Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1946


Managua, Nicaragua (song)

Buy Managua, Nicaragua (song) now from Amazon

First, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.

Wikipedia article




"'Managua, Nicaragua'" is a popular American song from 1946, whose music was written by Irving Fields, and lyrics by Albert Gamse.

Recordings in 1946 and 1947



*The recording by Freddy Martin's orchestra (vocal by Stuart Wade and ensemble) was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-2026. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on January 31, 1947, and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1.

Martin described their arrangement as straight fox trot with emphasis on the vocals.

*The recording by Guy Lombardo's orchestra (vocal by Don Rodney) was recorded on November 15, 1946, and released by Decca Records as catalog number 23782. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on February 14, 1947, and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4.

*The recording by Kay Kyser's orchestra (vocal by Gloria Wood & The Campus Kids) was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 37214. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on March 7, 1947 and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9.

Featured in film



"Managua, Nicaragua" is heard briefly in the classic film 'The Third Man', but in an instrumental version.

References





Category:Number-one singles in the United States

Category:Songs with music by Irving Fields

Category:Songs with lyrics by Albert Gamse

Category:1946 songs

Category:Songs about Nicaragua


Buy Managua, Nicaragua (song) now from Amazon

<-- Return to songs from 1946



This work is released under CC-BY-SA. Some or all of this content attributed to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1107193934.