (

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

). * Nat King Cole (1958) - appears on the compilation album ''Looking Back'' (1965) and on the compilation album ''Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955-1959'' (2006). *

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and The Famous Flames Released by King Records in 1964, catalog number 45-K11422 * Ida Lupino (

, in movie soundtrack) * Vera Lynn (new version, released as a single) (

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) *

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– CD boxed set " A Voice in Time" features a live 1949 recording from his radio show. *Clive Wayne, song with orchestra Conductor: Bruce Campbell. Recorded in London on July 7, 1949. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 9802. * Pat Boone - for his album ''Moonglow'' (1960). * Arthur Prysock (1965) * Cliff Richard Album '' Cliff Richard'' (1965) * Higgs & Wilson single, Clan Disc (Jamaica), 1970. *

Pom Pom Squad Pom Pom Squad is an American indie rock/grunge band from Brooklyn, New York. It is the solo project of frontwoman Mia Berrin, and features permanent members Shelby Keller (drums) and Alex Mercuri (guitar). History Mia Berrin was raised in Orlan ...

, on '' Death of a Cheerleader'' (2021). Listed as "This Couldn't Happen"

References

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