Blue Champagne (song)

"Blue Chamagne"
Single by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with vocal chorus by Bob Eberly
B-side "All Alone and Lonely"
Released 1941
Format 10" single
Recorded 1941
Genre Jazz
Label Decca
Writer(s) Grady Watts, Frank L. Ryerson

"Blue Champagne" is a song written and composed by Grady Watts and Frank L. Ryerson and recorded by American bandleader Jimmy Dorsey with his orchestra,[1][2] featuring vocals by singer Bob Eberly.[3] It was released by Decca Records in 1941, backed with "All Alone And Lonely".[4] It reached the top spot on The Billboard's National Best Selling Retail Records chart on the week of September 27, 1941,[5] becoming Dorsey's fifth number-one single of that year.[6]

References

  1. Tyler, Don (2007). Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. Jefferson, North Carolina and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. "Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra – Blue Champagne / All Alone and Lonely". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. "Blue Champagne - Jimmy Dorsey,Bob Eberly". AllMusic. Complex. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. "Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra – Blue Champagne / All Alone and Lonely". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. Stevens, Samantha. "blue_champagne.txt". Matrix.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  6. Eder, Bruce. "Jimmy Dorsey". AllMusic. Complex. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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Preceded by
"Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)"
by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with vocal choruses by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell
The Billboard National Best Selling Retail Records number-one single
September 27, 1941 (one week)
Succeeded by
"Piano Concerto in B Flat"
by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
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