"Mandolins in the Moonlight" is a

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, written by

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and Aaron Schroeder.

Perry Como recording

It was recorded by Perry Como on September 16, 1958, and released by

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as a 45 rpm single, catalog numbers 47-7353 (mono) and 61-7353 (stereo). It reached number 47 on the '' Billboard'' chart. Outside, the US, the

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RCA label released the recording as a 78 rpm single, catalog number 1086. This recording charted in the UK at number 13, in

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at number 13, in

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at number 1, and in

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at number 4. In Japan, the recording was released as a stereo 45 rpm single by RCA as catalog number SX-1002. In

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, it was released by RCA as catalog number 45-326. The flip side on the US, UK, and Japanese releases was " Love Makes the World Go 'Round", but on the French release, it was " Glendora".

Chart performance

References

Songs written by George David Weiss Perry Como songs Songs written by Aaron Schroeder 1958 songs {{1950s-pop-song-stub