"My Home Town" is a song written and performed by Paul Anka. The song was arranged by

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. It reached #8 on the U.S. pop chart in 1960 and #10 in the Canadian

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*The single's

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, "Something Happened", reached #41 on the U.S. pop chart. *The song ranked #77 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.

Other versions

César Costa, 1961 * Juan Gabriel released a version of the song featuring Anka on his 2009 album ''

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''. The version had been originally released on Anka's 1998 album '' Amigos''.

References

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