"Walk Hand in Hand" is a

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by Johnny Cowell, published in

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. The biggest-selling version recorded of the song was sung by Tony Martin, reaching number 2 in the

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and number 10 on the

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''Billboard'' chart in 1956.Tony Martin, "Walk Hand in Hand"
Musicvf.com, Retrieved June 20, 2013 The same year, it was recorded by Andy Williams, whose version hit number 54 on the chart, and by

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, whose version reached number 13 on the UK chart. A later recording by

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reached number 29 on the UK chart, number 10 in Canada, and "bubbled under" at number 103 on the ''Billboard'' chart at the end of 1965.

Recorded versions

* Tony Martin (1956) * Andy Williams (1956) *

(1956) *

(1965) * Engelbert Humperdinck * Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus (1995)

References

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