Larry Clinton and His Orchestra with Bea Wain - Deep Purple (1939)

Charted at #1 in 1939. Also #2 for Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, #9 for Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, #14 for Bing Crosby, #17 for Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, all in 1939, #20 for Paul Weston and His Orchestra in January 1949, #20 for Billy Ward and His Dominoes in September 1957 (#30 UK), #1 for Nino Tempo and April Stevens in September 1963 (#17 UK) and #14 for Donny and Marie Osmond in December 1975 (#25 UK, #8 Adult Contemporary). Recorded December 23, 1938. Written by Peter DeRose and Mitchell Parish. B-side is “A Study in Red“.
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