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edtop40
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here's a unique one i just unearthed, since i just recently
bought it on ebay.....the commercial 45 for the bing crosby
song "around the world" which peaked at #25 in 1957 issued
as decca 30262 ALSO has the victor young version as the b-
side which peaked at #13 also in 1957......has this ever
occurred before where two top 40 song's were issued on the
vinyl 45 by two DIFFERENT artists?.....having 2 top 40's by
the same artist is fairly common but TWO different
artist?......anyone know of any other instance in the rock
era?
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Ed, I agree that it's unique in that both 45 sides charted and reached the
Top 40 in this case. Victor Young's "Around The World In 80 Days"
soundtrack LP was an absolutely massive smash hit in 1957, staying at #1
for 10 weeks. But the premise isn't all that unusual, however, in that it
offered consumers both an instrumental version and a vocal version of a
popular song. Some folks prefer instrumental versions; others prefer vocal
versions. Although not on the same 45, 1971's "Theme From Love Story"
had both Francis Lai's and Henry Mancini's instrumentals hit the Top 40,
while Andy Williams' vocal version (Where Do I Begin) hit the Top 10. I also
believe that 1961's "Milord" 45, on Capitol, although not as successful as
your example, did the exact same thing: Franck Pourcel's instrumental
version was on one 45 side ("Bubbled Under"); with Edith Piaf's vocal on
the other 45 side (hit the Hot 100.) Nice pickup, sir!
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The Bing Crosby side was actually a reissue, and was issued before the Victor Young side. It was originally issued in 1956 on Decca 30120, with "Love in a Home" (also by Bing) on the flipside. It didn't chart. (And as a huge Bing Crosby fan, I have both those sides on CD.)
When the Victor Young version was released later on Decca 30262, they backed it with the Bing Crosby version, and Billboard's new "Top 100" sales/airplay/jukebox combo gave Bing his final Top 40 hit.
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