Variety (January 1952)
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Wednesday January 9, 1952
Jocks;
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Perry Como: “Tulips and Heath-1 er”-“PleaSe Mrr 'Sui” (Victor). , Perry Coma’d ' expert;' 'workover of these two top ballads should rack up plenty of spins. It’s Como’s best job in some months, “Tulips and Heather” is a solid romantic item rich in. melody and mood. Tune’s sentimental flavor is projected excellently by Comb’s understanding delivery. “Please Mr. Sun” is another of the new year’s ■strong ballad entries and should nab an equal number of juke and jock plays. Tune’s plaintive quality is aided by Como’s simple and direct styling; Mitchell Ayres orch lends an able assist on both sides;
Mindy Carson: “Allegheny Fiddler”-“Dance Me Loose” (Victor), “Allegheny Fiddler” is a jaunty novelty item due for big returns. Blending of a bouncy beat and an ingratiating lyric makes it a sure jock and juke 'bet, Mindy -Carson handies the vocal with an infectious gaiety. Hugo Winterhalter’s spirited orch backing gives the side another important plus. Although Miss. Carson gets across an okay rendition of “Dance Me Loose,” she’ll And it tough pulling ahead Of Arthur Godfrey’s Columbia waxing.
Les Paul & Mary Ford: “Tiger Rag’VTt’s a . Lonesome Old Town” (Capitol). Paul-Ford team tees off the 1052 platter sweepstakes with, one of its best entries. Combo’s electric workover: of /the . oldie “Tiger Bag,” should dominate for some time. Paul’s effective guitaring and Miss Ford’s multiplevoiced handling Of the lyric blend into an exciting platter. . Reverse is a change of pace but. a continuation of the Paul-Fopd electronic gimmickry.
Gordon Jenkins Orch: “Somebody” “Anna Maria” (Decca). “Somebody” is" a pleasant waltz item which is handled, affectionately by Gordon Jenkins’ orch; and chorus. It’s easy on the ear atfd with a proper juke jolt could move into the big seller class. Bob Carrbll is effective on the vocal. ..“Anna Maria,” although given a bright Jenkins’ interpretation, is just a so-so side.
Johnnie Ray: “Please Mr. Sun”“ Broken Hearted”. (Columbia). Currently riding high with “Little White Cloud That Cried” ahd “Cry,” Johnnie; Ray haS a potent entry in “Please Mr.’ Sun.” His pulsating delivery ’Of the tender lyric will build his stock as a bobby sox fave. On the M-G-M* label* Tommy Edwards dishes out a . sincere, straightforward rendition of “Sun.” It should catch on despite the Ray phenomenon. On “Broken Hearted,” Hay’s vocal' ylbrattos seem overly dramatic achieving an unintentional ludicrous effect,
Johnny Desmond: “Until”-“Oh, My Dartin’ ” (Coral). Johnny Desmond, who recently ankled. the M-G-M fold, gets off to. a fair start with initial Coral release. “Until” is an okay entry which Desmond sells convincingly. Tune, however. Isn’t strong enough to stand up in current big ballad market despite the standout piping. . Reverse is an Americanization of the French tune “Alouette.” Desmond’s saucy workover makes it a good juke bet
Victor Marchese: “Flamingo”“When I Dream of Home (M-G-M). M-G-M has a potent
tenor attraction in Victor Mar chese. On his initial sides for the diskery, Marchese displays an ex citing wax personality whose welltrained pipes should build a fol lowing of pop and semi-longhair platter fans. His voice is pure and clear and his vocal range is an ear arrester. Although the oldies
“Flamingo” and “When I Dr&am of Home” are aptly suited to his top styling, Marchese’s entry in the male disk sweeps would have been stronger With at least one new pop tune,
Doris Day: “Oops”-“Baby Doll” (Columbia). “Oops.” a novelty number from the forthcoming Metro fllmusical “Belle of New' York.’’ has a good chance to click via Doris .Day’s' workover!. Cute lyric idea Is well complemented by a refreshing melody with Miss Day projecting the happy refrain . in standout style. Margaret Whiting’s cut on. Capitol captures the same spark while Debbie Reynolds, on the M-G-M la^el, is okay but lacks the disk Savvy displayed by Misses Day and Whiting. “Baby Doll/’ also from the pic score, is given an effective rendition by Miss Day in a more serious vein. Paul Weston’s orch scores with a firstrate backing assist,
Rick* Vallo: “Trust in Me”-“Ruby Lips -Emerald Eyes” (M-G-M). Ricky Vallo impresses as a strong addition to the M-G-M stable with his solid etching of the oldie “Trust in Me.” Young baritone knows the value of a lyric and
prpjcds the ease. Vallo
eatman Animal Surrey of Song Hfe on Radio and TV
romantic mood with is also sock oil the lighter reverse item. It’s a gay cornfed number which he belts out 1 with exuberance. . This side could make him another juve set ave.
