Candy (1944 song)
"Candy" is a
.First recordings
A recording by
Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on February 22, 1945, and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.[2] Mercer recalled that the song was ideal for his limited range for ballad singing.[1]
Another recording by
Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 5, 1945, at No. 10, its only week on the chart.[2]
Radio
Popular songs, like "Candy", would also be performed in different novelty arrangements live on the radio by the studio orchestras of the time, particularly on network radio shows such as Fibber McGee and Molly's Billy Mills orchestra as heard here:
Later recordings
Manhattan Transfer did a version of it on their self-titled album released April 2, 1975.
References
- ^ OCLC 31611854. Tape 1, side B.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940–1955. Record Research.
- ^ Grammy Award Hall of Fame: Candy Archived July 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B Singles 1942–1999. Record Research.
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