The Song from Moulin Rouge
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"The Song from Moulin Rouge" (also known as "Where Is Your Heart") is a popular song, first appearing in the 1952 movie, Moulin Rouge.
The music was written by Georges Auric. The original French lyrics were by Jacques Larue, the English words by William Engvick.
In the movie, the song was sung by Muriel Smith, dubbing for Zsa Zsa Gabor who lip-synched to Smith's singing.
The most popular version of the song was done by Percy Faith's Orchestra, with a vocal by Felicia Sanders. In the United Kingdom, the version by Mantovani was the biggest hit version. This version also charted in the US.
The recording by Percy Faith and Felicia Sanders was recorded on January 22, 1953 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39944. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on March 28, 1953 and lasted 24 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. [1]
The recording by Mantovani was released in the US by London Records as catalog number 1328. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 16, 1953 and lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #13. [1]
The song also reached #1 on the Cash Box chart, which combined all versions, in 1953.
| Preceded by The Doggie in the Window |
Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record May 9, 1953–July 4, 1953 |
Succeeded by I'm Walking Behind You |
| Preceded by "I Believe" by Frankie Laine |
UK Singles Chart Number 1 single Mantovani and His Orchestra 11 August 1953 for 1 week |
Succeeded by "I Believe" by Frankie Laine |
| Preceded by "Blue Tango" by Leroy Anderson |
Billboard Number one single of the year 1953 |
Succeeded by "Little Things Mean a Lot" by Kitty Kallen |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
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