Guy Mitchell: “Wimmin’^We Won’t Live in a Castle” (Columbia). “Wimmin” is potent fodder or the folk faddists who’ve been warily watching the folktune decline during the past few months, This, side could bring a resurgence with full force. It’s got a charming lilt and an infectious lyric. Mitchell boosts his stock /with his captivating, highly humorous vocal rendition while Mitch Miller’s orch hacking (French horns stressed) adds a spicy flavor. It's headed for top jock and juke spins. Mitchell changes pace nicely on the fllpover. It’s a sentimental number which he delivers with feeling,
Ella Fitzgerald: “Baby Doll”“Lady Bug” (Decca). Ella Fitzgerald handles “Baby Doll,” ballad entry from Metro’s “Belle of New York,” with enough warmth and care to make it a sbek Wax potential. Miss Fitzgerald’s rich piping builds a mellow mood which shoiild capture the juke trade, Bottom slice is a Miss Fitzgeraldstyled blues number but not so effective.
Dinah -Shore: “Life Is a Beautiful Thing”-“Why Should I Believe in Love” (Victor).. Coupling of tunes from the Paramount film Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick” should net Only moderate returns in the jock and juke market. Dinah Shore gets the most out of “Life Is a Beautiful Thing” with her warm thrushing. Tune has a pleasant lilt and a . charming sentiment but is too reminiscent in both lyric though , and melodic line to click. Bottom deck is a ballad item, too heavy for popular appeal.
Plotter Pointer*
The late Charley Christian, guitarist, is featured on an exciting 10 inch LP waxing of a jam session taped! in 1941 by the indie Esoteric label. Christian is expertly backed by Thelonius Monk, piano; Joe Guy, trumpet; Kenny Clark, drums, ' and Nick Finton, bass . . . Rita Moss shows off some top blues styling in her Decca’ initi&ler, “Datlin” . . Red Foley is
headed > for big returns with his workover of the “Snow White” fave, “Whistle. While You Work” (Decca) . . . Norman Kaye continues to impress on “Once I Loved [You.” (Capitol)1. . . Thea Weavers and Gordon Jenkins Orch have . an exciting African folk number in “Wimoweh” (Decfca).
(Jan, I# 1951* to Jan . l, I9R2 )
if The 15 song hits with the largest radio and r television audiences are listed below in order of the total AC} Points received in the ACI radio and TV surveys during 1951. The top 10 Standards of the year on radfo and television combined are also listed. Songs WhoSe activity began in 1950 are indicated by the 1950 date. Spngs currently active are marked by an asterisk. x Total ACI
Song Title and Production Publisher
Too ' Young / . , . . . . . . . . . • • . * , • ••*.• * * ,, . • .Jefferson
If . . . . < , . . . . . ». • . . «> »■ .« • Shapiro-B
♦Because of You (I was An American Spy) ..... . . .V . ■:»’.* . . .Broadcast
Be My Love (195.0) (Toast of New Orleans). * * . . . . .Miller
You’re Just in Love (1950) (Call Me Madam) .......... , , . . » ..... . Berlin
■. Mockin Bird Hill . .*«»»,» . */.. . • .... » » . ,, . Southern
Tennessee Waltz (1950). ... . . .Acuff-R
W Quid i Love 'You . > . . • • , Ili6ney
.-My Heart Cries for You (1950) • .. ■, . ; . . . • ... « . . • , , « ■* . .... . * ^4a§sey
How High the JMoon. ./. ■*> • . . . • ... .r. ... . , • , .'«.« , .... *■• ... • .'..Chappell
Shanghai ... > • ... ■» > ... •>. • « A^dvaiiced
Rank
Points
l
39,148
2
39,027
3
37,924
•:4
37,230
5
34,490
6
27,594
7
27,486
8
26,005
9
23,905
10
23,360
11
23,042
12
22,204
13
20,400
14
19,920
15
19,919
Total ACI
Rank
Points
1
12,260
2
9,763
3
8,513
4
8,168
5
6,753
0
6,465
7
6,288
8
5,945
9
5,633
10
5,620
• * i « • r
Loveliest Night of Year (Great Caruso) , .
* In Cool: of Evening (Here Comes the Groom) ■ ... . ..
It’s a Lovely Day Today (Call Me Madam) (.1950), . Aba Daba Honeymoon (Two Weeks With Love) . . .
