I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell
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"I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell" is a popular
song
.
The music was written by George Wyle
, the lyrics by Edward Pola
. It was published in 1950
.
The recording by Doris Day
was released by Columbia Records
as catalog number
38818. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 16, 1950 and lasted 1 week on the chart, at #28.
Other recordings were made by Jo Stafford
and by Bing Crosby
.
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
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The music was written by George Wyle
George Wyle
George Wyle , born Bernard Weissman, was an American orchestra leader and composer best known for having written the theme song to 1960s television sitcom Gilligan's Island.-Early Years:...
, the lyrics by Edward Pola
Edward Pola
Edward "Eddie" Pola was an actor, radio/television producer, and songwriter....
. It was published in 1950
1950 in music
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The recording by Doris Day
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
was released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records
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38818. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 16, 1950 and lasted 1 week on the chart, at #28.
Other recordings were made by Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford
Jo Elizabeth Stafford was an American singer of traditional pop music and jazz standards and occasional actress whose career ran from the late 1930s to the early 1960s...
and by Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
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