"Tina Marie" is a
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song. It was written by
Bob Merrill
Henry Robert Merrill Levan (May 17, 1921 – February 17, 1998) was an American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter. He was one of the most successful songwriters of the 1950s on the US and UK single charts. He wrote ...
and was published in 1955, and performed by
Perry Como with an accompaniment with
Mitchell Ayres
Mitchell Ayres (December 24, 1909 – September 5, 1969) was an orchestra leader, music arranger, composer and performer. He is best known for his many years of work with Perry Como on radio, records, and television and as the musical condu ...
and His Orchestra with
The Ray Charles Singers
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.
Recordings
On June 21, 1955,
Perry Como recorded the song for
RCA Victor.The recording was released on a number of singles:
*In the
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, by RCA Victor, as a 78rpm single (catalog number 20-6192), and a 45 rpm single (catalog number 47-6192), with the flip side "
Fooled."
*In the
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, as a children's record by RCA Victor, as a 78rpm single (catalog number BY-50), and a 45 rpm single (catalog number WBY-50), with the flip side "
Round and Round," part of the ''Children's Bluebird Series''
*In
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, by RCA as a single (catalog number 18313), with the flip side "
Fooled."
*In the
United Kingdom
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, by
HMV
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, in October 1955, as a 78rpm single (catalog number POP-103), with the flip side "
Home for the Holidays." This record reached position number 24 on the UK chart. (A pirate version was issued by HMV as a 45rpm single under the catalog number 7M-326.)
*In Australia, ''The Book - Top 40 Research, 7th edition'' compiled by ''Barnes & Scanes'', gives that Tina Marie was never released as a single in Australia. The same publication then goes on to show Tina Marie achieving Number 8 on the Australian music charts on January 21, 1956.
Chart performance
In the US, "Tina Marie" reached position number 5 on the
Billboard chart.
References
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Songs written by Bob Merrill
1955 songs