"Dungaree Doll" is a song written by

Sherman Edwards Sherman Edwards (April 3, 1919 – March 30, 1981) was an American composer, jazz pianist, and songwriter, best known for his songs from the 1969 Broadway musical ''1776'' and the 1972 film adaptation. Early life Edwards was born in the East ...

and

Ben Raleigh Ben Raleigh (June 16, 1913, New York – February 26, 1997, Hollywood) was an American lyricist and composer responsible for a number of major hits, including "Dungaree Doll", "Wonderful! Wonderful!", "Hold on Girl", "She's a Fool", " I Don't Wanna ...

and performed by Eddie Fisher featuring Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus. It reached #7 in the

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in 1956. The B-side to Fisher's version, "Everybody's Got a Home but Me", reached #20 in the U.S. in 1956.

Other versions

* Mitch Miller and Orchestra released a version of the song as a single in 1955, but it did not chart. * Fred Bertelmann released a version of the song as a single in 1956 in

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entitled "Tanderadei", but it did not chart. *

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released a version of the song as a single in 1957 in

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, but it did not chart. * Crazy Otto released a version of the song on his 1958 EP ''Crazy Otto International, Vol. 2.'' as part of medley with the songs "

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" and "

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". *

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released a version of the song on his 1999 album ''The Complete London Sessions, Vol. 1.'' This version was also featured in the 2006 remaster of

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References

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