That's My Desire (1931 song)

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"That's My Desire" is a 1931 popular song with music by Helmy Kresa and lyrics [1] by Carroll Loveday.

The highest-charting version of the song was recorded by the Sammy Kaye orchestra in 1946, although a version of the song recorded by Frankie Laine has become better known over the years, being one of Laine's best-known recordings. It has been recorded by many other singers, including a number of doo-wop groups.

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The recording by the Sammy Kaye orchestra was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-2251. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 13, 1947 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. [2]

The recording by Frankie Laine was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5007. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 27, 1947 and lasted 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7. [2] It was Laine's first chart hit. Despite the higher chart position of the Kaye version, the Laine version is the widely-reported million seller. The Laine version also appeared on Billboard's Rhythm and Blues survey.

[edit] Recorded versions

[edit] References

  1. ^ Song lyric
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. 
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