Top Standards
* • • ». 4 • # • •
.Robbins .Burke-VH * * * ... > .. , Berlin
.Feist
Song Title
Lullaby of Broadway. . ; . . . ...... . . . . . ; . . . , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .
Publisher
.Witmark
...... ..... ... ........... .Harms: '
. . . ...... . .... . . . . Famous
Tea for Two.
Lover
On the Sunny Side of the Street. .. ... . . ..... . . ... . . . ..... . ... . « , . . ...Shapiro-B
That. Old . Black .^lagic ... . . « ,, , , « , • .<«*., , ... « ... , *«; . » , . » . •»«•■'* t . * v . •* Famous
Take Me Out to the Ball Game . . ... . . . . ; . , * . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . . ... . ..Broadway
All . the Things You Are. *..»»'« ■ . . ,*«'»» * , . -Chappell
Tenderly •E. H. Morris
Tico Tico . < . « . r« , . V, , , , i , * * . ... « . • • . i Chas.K.Harns
S IT onderf ul « . . ... . . , ■ , . . . , , . ... ■ . • . /Harms
(Jan. 1, 1951, to Jan. X, 1952)
The 35 song hits With the largest radio audiences listed below in order Of the total ACI points received in the ACI Surveys during 1951.
Number of
U. S. Tour of Valencia Orch
Guest Maestro, in Works
. Columbia Artists Mgt. is dickering to bring over the Valencia Orchestra from Spain, for a tour of North and South America this spring, with Jose Iturbi as guest conductor. Tour would be. managed by the Goppicus, Schang & Brown division of. Columbia, and cover eight weeks in the U. S., prior to the South American visit.
Frederick C. Schang, prez of Columbia, made a special trip to the Coast over the holidays to. discuss the matter with Iturbi, and got his okay. Schang is now in cable negotiations with Valencia town authorities (the orch is a muny venture), to see if the trip can be made this spring, and a muny guarantee provided.
Iturbi, who is well known as conductor as well as pianist, formed the Spanish orchestra some years ago (Valencia is his home town). He not only toured Spain with it, but also took it on a successful tbur of England: and France.
There’s also "beep some question Of Columbia taking on concert management of Iturbi as solo artist, since Jean Dalrymple relinquished the post due to her recent marriage and stay, abroad. Iturbi’s pix-^and foreign concert commitments are likely to prevent this tieup, however, although Columbia’s recital department is handling (as a One-shot) the special concert which Iturbi is presenting, at Carnegie Hall, N. Y., ' Saturday afternoon . (12). Iturbi • will direct the RCA Victor Symphony in four concertos, by Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Liszt,, conducting from the piano.
Total
Weeks
ACI
ACI
Rank
Points
Surve;
.1
28,571
24
2
27,31 U
33
3
27,273
31
4 ;
25,943
35
5
25,079
31
6
22,374
2d
7
-21,548
25
8
19,957
25
9
18,668
19
10
18,442
21
11
16,447
23
12
16,164
30
13
16,034
26
14
15,671
29
is
14,443
19
16
14,149
17
17
13,447
26
18
13,318
22
19
13,095
18
20
12,929
26
21
12,551
14
22
12,130
16
23
11,818
18
24
11,668
17
25
11,654
14
26
11,235
19
27
10,983
15
28
10;903
16
29
10,380
24
30
10,358
18
31
10,188
21
32
10,184
19
33
10,161
21
34
10,085
17
35
9,822
22
Publisher . V . . . . , Shaplro-B
. . . ... .Jefferson
. Miller
Song Title and Production If
Too Young ...
Be My Love (1950) (Toast Of New Orleans) . ...
