Mostly Martha (song)
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"Mostly Martha" is a popular
song. The best-known version was recorded by The Crew-Cuts
in 1955
. This recording was released by Mercury Records
as catalog number
70741 along with the flip side of "Angels In the Sky". It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
on January 7, 1956. It peaked at #31 on the composite chart of the top 100 songs.
The melody of the song is borrowed from the tenor aria usually known by its Italian title, "M'appari", composed in 1847 by the German Friedrich von Flotow
. It was written for his opera L'Ame en Peine, but famous for its inclusion in his best-known work, Martha (opera)
.
Popular music
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song. The best-known version was recorded by The Crew-Cuts
The Crew-Cuts
The Crew-Cuts were a Canadian vocal quartet, that made a number of popular records that charted in the United States and worldwide. They named themselves after the then popular crew cut haircut, one of the first connections made between pop music and hairstyle...
in 1955
1955 in music
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. This recording was released by Mercury Records
Mercury Records
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as catalog number
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70741 along with the flip side of "Angels In the Sky". It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
Billboard charts
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on January 7, 1956. It peaked at #31 on the composite chart of the top 100 songs.
The melody of the song is borrowed from the tenor aria usually known by its Italian title, "M'appari", composed in 1847 by the German Friedrich von Flotow
Friedrich von Flotow
Friedrich Adolf Ferdinand, Freiherr von Flotow was a German composer. He is chiefly remembered for his opera Martha, which was popular in the 19th century....
. It was written for his opera L'Ame en Peine, but famous for its inclusion in his best-known work, Martha (opera)
Martha (opera)
Martha, oder Der Markt zu Richmond is a 'romantic comic' opera in four acts by Friedrich von Flotow, set to a German libretto by Friedrich Wilhelm Riese and based on a story by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges....
.