If (They Made Me a King)

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"If (They Made Me a King)" is a popular song.

The music was written by Tolchard Evans, the lyrics by Robert Hargreaves and Stanley J. Damerell. The song was written in 1934, but the most popular versions were recorded in 1950-1951. Perry Como's version, recorded November 28, 1950, was a #1 charted hit on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks. The Como version was released under the following labels and catalog numbers:

In the United States, by RCA Victor, as catalog number 20-3997 with the flip side "Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom"
In Argentina, by Discos RCA Victor Argentina, as catalog number 68-0583 with the flip side "Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom"
In the United Kingdom, by HMV, as catalog number B-10042 with the flip side "Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom"
In Germany, by HMV, as catalog number X-7293 with the flip side being a Tony Martin/Dinah Shore recording of "A Penny a Kiss"

Vic Damone made a version that reached #28.

Jo Stafford also recorded the song (with "queen" for "king" in the lyric) about the same time. Her version, with the Paul Weston orchestra backing her, was recorded on October 16, 1950 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39082.

A version by Dean Martin was recorded on December 2, 1950 and released by Capitol Records as catalog number F 1342.

In Australia, Les Welch & his Orchestra recorded the song with vocalist Wally Carr in March, 1951. The record was released by Australian company Pacific Records as catalog number 10-0059.