Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!)

"Can Anyone Explain?
(No! No! No!)"
Song
Published 1950
Writer Bennie Benjamin
George David Weiss
Recorded by The Ames Brothers, Ray Anthony, Dinah Shore, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Vic Damone, Larry Green, Dick Haymes

"Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!)" is a popular song written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss and published in 1950.

The biggest hit version of the song was recorded by The Ames Brothers. The recording was made on May 17, 1950, and released by Coral Records as catalog number 60253. The record first reached the Billboard charts on August 4, 1950, and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5.[1]

Another version which made the chart was by Ray Anthony's orchestra. The recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1131. The record reached the Billboard magazine charts on September 2, 1950 and lasted 13 week on the charts, also peaking at #5.[1]

Other versions that charted: Dinah Shore on July 25, 1950 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38927. Shore's was #29, charting one week on September 16, 1950.

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, was recorded on August 25, 1950, and released by Decca Records as catalog number 27209. Theirs charted November 18, 1950 at #30 for one week.

Vic Damone charted October 14, 1950 at #25 for one week on Mercury 5477.

Larry Green and his Orchestra (vocal: The Honeydreamers) charted October 21, 1950 at #28 for one week on RCA Victor 47-3902.

Dick Haymes on September 9, 1950 for two weeks, peaking at #23 on Decca 27161.

Several other versions were recorded at the time.

Recorded versions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.