- If (They Made Me a King)
"If (They Made Me a King)" is a popular
song .The music was written by
Tolchard Evans , the lyrics byRobert Hargreaves andStanley J. Damerell . The song was written in 1934, but the most popular versions were recorded in 1950-1951.Perry Como 's version, recordedNovember 28 , 1950, was a #1 charted hit on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks. The Como version was released under the following labels and catalog numbers:
*In theUnited States , byRCA Victor , as catalog number 20-3997 with the flip side "Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom "
*InArgentina , by "Discos RCA Victor Argentina," as catalog number 68-0583 with the flip side "Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom "
*In theUnited Kingdom , byHMV , as catalog number B-10042 with the flip side "Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom "
*InGermany , byHMV , as catalog number X-7293 with the flip side being a Tony Martin/Dinah Shore recording of "A Penny a Kiss "Vic Damone made a version that reached #28.Jo Stafford also recorded the song (with "queen" for "king" in the lyric) about the same time. Her version, with thePaul Weston orchestra backing her, was recorded onOctober 16 , 1950 and released byColumbia Records as catalog number 39082.A version by
Dean Martin was recorded onDecember 2 , 1950 and released byCapitol Records as catalog number F 1342.In
Australia ,Les Welch & his Orchestra recorded the song with vocalistWally Carr in March, 1951. The record was released by Australian company Pacific Records as catalog number 10-0059.
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