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See also: My Melody of Love
My Melody of Love

"My Melody of Love" is the title of a popular song from 1974 by the United States singer Bobby Vinton. Vinton adapted his song from a Germany song composed by Henry Mayer, and it appears on Vinton's album Melodies of Love....
, a pop single by Bobby Vinton
Bobby Vinton

Bobby Vinton...


"Melody of Love" is a popular
Popular music

Popular music is music that is accessible to the mainstream and disseminated by one or more of the mass media. It belongs to any of a number of musical genres, and stands in contrast to classical music, which historically was the music of the elite and upper strata of society, and traditional music which was disseminated orally....
 song
Song

A song is a musical musical composition which contains vocal parts that are performed, 'sung,' and feature words , commonly accompanied by musical instruments ....
.

The music was written by Hans Engelmann in 1903
1903 in music

Events*February 11 - Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 premieres in Vienna*Enrico Caruso joins cast of New York's Metropolitan Opera Company and makes first records for the Victor Talking Machine Company....
. The lyrics were added by Tom Glazer
Tom Glazer

Thomas Zachariah "Tom" Glazer was an United States folk singer and songwriter known primarily as a composer of ballads, including: "Because All Men Are Brothers", recorded by The Weavers and Peter, Paul and Mary, "Talking Inflation Blues", recorded by Bob Dylan, and "A Dollar Ain't A Dollar Anymore"....
 in 1954
1954 in music

Events*Frank Sinatra wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here to Eternity, 1953; resuscitating his singing career in the process...
.

An instrumental version recorded by Billy Vaughn
Billy Vaughn

Richard "Billy" Vaughn was a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and orchestra leader.He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, Kentucky, where his father was a barber who loved music and inspired Billy to teach himself to play the mandolin at age 3, while suffering a case of the measles....
 was the highest-charting version on the Billboard charts in 1955
1955 in music

Sorry, no overview for this topic
. Other charting versions in 1955 were by David Carroll
David Carroll (musician)

David Carroll is a recording studio arrangement, Conducting, and musical director.Carroll was born in Chicago, Illinois. He songwriter and sound recording and reproduction many songs of his own, played by musicians such as Bobby Christian, Earl Backus, Mike Simpson, Sarah Vaughan, Vic Damone and Patti Page....
, by The Four Aces
The Four Aces

The Four Aces were a pop singing group.The original members were Al Alberts , Dave Mahoney, Lou Silvestri, and Rosario "Sod" Vaccaro. They all came from Chester, Pennsylvania....
, and by Leo Diamond.

The recording by Billy Vaughn
Billy Vaughn

Richard "Billy" Vaughn was a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and orchestra leader.He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, Kentucky, where his father was a barber who loved music and inspired Billy to teach himself to play the mandolin at age 3, while suffering a case of the measles....
 was released by Dot Records
Dot Records

Dot Records was an United States record label and company that was active between 1950 in music and 1977 in music. It was founded by Randy Wood ....
 as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records

This article presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single gramophone records....
 15247.






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See also: My Melody of Love
My Melody of Love

"My Melody of Love" is the title of a popular song from 1974 by the United States singer Bobby Vinton. Vinton adapted his song from a Germany song composed by Henry Mayer, and it appears on Vinton's album Melodies of Love....
, a pop single by Bobby Vinton
Bobby Vinton

Bobby Vinton...


"Melody of Love" is a popular
Popular music

Popular music is music that is accessible to the mainstream and disseminated by one or more of the mass media. It belongs to any of a number of musical genres, and stands in contrast to classical music, which historically was the music of the elite and upper strata of society, and traditional music which was disseminated orally....
 song
Song

A song is a musical musical composition which contains vocal parts that are performed, 'sung,' and feature words , commonly accompanied by musical instruments ....
.

The music was written by Hans Engelmann in 1903
1903 in music

Events*February 11 - Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 premieres in Vienna*Enrico Caruso joins cast of New York's Metropolitan Opera Company and makes first records for the Victor Talking Machine Company....
. The lyrics were added by Tom Glazer
Tom Glazer

Thomas Zachariah "Tom" Glazer was an United States folk singer and songwriter known primarily as a composer of ballads, including: "Because All Men Are Brothers", recorded by The Weavers and Peter, Paul and Mary, "Talking Inflation Blues", recorded by Bob Dylan, and "A Dollar Ain't A Dollar Anymore"....
 in 1954
1954 in music

Events*Frank Sinatra wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here to Eternity, 1953; resuscitating his singing career in the process...
.

An instrumental version recorded by Billy Vaughn
Billy Vaughn

Richard "Billy" Vaughn was a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and orchestra leader.He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, Kentucky, where his father was a barber who loved music and inspired Billy to teach himself to play the mandolin at age 3, while suffering a case of the measles....
 was the highest-charting version on the Billboard charts in 1955
1955 in music

Sorry, no overview for this topic
. Other charting versions in 1955 were by David Carroll
David Carroll (musician)

David Carroll is a recording studio arrangement, Conducting, and musical director.Carroll was born in Chicago, Illinois. He songwriter and sound recording and reproduction many songs of his own, played by musicians such as Bobby Christian, Earl Backus, Mike Simpson, Sarah Vaughan, Vic Damone and Patti Page....
, by The Four Aces
The Four Aces

The Four Aces were a pop singing group.The original members were Al Alberts , Dave Mahoney, Lou Silvestri, and Rosario "Sod" Vaccaro. They all came from Chester, Pennsylvania....
, and by Leo Diamond.

