Patricia (1950 song)
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"Patricia" is a popular
song
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It was written by Benny Davis
. The song was published in 1950
.Perry Como
recorded the song on August 10, 1950, and it was released on the following single records:
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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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It was written by Benny Davis
Benny Davis
Benny Davis was a vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs. He composed the classic 1926 standard "Baby Face" with Harry Akst.-Life and career:...
. The song was published in 1950
1950 in music
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.Perry Como
Perry Como
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...
recorded the song on August 10, 1950, and it was released on the following single records:
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, as a 78rpm single (catalog number 20-3905-A) and a 45rpm single (catalog number 47-3905-A), with the flip side "Watchin' The Trains Go By." This record spent 12 weeks on the Billboard chart, beginning on September 22, 1950, and reached position #7. - In the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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, as a 78rpm single (catalogue number B-10010) in January 19511951 in music-Events:*January 29 – Nilla Pizzi wins the first annual Sanremo Music Festival with "Grazie dei fiori".*February – The first complete performance of Charles Ives's Second Symphony is given in Carnegie Hall by the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.*March – Alan...
), with the flip side "So Long Sally." - In AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
by HMVHMVHis Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
, as a 78rpm single (catalogue number EA 3951) in 1951, with the flip side "If You Were My Girl".