Variety (June 1952)

40 0*C*ESTKAS-lHrSIC V«Awwl«y, June 25, 1952 Jocks, Jukes and Disks „By HEttM SCHOENFELD. Nat (Kiite) Cole-Billy Muy Ofch: “Walkin' My. ;BaJjy B$ck Home”- “Funny” (Capital). Hat Cole works over the standard, “Walkin’ My Baby,” in competent but conyen* tional style with solid backing from the Billy May orch, but this slice is not likely to catch up to the supercharged .Johnnie Ray ver- sion for Columbia. Cole’s job is too straightforward. “Funny” is a neat ballad with good chances via this sensitive Cole rendition, Lita Roza: “High Noon”-“Love, Where Are You Now” (London). “High Noon,” from the pic of the same title, is a standout folk-styled ^ballad with sufficient drama to the lyric and" melody to click in the wax market. Lita Roza’s atmos- pheric version should gamer a fair share of the jock ana Juke spins. On the flip, she bums the torch too Intensely in an overworked etching. Frank Sinatra: “Luna Rossa”- “Tennessee Newsboy” (Columbia). “Luna Rossa,” adapted from the' Italian, is a big-sounding ballad with a pretentious English lyrie. Frank Sinatra, with pipes in trim for the tune’s wide range, gives It strong commercial impact with the help of a lush instrumental and choral background. Flip is in a novelty groove with a catching bounce beat, but „ altogether too familiar in format’' - _ Elton Hayes:’ “Whistle--My Love” -“Riddle De Riddle He Hay” (Becca) . “Whistle My Love,” from the WaltV“ Disney pic, “Robin Hood,” has strohg chances and this cut by the British singer Elton Hayes should help send it winging. Hayes- has a direct, ingratiating style with, pipes tailored for this type of ballad. Bottom deck, from the same film, is ‘special material with limited pop appeal. Doris Day: “When I Fall In Love”-“Take Me In Your Arms” (Columbia). “Love” Is . an impres- sive slow-tempoed ballad lucidly vocalled by Ho^is Hay. It’s a rich slice which could easily fall into the limbo of being “too good” for the* current market. On the flip. Miss Hay hits hard on the excel- lent oldie with fine backing from Percy Faith’* baton. Martha Tllton-Le* Brown Orch: “Few and Far Between”-’You Forgot " Your Gloves” {Coral). While* other bands may be getting more ballyhoo, the Les Brown or- ganization consistently delivers a topflight brand Of swing music with unusually bright arrange- ments and precise executions. On “Between,” Martha Tilton fronts J (Continued on page 46) Songs With Largest Radio Audience Survey Week of June 13-10 The top 30 tongt of week {moreen ca*e of ties), based on copyrighted Audience Coverage Index it Audience Trend Index. Published by Office of Research, Inc., Hr. John Gray Peatman Director. Alphabetically listed. A Guy Is a Guy Ludlow Am I In Love—t“Son of Paleface”...,. Famous Anytime Hill & R Be Anything (But Be Mine) 1 Shapiro-B Blue Tango . Mills Helicado Remick For the Very First Time ' Berlin Forgive Me .' Advanced From the Time You Say Goodbye * Pickwick Glorita '• Life Coin’ On a Hayride—*“Three Wishes for Jamie”.. Chappell Here In My Heart Mellin How Close". Life I Understand Feis^ If Someone Had Told Me h Witmark I’ll Walk Alone—t“Wlth a Song In My Heart”.... Mayfair I’m Yours .Algonquin Just a Little Lovin’ Hill 3c R Just For You Burvan Kiss of Fire Duchess Lover Famous Maybe Robbins Poinciana Marks So Madly In Love Shapiro-B South Peer To Be Loved By You Remick Up and Down Mambo Life Walkin’ My Baby Back Home . DeSylva-B-H Watermelon Weather '. \ ... Morris Whistle My Love—f’Robin Hood” Disney You’ll Never Walk Alone Williamson Second Group Blacksmith Blues Busybody Goody Goody I’m Confessin’ In the Good Old Summer Time, Lady Love—f’Sound Off’ More Or Less No Other Girls For Me.; Padem Padam ;.. Perfidia Plink Plank Plunk Rutza Rutza Sleepy Little Cowboy. Saturday Rag That’s the Chance You Take Valley Of Sunshine—t“Son of Paleface’ There’s Doubt In My Mind What Should I Do Wheel of Fortune Why Did You Leave Me Wonder You /. Hill 3c R Alamo . DeSylva-B3cB Bourne Marks .Cromwell .Cosmic Peer .Witmark . Leeds .Mills , Sheldon . Beacon Robbins .Paxton . Famous Broadcast * . Wemar Lauref Roncom rWeiss-B .Republic Top 10 Songs On TV Am I In Love Famous Be Anything (But Be Mine) Shapiro-B Charmaine. Lidn* Delicado Remick Forgive Me Advanced Gandy Dancers’ Ball Disney I Understand Feist I’ll Walk Alone Mayfair In the Good Old Summertime .Marks Lover Famous FIVE TOP STANDARDS I Got Rhythm..’ New World Lovely To Look At Harms Taking a Chance On Love ..Miller Varsity Drag DeSylva-B-H Waitin’ For the Robert E. Lee Alfred-H t Filmusical. * Legit musical PfiSHf Y Scoreboard OF Ym> talent and tunes Compiled from .Statistical Reports of Distribution i ♦ l Encompassing the Three Major Outlets Coin Machines Retail Disks Retail Sheet Music as Published in the Current Issue for WEEK ENDING JUNE 21 ====^ NOTE: The current comparative sales strength of the Artists and Tunes listed hereunder Is arrived at under - a statistical system comprising each of the three major sales outlets enu- merated above. These findings are correlated with data from wider sources, which are exclusive with Variety. The positions resulting from these findings denote the OVERALL IMPACT de- veloped from the ratio of points scored' two ways in the case of talent i disks, coin machines ), and three ways in the case of tunes <disks, coin machines, sheet music). POSITIONS This. Last week. week. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 4 • • 5 2 3 6 8 10 POSITIONS This Last week, week.- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 3 2 4 5 9 • • • 7 6 8 TALENT ARTIST AND LABEL TUNE AL MARTINO (BBS) Here in My Heart PERCY FAITH (Columbia! Delicado JOHNNIE RAY (Columbia) Walkin’ My Baby Home LEROY ANDERSON (Decca) B’ue Tango GEORGIA GIBBS (Mercury) Kiss of Fire DON CORNELL (Coral) j ™ y^ s A1 ° ne ROSEMARY CLOONEY (Columbia) .'. Half as Much VERA LYNN (London) A" f Wiedersehn ' Sweetheart EDDIE FISHER (Victor) I’m Yours DORIS DAY (Columbia) A Guy Is a Guy TUNES TUNE PUBLISHER KISS OF FIRE Duchess HERE IN MY HEART Mellin . BLUE TANGO' Mills DELICADO Remick I’M YOURS Algonquin HALF AS MUCH ' ; Acuff-R WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME DeSylva-B-H BE ANYTHING Shapiro-B I’LL WALK ALONE..' Mayfair A GUY IS A GUY Ludlow RETAIL SHEET BEST SELLERS P^fZIETY Survey of retail sheet music sales, based on reports obtained from leading stores in 12 cities and showing comparative sales rating for this and tast week. 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