Croce di Oro
"Croce di Oro" ("Cross of Gold") is a popular song, written by James "Kim" Gannon.
It was popularized by Patti Page in 1955.
The Page recording was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70713.[1] It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on November 12, 1955. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #17; on the Best Seller chart, at #20; on the Juke Box chart, at #16; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #16.[1][2]
A United Kingdom version, recorded by Joan Regan, was also issued in the United States by London Records as catalog number 1605.[3]
On Cash Box magazine's charts, the song (in all versions combined) reached a peak position of #15.