Allegheny Moon
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Allegheny Moon is a popular
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 song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...

 written by Al Hoffman
Al Hoffman
Al Hoffman , a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame since 1984, was a hit songwriter active in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, usually co-writing with others and responsible for number one hits through each decade, many of which are still sung and recorded today...

 and Dick Manning
Dick Manning
Dick Manning was a Russian-born American songwriter, best known for his many collaborations with Al Hoffman....

 and published in 1956
1956 in music
-Events:*January 26 – Buddy Holly's first recording sessions for Decca Records take place in Nashville, Tennessee*Roy Orbison signs with Sun Records*January 27 – Elvis Presley's single "Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One" is released...

.

The song is best known in a 1956
1956 in music
-Events:*January 26 – Buddy Holly's first recording sessions for Decca Records take place in Nashville, Tennessee*Roy Orbison signs with Sun Records*January 27 – Elvis Presley's single "Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One" is released...

 recording by Patti Page
Patti Page
Clara Ann Fowler , known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer, one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music. She was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s, and has sold over 100 million records...

. This recording was released by Mercury Records
Mercury Records
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 as catalog number
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 70878, with the flip side The Strangest Romance. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
Billboard charts
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 on June 16, 1956. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #2; on the Best Seller chart, at #5; on the Juke Box chart, at #2; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #2.

Anne Murray
Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....

 recorded a cover of the song for her album Croonin'
Croonin'
-Chart performance:...

(1993). Guy Mitchell
Guy Mitchell
Guy Mitchell, born Albert George Cernik, was an American pop singer, successful in his homeland, the U.K. and Australia...

also released a cover of the song.
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