North American Hit Recordings
The best-known version of the song was the recording by Tony Martin. It was recorded on April 16, 1951 and released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4141. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 25, 1951 and lasted 30 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3.
The recording by Louis Armstrong was recorded on July 24, 1951 and released by Decca Records as catalog number 27720. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on August 24, 1951 and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at #13. It was the flip side of "A Kiss to Build a Dream on."
The song was also recorded by Peggy Lee on May 16, 1951. It was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1573. Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney recorded a duet of this song on 2 December, 1964 with the Billy May Orchestra.
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