Lisbon Antigua

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"Lisbon Antigua" is a popular song, arranged by Nelson Riddle, that was a number-one song in the United States during the year 1956. It topped the Billboard magazine chart on February 25, 1956 and remained there for four weeks. The song was originally a Portuguese song that Nat King Cole's manager brought to Riddle's attention.[1]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Bronson, Fred (1992). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits - revised & enlarged. New York: Billboard Books, p. 8. ISBN 0-8230-8298-9. 
Preceded by
"Rock and Roll Waltz" by Kay Starr		 Billboard Top 100 number-one single
(Nelson Riddle version)
February 25, 1956 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"The Poor People of Paris" by Les Baxter