Because^ of You (I Was An American Spy) ■ Broadcast
You’re Just in Love (1950) (Call Me Macjam) . . . . Berlin
Tennessee Waltz (1950) . ; . . ..... ..... Acuff-Rose
Mockin’ Bird Hill*. \ ,, , . ..... . . Southern
Would I Love You (Love You Love Ypu) . . . ; . , . , ... . . ■; Disney
My Heart Cries For You (1950) . , . , . . . . . . . . , . .. . Massey
Shanghai . . . . . ; . . ..... * . . . . Advanced
♦In the Cool of. Evening (Here Comes Groom) . . . . . . . > . , ... ........ Burke-VH
Loveliest Night of Year (The Great Caruso) , . ... . . . ... . . . . . . . Robbins
It’s a Lovely Day^oday (1950) (Call Me Madam) .... . . ........... Berlin
How High the -M'o^n . . . , . ....... . . . . Chappell
Aba Daba Honeymoon (Two Weeks With Love) Feist
Mister and Mississippi. — . ............... Shapiro-B
*1 Get Ideas . HilL& R
I Apologize . . .... DeSylVa-B&H
.A Penny, a ICiss*. ... . .. .. . . . 'Shapiro-B
Hello Young Lovers (The King and I) . . Williamson
♦.(It’s No) Sin . ............... ,v , . . . . . . . ; Algonquin
A Bushel and a Peck (1950) (Guys and Dolls) . . . . ‘. Morris
You and Your Beautiful Eyes. (At War With Army) Paramount
If I Were a Bell (1950) (Guys and Dolls) Morris
♦Undecided Leeds
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You . .Pickwick
"♦Down Yonder. . > . .... ... . .... ... ... La Salle
On Top of Old' Smoky Folkways
Syncopated Clock; , ,M[illS ,,
My Truly Truly Fajr. ... . . . . . SantJy-J
I Whistle a Happy Tune (The King and IK... ...... . . . . . . . . Williamson
Wonder Why (Rich, Young aiid Pretty) .... ; . .. . . . . Robbins
Morningside of the Mountain. . .Remick
I Love Way You Say Goodnight (Lullaby of Broadway) ..... . . /. Remick
I’m Late (Alice in Wonderland). . . . . . . ; . . . ... , . <
Disney
Top Hits on TV
.• ••• •
. . . . . , . . . . Berlin . Chappell
( Jan. 1, 1951, to Jan. 1, 1952 )
The 35 song hits with the largest television audiences are listed below in order of the total ACI points received in the ACI Surveys during 1951.
Number of
Song Title and Production Publisher
Too Young. . : .... , . . Jefferson
♦Because of You (I Was An American SpyK ... . ... . . . , .Broadcast
. • ■ * • • ••••■■ * • ■ * . • v • • i , Shapiro-B
Be My Love (1950) (Toast of New Orleans), . . ... . • Miller
You're Just in Love (1950) (Call Me Madam) ,
How High the Moon . ....
Would I Love You (Love You Love You) ^ . .Disney
Mockin’ Bird Hill . , . . . Southern
Loveliest Night of the Year (The Great Caruso) . . . . . . . Robbi
Aba Daba Honeymoon (Two Weeks With Love) . , ... ........ . . . . Feist
My Heart Cries tor You (1950) . . . . . . . . ■ . . , . . . , ... . . , . Massey.
Down Yonder, . . . ^ . . La Salle
^Tennessee Waltz (1950) ... . . . . .... ... .......... . . . , Acuff-R
I Ideas . • • , . « . . . . . • . . . . . • « . • ... . . . ...» ;.... . . .... . . , . Hill & R
* • « • • • ... ..... ......... , , .i, ... . .Folkways
Come On-A My House .....Duchess
(Ity No) Si ... . . • . . • . . . . . . ; ; ... ..... . ... ... . Algonquin
♦In the Cool Cool Cool of the -Evening (Here Comes the Groom) . . . . Burke-VH
.It’s a Lovely Day Today (1950) (Call Me Madam). . . . . . ... . . . , .Berlin
i ...... .... .Leeds
Nevertheless (1950) (Three Little Words),. . . .... . .Chappell
<A Bushel and a Peck (1950) (Guys and Dolls) . . . . . . . .Mbrris
When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues. . . .... ... . . . . .. .. . . . . .Mills
♦And Sjto Sleep Agarff.,-. ... ..... . * . . , Paxton
Hello Young Lovers (The King and I) ....;. . Williamson
My Truly Truly Fair . . . . ... . . . . . ; ... ......... . , . ..Santly^J
IflWcrea Bell (1950) (Guys and Dolls). ; Morris
Mister and .Mississippi . . . . , . ... . .. . . . . ... . . . . .... . ShapirO-B
World Is Waiting for the Sunrise. . . . . . ; . , DeSylva-BH
Zing Zing Zoom Zoom, . . . .Robbins
SpaiTow in*the Tree Top. . . . . ...... . ... . . . . . , ; . .... . . .... , . Santly-J
, Broadcast
♦Domino
Total
Weeks O
ACI
ACI
Rank
Points
Survey
1
12,137
31
2
11,981
27
3
10,456
22
4
9,947
25
5
9,411
31
6
7,689
27
7
6,048
15
8
6,046
19
9
6,040
21
10
5,476
20
11
5,237
13
12
5,144
11
13
5,112
15
14
5,049
20
15
4,769
15
16
4,600
21
17
4,412
18
18
4,203
12
19
4.043
16
20
3,886
18
21
3,706
9
22
3,690
12
23
3,483
10
24
3,230
12
25
3,070
11
26
2,796
11
27
2,781
14
28
2,758
14
29
2,646
11
30
2,433
10
31
2.304
10
32
2,204
10
33
2,007
9
34
1,947
9
35
1,898
7
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