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Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon
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Wikipedia article
"'Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon'" is a song written by Harry Tobias and Percy Wenrich in 1937 and performed by Bing Crosby. It reached #4 on the U.S. pop chart in 1937. Outside of the US, the song peaked at #1 in Canada, Germany and Norway.
Other charting versions
Billy Vaughn released an instrumental version of the song which went to #5 on the U.S. pop chart and #1 in Germany and in Canada in 1957. The following year, the song went #1 in Norway and made #4 in Australia. It ranked #6 on 'Billboard's' Year-End top 50 singles of 1958."Chart Toppers of 1958" 'Billboard' December 15, 1958: 44
Other versions
*Jerry Blaine and His Stream Line Rhythm released a version of the song as a single in 1938, but it did not chart.
*Richard Himber and His Seven Stylists released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1938 single "There's a Gold Mine in the Sky".
*Gene Autry released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1946 single "There's a Gold Mine in the Sky".
*Karen Chandler and Her Jacks released a version of the song as a single in 1958, but it did not chart.
*Andy Williams released a version of the song on his 1959 album, 'Two Time Winners'.
*Sil Austin released a version of the song on his 1961 album, 'Golden Saxophone Hits'.
*Slim Whitman released a version of the song on his 1961 album, 'Just Call Me Lonesome'.
*Frankie Carle, His Piano and Orchestra released a version of the song as a medley with the song "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" on their 1962 album, 'Honky-Tonk Hits By The Dozen'.
*Jimmy C. Newman released a version of the song on his 1962 album, 'Jimmy Newman'.
*Martin Denny released a version of the song on his 1964 album, 'Hawaii Tattoo'.
*Billy May and His Orchestra released a version of the song on their 1972 album, 'As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals: Volume 2'.
*Chet Atkins featuring Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass released a version of the song on their 1976 album, 'The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends'.
*Ace Cannon released a version of the song on his 1980 album, 'Golden Classics'.
*Andr Rieu and Johann Strauss Orchestra released a version on the album 'Romantic Moments II'
References
Category:1937 songs
Category:1957 singles
Category:1958 singles
Category:Songs with lyrics by Harry Tobias
Category:Songs with music by Percy Wenrich
Category:Bing Crosby songs
Category:Gene Autry songs
Category:Andy Williams songs
Category:Slim Whitman songs
Category:Chet Atkins songs
Category:Danny Davis (country musician) songs
Category:Number-one singles in Germany
Category:Number-one singles in Canada
Category:Decca Records singles
Category:Dot Records singles
Category:Bluebird Records singles
Category:Number-one singles in Norway
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