The recording by Billy Vaughn
Billy Vaughn

Richard "Billy" Vaughn was a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and orchestra leader.He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, Kentucky, where his father was a barber who loved music and inspired Billy to teach himself to play the mandolin at age 3, while suffering a case of the measles....
 was released by Dot Records
Dot Records

Dot Records was an United States record label and company that was active between 1950 in music and 1977 in music. It was founded by Randy Wood ....
 as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records

This article presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single gramophone records....
 15247. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on December 1, 1954 and lasted 27 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.

The recording by David Carroll
David Carroll (musician)

David Carroll is a recording studio arrangement, Conducting, and musical director.Carroll was born in Chicago, Illinois. He songwriter and sound recording and reproduction many songs of his own, played by musicians such as Bobby Christian, Earl Backus, Mike Simpson, Sarah Vaughan, Vic Damone and Patti Page....
 was released by Mercury Records
Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US, and are both subsidiaries of Universal Music Group....
 as catalog number 70516. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on December 29, 1954 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. This was Carroll's only hit on the Billboard best seller chart.

The recording by The Four Aces
The Four Aces

The Four Aces were a pop singing group.The original members were Al Alberts , Dave Mahoney, Lou Silvestri, and Rosario "Sod" Vaccaro. They all came from Chester, Pennsylvania....
 was released by Decca Records
Decca Records

Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 in music by Edward Lewis . Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; later the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
 as catalog number 29395. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on January 12, 1955 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #11.

The recording by Leo Diamond was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-5973. It reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on February 9, 1955, its only week on the chart, at #30.

Another version, by Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an United States singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers"....
 and Ray Anthony
Ray Anthony

Ray Anthony is an United States bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor.As a child Anthony moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, where he began studying the trumpet with his father....
, also charted according to some sources.

With so many versions, the Cash Box
Cash Box magazine

Cash Box magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries which was published from July 1942 to November 16, 1996....
 chart (which always combined all versions of a song) naturally had a much higher standing for the song than Billboard, and the song was a #1 hit for 7 weeks there.

In the United Kingdom, a version by the Ink Spots was the sole hit version, charting at #10. It was also recorded by the Beverley Sisters
Beverley Sisters

The Beverley Sisters are a United Kingdom female vocal trio , extremely popular during the 1950s and 1960s.The trio consists of eldest sister Joy and the twins, "Teddie" and "Babs"....
 and Shirley Wilson.

In 1957
1957 in music

Sorry, no overview for this topic
 a version by The Ames Brothers charted at # 5.

Recorded versions

  • Stanley Black
    Stanley Black

    Stanley Black OBE was an England light music conductor, arranger and pianist. He wrote and arranged many film scores and recorded prolifically for the Decca Records label ....
  • Pat Boone
    Pat Boone

    Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an United States singer, actor and writer who was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s....
  • The Four Aces
    The Four Aces

    The Four Aces were a pop singing group.The original members were Al Alberts , Dave Mahoney, Lou Silvestri, and Rosario "Sod" Vaccaro. They all came from Chester, Pennsylvania....
  • Gatlin Brothers
  • Pee Wee King
    Pee Wee King

    Pee Wee King, born Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski , was an United States country music songwriter and recording artist. He was born in Milwaukee to a Polish American family and lived in Abrams, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, during his youth....
     & His Golden West Cowboys
  • Wayne King
    Wayne King

    Wayne King, born Harold Wayne King, was an United States musician, songwriter, singer and orchestral leader. He was sometimes referred to as "the Waltz King" because much of his most popular music involved waltzes; "The Waltz You Saved For Me" was his standard set closing song in live performance and on numerous radio broadcasts at the...
  • The Lennon Sisters
    The Lennon Sisters

    The Lennon Sisters were a singing group consisting of four siblings: Dianne , Peggy , Kathy , and Janet . They were all born in Los Angeles, California....
  • Hank Locklin
    Hank Locklin

    Hank Locklin was an United States country music singer-songwriter....
  • The McGuire Sisters
    The McGuire Sisters

    The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in United States popular music. The group was composed of three sisters; Christine McGuire , Dorothy McGuire , and Phyllis McGuire ....
  • Moms & Dads
  • Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra

    Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an United States singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers"....
     and Ray Anthony
    Ray Anthony

    Ray Anthony is an United States bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor.As a child Anthony moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, where he began studying the trumpet with his father....
  • Brad Swanson
  • Billy Vaughn
    Billy Vaughn

    Richard "Billy" Vaughn was a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and orchestra leader.He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, Kentucky, where his father was a barber who loved music and inspired Billy to teach himself to play the mandolin at age 3, while suffering a case of the measles....
  • Slim Whitman
    Slim Whitman

    Slim Whitman is an United States country music singer and songwriter. Whitman lives in Middleburg, Florida, Florida....
  • Roger Williams
    Roger Williams

    Roger Williams may refer to:* Roger Williams , Welsh soldier of fortune* Roger Williams , English theologian, co-founder of Rhode Island* Roger Williams , chemist at Du Pont, Perkin Medal recipient...