1952 HITS ARCHIVE: Charmaine - Mantovani (his original version)

Long-time British bandleader Annunzio Mantovani revived and re-defined his career with this lush ‘cascading strings’ treatment of the old waltz tune first popularized in 1927 by a young Guy Lombardo ( ). Though it is a later stereo remake that is almost exclusively reissued and posted online, this post is the actual hit Mantovani version. (debuted late ’51) 1952 Billboard chart peaks: 10 (Sales & Radio Airplay), 18 (Juke Box Play) Charmaine (Rapee-Pollack) by Mantovani & his Orchestra THE 1952 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1952 (some were recorded in 1951). . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: @the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! * The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf