In the Middle of an Island

"In the Middle of an Island" is a popular song written by Nick Acquaviva and Ted Varnick and published in 1957.

The recording by Tony Bennett was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40965. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on August 12, 1957 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #13; on the Best Seller chart, at #9; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #9.[1] It was to be Bennett's last Top 10 hit, although he later said he never especially liked the song and has rarely played it in concert.

The recording by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 3762. It reached the Billboard magazine charts on September 23, 1957, its only week on the chart. On the Disk Jockey chart, it charted at #23; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #56.[1]

King Brothers' version peaked at # 19 on the UK Single Charts in 1957.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whitburn, Joel (2000-11-01). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (7th Rev. edition ed.). New York: Watson-Guptill Publications. ISBN 978-0-8230-7690-1.