Vanity (song)
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The music was written by Guy Wood, the lyrics by Jack Manus and Bernard Bierman. The song was published in 1951. It had some success on the charts, reaching the top 20, in 1951 and was remade by Don Cherry, who had recorded the hit version, for his 1968 album, There Goes My Everything.
The original 1951 recording by Don Cherry was released by Decca Records as catalog number 27618[1]. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on July 20, 1951 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #17. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Decca Records in the 27500 to 27999 series
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research.