"Patricia" is a

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song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetitio ...

, written by

Benny Davis Benny Davis (August 21, 1895 - December 20, 1979) was a vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs. Biography Davis started performing in vaudeville in his teens. He began writing songs when working as an accompanist for Blossom Seeley. In ...

. The song was published in 1950.

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian-American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing ...

recorded the song on August 10, 1950, and it was released on the following single records: *In the

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, as a 78rpm single (catalog number 20-3905-A) and a 45rpm single (catalog number 47-3905-A), with the flip side "Watchin' the Trains Go By". This record spent 12 weeks on the ''Billboard'' chart, beginning on September 22, 1950, and reached No. 7. *In the

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HMV Sunrise Records and Entertainment, trading as HMV (for His Master's Voice), is a British music and entertainment retailer, currently operating exclusively in the United Kingdom. The first HMV-branded store was opened by the Gramophone Company ...

, as a 78rpm single (catalogue number B-10010) in January 1951, with the flip side "So Long Sally". *In

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by HMV, as a 78rpm single (catalogue number EA 3951) in 1951, with the flip side "If You Were My Girl".

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