(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai
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" Shanghai" is a popular
song
written by Bob Hilliard
(lyricist) and Milton De Lugg (composer).
It was recorded by Doris Day
in 1951
and was a big hit for her. Another charting version was recorded by the Billy Williams
Quartet.
The recording by Doris Day
was released by Columbia Records
as catalog number
39423, with the flip side "My Life's Desire". It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 22, 1951 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9.
The recording by the Billy Williams Quartet
was released by MGM Records
as catalog number 10998, with the flip side "The Wondrous Word". It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on August 10, 1951 and lasted 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #20.
Popular music
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song
Song
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written by Bob Hilliard
Bob Hilliard
Bob Hilliard was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs; "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", "Any Day Now", "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", "Our Day Will Come", "My Little Corner of the World", and "Seven Little Girls ".-Career:Born in New York City, New York, and after...
(lyricist) and Milton De Lugg (composer).
It was recorded by Doris Day
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
in 1951
1951 in music
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and was a big hit for her. Another charting version was recorded by the Billy Williams
Billy Williams (singer)
Billy Williams was an African-American singer, who had a successful cover recording of Fats Waller's "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" in 1957. The record sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc...
Quartet.
The recording by Doris Day
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
was released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records
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39423, with the flip side "My Life's Desire". It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 22, 1951 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9.
The recording by the Billy Williams Quartet
Billy Williams (singer)
Billy Williams was an African-American singer, who had a successful cover recording of Fats Waller's "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" in 1957. The record sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc...
was released by MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
as catalog number 10998, with the flip side "The Wondrous Word". It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on August 10, 1951 and lasted 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #20.