Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!)
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"Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!)" is a popular song.
It was written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss and published in 1950.
The biggest hit version of the song was recorded by The Ames Brothers. The recording was made on May 17, 1950, and released by Coral Records as catalog number 60253. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on August 4, 1950 and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7.
Another version which made the chart was by Ray Anthony's orchestra. The recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1131. The record reached the Billboard magazine charts on September 29, 1950 and lasted 1 week on the chart, at #27.
A version that did not chart was made by Dinah Shore on July 25, 1950 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38927.
Another noncharting version, by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, was recorded on August 25, 1950, and released by Decca Records as catalog number 27209.
Several other versions were recorded at the time.
[edit] Recorded versions
- The Ames Brothers (1950)
- Gene Ammons
- Ray Anthony (vocal: Ronnie Deauville and The Skyliners) (1950)
- Vic Damone (1950)
- Jimmy Dorsey
- Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (1950)
- Larry Green and his Orchestra (vocal: The Honeydreamers) (1950)
- Coleman Hawkins
- Dick Haymes with Four Hits and a Miss (1950)
- Jan & Kjeld
- Dinah Shore (1950)
