bing crosby victor young around the world

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!