My Happiness (country song)
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| "My Happiness" | |
| Written by | Betty Peterson Blasco Borney Bergantine |
|---|---|
| Published | 1933 |
| Language | English |
| Recorded by | Jon and Sondra Steele The Pied Pipers Ella Fitzgerald The Marlin Sisters Connie Francis many other artists; see #Recorded versions |
"My Happiness" is a country music song which was famous in the mid-twentieth century.
It was written by Betty Peterson Blasco and Borney Bergantine in 1933. The song was most popular in 1948, with a number of hit versions, the biggest of which was by Jon and Sondra Steele, with major hits as well for The Pied Pipers, Ella Fitzgerald, and The Marlin Sisters. It has been revived a number of times since, with a major hit version (#2 on the Billboard chart) being Connie Francis' in 1959. It is also recognized as the very first song ever recorded by Elvis Presley in 1953.
The Jon and Sondra Steele recording was released by Damon Records as catalog number 11133. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 7, 1948 and lasted 27 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3[1].
The Pied Pipers' recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog numbers 1628, with the flip side "Dream"[2] and 15094, with the flip side "Highway to Love"[3]. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 28, 1948 and lasted 25 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4[1].
The Ella Fitzgerald recording was recorded on April 19, 1948 and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24446, with the flip side "Tea Leaves"[4]. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 11, 1948 and lasted 21 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8[1].
The Marlin Sisters' recording was recorded in December 1947 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38217, with the flip side "Man on the Carousel"[5]. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on July 16, 1948 and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24[1].
Other recordings include ones by Alan Dale and The Moonlighters (Signature catalog number 15206B, with the flip side "Tea Leaves"[6]), by The Harmonicats (Mercury catalog number 70360, with the flip side "Long, Long Ago"[7]), and by John Laurenz (Mercury catalog number 5144, with the flip side "Someone Cares"[8]). See also the next section for a more complete listing.
[edit] Recorded versions
- Pat Boone
- The Country Rockers
- Alan Dale and The Moonlighters
- Fats Domino
- Ella Fitzgerald & The Song Spinners (1948)
- Foster & Allen
- Connie Francis (1959, re-recorded in 1978 and 1989)
- The Harmonicats
- John Holt
- Frank Ifield
- John Laurenz (1948)
- The Marlin Sisters (1948)
- The McGuire Sisters (1966)
- Moms & Dads
- The Mulcays (1953)
- The Pied Pipers (1948)
- Elvis Presley (1953)
- Jim Reeves (1957)
- Marty Robbins
- Frank Sinatra
- Hank Snow
- Jon & Sondra Steele (1948)
- Kitty Wells (1967)
- Andy Williams
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
- ^ Capitol Records in the 1500 to 1999 series
- ^ Capitol Records in the 15000 to 15431 series
- ^ Decca Records in the 24000 to 24499 series
- ^ Columbia Records in the 38000 to 38499 series
- ^ Signature Records listing
- ^ Mercury Records in the 70000 to 71696 series
- ^ Mercury Records in the 5000 to 5497 series
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