"Meet Mister Callaghan" is a 1952 song written by

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and performed by Les Paul in a hit recording.

Background

It reached number 5 on the U.S. pop chart in 1952. It was featured on Paul's and Mary Ford's 1953 album ''The Hit Makers!'' The song was used in the 1954 film ''

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''. The single ranked number 25 on ''Billboard's'' Year-End top 30 singles of 1952.

Other charting versions

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released a version of the song as a single in 1952 which reached number 23 on the U.S. pop chart. *

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released a version of the song as a single in 1952 which reached number 28 on the U.S. pop chart.

Other versions

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released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1952 single "

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". *

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and

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released a version of the song as a single in 1952, but it did not chart. * Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music released a version of the song as a single in 1952, but it did not chart. * Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians released a version of the song on his 1959 album ''Instrumentally Yours''. *

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released a version of the song on their 1960 album ''On a Magic Carpet''. * Frankie Carle: His Piano and His Orchestra released a version of the song on their 1964 album ''30 Hits of the Fantastic 50's'' as part of a medley with the songs "The Old Piano Roll Blues" and "Little Rock Getaway". * Eddie Adcock and Talk of the Town released a version of the song on their 1988 album ''The Acoustic Collection''. *

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released a version of the song on their 1990 album ''The EP Collection''. * Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra released a version of the song on their 2003 album ''Decca Singles''. *

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released a version of the song on his 2007 album ''In the Limelight''.

References

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