In the Middle of an Island
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"In the Middle of an Island" is a popular song written by Nick Acquaviva
and Ted Varnick and published in 1957
.
The recording by Tony Bennett
was released by Columbia Records
as catalog number
40965. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
on August 12, 1957 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #13; on the Best Seller chart, at #9; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #9. It was to be Bennett's last Top 10 hit, although he later said he never especially liked the song and has rarely played it in concert.
The recording by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford was released by Capitol Records
as catalog number 3762. It reached the Billboard magazine charts
on September 23, 1957, its only week on the chart. On the Disk Jockey chart, it charted at #23; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #56.
King Brothers
' version peaked at # 19 on the UK Single Charts in 1957.
Nick Acquaviva
Anthony "Tony" Acquaviva Anthony "Tony" Acquaviva Anthony "Tony" Acquaviva (April 11, 1925 - September 27, 1986, also known professionally as Acquaviva, was an American composer, conductor and string instrumentalist, a student of Serge Koussevitzky and the founder of the New York "Pops" Symphony...
and Ted Varnick and published in 1957
1957 in music
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.
The recording by Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
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
This article presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single records.- Capitol :...
40965. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
on August 12, 1957 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #13; on the Best Seller chart, at #9; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #9. It was to be Bennett's last Top 10 hit, although he later said he never especially liked the song and has rarely played it in concert.
The recording by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford was released by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
as catalog number 3762. It reached the Billboard magazine charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
on September 23, 1957, its only week on the chart. On the Disk Jockey chart, it charted at #23; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #56.
King Brothers
King Brothers
King Brothers [キング・ブラザーズ] is a rock band from Nishinomiya City in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Formed in 1997, the band made its major label debut on Toshiba EMI in 2001...
' version peaked at # 19 on the UK Single Charts in 1957.