Tammy (song)
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The music was written by Jay Livingston, the lyrics by Ray Evans. The song was published in 1957.
The song debuted in the film, Tammy and the Bachelor.
The most popular version, by Debbie Reynolds, was released by Coral Records as catalog number 61851. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on July 22, 1957. On It reached a peak at #1 on all the charts: the Disk Jockey chart, the Best Seller chart, and the composite chart of the top 100 songs.
A recording by The Ames Brothers also charted. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 47-6930. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on July 22, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #5; on the Best Seller chart, at #24; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #29.
In 2002, the song was recorded by Michael Feinstein for his album, "Livingston And Evans Songbook". In 2006, the song was again recorded, this time by Casathious Jones.
On the Cash Box magazine charts, where all versions were combined, the song reached #1.
[edit] 'Tammy' inspired 'Hopelessly Devoted To You'
Olivia Newton-John has stated that her performance of 'Hopelessly Devoted To You' in the movie 'Grease' is inspired by Debbie Reynolds' performance of 'Tammy' in 'Tammy and the bachelor'
| Preceded by (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear |
Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record August 17, 1957–September 28, 1957 |
Succeeded by Honeycomb |
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