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A Blossom Fell
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Wikipedia article
"'A Blossom Fell'" is a popular song written by Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, and Dominic John and published in 1954.
The best-known version was recorded by Nat King Cole. The recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 3095. The B-side was "If I May." The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on April 27, 1955, and lasted 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.
(Note that in this era, Billboard combined data for both sides of two-sided hits, so the #2 status applies to the combination of "A Blossom Fell" and "If I May").
Nat King Cole recorded the song again for his album 'The Nat King Cole Story' (1961).
Other versions
*In the UK "A Blossom Fell" was even more popular with 3 cover versions to reach the UK charts: The first one was by Dickie Valentine who entered the UK listings on 18 February 1955 and climbed up to the # 10 spot. One week later the version by Nat King Cole appeared and outsold Valentines recording by reaching #3. Finally Ronnie Hilton's version charted at #10 a few weeks later.
*Tony Bennett - Recorded June 9, 1955.
*Diana Krall - 'All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio' (1996)
*Sue Raney - 'Songs for a Raney Day' (1960).
Popular Culture
*The Nat King Cole recording is also featured in Terrence Malick's 1973 film 'Badlands'.
References
Category:1954 songs
Category:1955 singles
Category:Songs with lyrics by Howard Barnes
Category:Nat King Cole songs
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