''Allegheny Moon'' is a

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written by Al Hoffman and

Dick Manning Dick Manning (born Samuel Medoff (Самуил Медов), June 12, 1912 – April 11, 1991) was a Russian-born American songwriter, best known for his many collaborations with Al Hoffman. Manning composed the first full-length musical to be ...

and published in 1956. The song is best known in a

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recording by Patti Page. This recording was released by

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as catalog number 70878, with the flip side ''The Strangest Romance''. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 16, 1956. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at number 2; on the Best Seller chart, at number 5; on the Juke Box chart, at number 2; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached number 2. The song was also a hit in Australia peaking at number 3.

Tracks

*A. "Allegheny Moon": Written-by – Hoffman*, Manning* 2:48 *B. "The Strangest Romance": Written-by – Fay Tishman 2:09

Other recordings

* Bing Crosby and

Lindsay Crosby Lindsay Harry Crosby (January 5, 1938 – December 11, 1989) was an American actor and singer. He was the youngest of four sons from Bing Crosby's first marriage to Dixie Lee (his older brothers being Gary and twins Phillip and Dennis). Linds ...

recorded the song in 1956 for use on Bing Crosby's radio show and it was subsequently released on the CD '' New Tricks - 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition'' (2017). *

Guy Mitchell Guy Mitchell (born Albert George Cernik; February 22, 1927 – July 1, 1999) was an American pop singer and actor, successful in his homeland, the UK, and Australia. He sold 44 million records, including six million-selling singles. In the fa ...

included the song in his album ''A Guy in Love'' (1958). *

Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray was the fir ...

recorded a cover of the song for her album ''

Croonin' ''Croonin is a studio album by Canadian country vocalist Anne Murray. It was released by EMI Music Canada and SBK Records on November 2, 1993. The album peaked at number 1 on the '' RPM'' Country Albums chart. Heartland Records put out a ''Croonin ...

'' (1993).

References

1956 songs Songs written by Al Hoffman Songs written by Dick Manning Patti Page songs Guy Mitchell songs 1956 singles Mercury Records singles {{1950s-pop-song-stub