Shrimp Boats
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"Shrimp Boats" was a popular song in the 1950s.
It was written by Paul Mason Howard and Paul Weston and published in 1951.
Charting versions were recorded by Jo Stafford (Weston's wife) and Dolores Gray.
The recording by Jo Stafford was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39581. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on November 9, 1951 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2. [1]
The recording by Dolores Gray was released by Decca Records as catalog number 27832. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on November 30, 1951 and lasted 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #25. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.