Frankie Laine

USA. [=Frank Lo Vecchio] b. 30 Mar 1913 (Chicago, Illinois); former singer with Freddy Carlone's band, replacing Perry Como.
Label: Columbia (EMI)
Musicians: Frankie Laine (vcls)
Producers: Mitch Miller
Writers: Dimitri Tiomkin/Ned Washington
DB 3113 High Noon 8 Nov 1952 7-7-11-11-11-18 Pts: 137
    Academy Award winning song for 1952 from the film 'High Noon'.  
Writers: Neal Gilkyson/Terry Gilkyson
DB 2907 The Girl In The Wood 14 Mar 1953 13 Pts: 20
    From the film "Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" (1952).  
Label: Philips
Writers: Al Stillman/Ervin Drake/Irvin Graham/Jimmy Shirl
PB 117 I Believe 28 Mar 1953 11-9-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-2-2-4-6-5-7-4-6-11 Pts: 2113
Writers: Terry Gilkyson
PB 167 Where The Wind Blows 29 Aug 1953 13-10-7-7-2-3-4-3-5-7-9-12 Pts: 391
Producers: Mitch Miller
Writers: Boudleaux Bryant
PB 172 Hey Joe 10 Oct 1953 3-1-1-3-4-6-5-9 Pts: 365
Writers: Carl Sigman/Fred Rouch/Gerhard Winkler
PB 196 Answer Me 24 Oct 1953 3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-4 Pts: 710
    16 Jan 1954 5-7-8-9-12 Pts: 133
Producers: Mitch Miller
Writers: Dimitri Tiomkin/Paul Francis Webster
PB 207 Blowing Wild 2 Jan 1954 7 Pts: 28
    16 Jan 1954 2-2-2-2-4-2-7-6-9-12 Pts: 437
Writers: Augustin Lara/Dorothy Dodd
PB 242 Granada 20 Mar 1954 10-xx-9 Pts: 47
    Original: Bing Crosby (1932)  
Writers: Bob Merrill
PB 258 The Kid's Last Fight 10 Apr 1954 9-8-3-6-3-6-5-6-7-11 Pts: 315
Writers: Jimmy Shirl/Ervin Drake
PB 316 My Friend 7 Aug 1954 8-6-4-4-4-6-3-4-5-5-3-7-7-8-13 Pts: 498
Writers: Benny Davis/Ted Murray
PB 306 There Must Be A Reason 2 Oct 1954 13-14-9-11-12-17-13-13-14 Pts: 181
Writers: Jay McConologue
PB 311A Rain, Rain, Rain 16 Oct 1954 16-8-8-9-10-10-12-9-9-14-17-19 Pts: 257
    15 Jan 1955 8-13-17 Pts: 62
Writers: Dorcas Cochran/Kay Twomey/Ben Wiseman /Fred Wise
PB 311B In The Beginning 5 Mar 1955 20 Pts: 14
Writers: Bob Nolan
PB 465 Cool Water 18 Jun 1955 14-11-10-7-8-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-2-3-2-6-6-11-12-16 Pts: 831
Writers: Dimitri Tiomkin/Ned Washington
PB 478 Strange Lady In Town 9 Jul 1955 15-16-11-7-6-7-10-10-7-6-9-10-15 Pts: 314
Producers: Mitch Miller
Writers: Don Robertson
PB 498 Humming Bird 5 Nov 1955 16 Pts: 17
Writers: Boudleaux Bryant
PB 519 Hawkeye 19 Nov 1955 20-17-12-11-7-7-8 Pts: 155
Writers: Merle Travis
PB 539 Sixteen Tons 14 Jan 1956 11-10-13 Pts: 65
Writers: Nicholas Brodszky/Sammy Cahn
PB 585 Hell Hath No Fury 28 Apr 1956 28 Pts: 10
Producers: Mitch Miller
Writers: Frank Loesser
PB 617 A Woman In Love 1 Sep 1956 27-11-12-8-3-2-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-8-10-12-10 Pts: 797
    Original: Jean Simmons & Marlon Brando  
    12 Jan 1957 20-25 Pts: 25
Writers: Phil Springer/Bob Hilliard
PB 638 The Moonlight Gambler 22 Dec 1956 14-13 Pts: 39
    12 Jan 1957 16-13-13-18-28-20-17-28-28-xx-28 Pts: 142
Writers: Frank Miller/Rich Dehr/Terry Gilkyson
PB 676 Love Is A Golden Ring 20 Apr 1957 22-22-20-19-23 Pts: 66
    Original: Terry Gilkyson (1957)  
Writers: Dimitri Tiomkin/Ned Washington
PB 965 Rawhide 7 Nov 1959 25-21-19-13-13-8-13-6-8 Pts: 181
    sales: 250000  
    16 Jan 1960 11-12-13-18-18-21-26-28-xx-xx-43-41 Pts: 140
PB 1135 Gunslinger 6 May 1961 50 Pts: 5
    Theme to the American television western series "Gunslinger".  
Musicians: Frankie Laine (vcls)
BBL 7468 Hell Bent For Leather LP 10 Jun 1961 16-xx-20-12-14-18-11-14-11-12-15-19-15-7-12-9-15-16-17-16-16-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-19 Pts: 115
    20 Jan 1962 12 Pts: 6
BBE 12447 Western Favourites EP 15 Jul 1961 17-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-20-17-7-15-19-13-12-14-10-15-xx-xx-xx-xx-15 Pts: 37
Label: Hallmark
SHM 515 Best Of Frankie Laine LP 1 Feb 1969 16  
Label: Warwick
Musicians: Frankie Laine (vcls)
PR 5032 The Very Best Of Frankie Laine LP 10 Sep 1977 42-7-11-27-35-32 Pts: 28

Jimmy Boyd & Frankie Laine

Label: Philips
Musicians: Jimmy Boyd (vcls); Frankie Laine (vcls)
Writers: Terry Gilkyson
PB 126 Tell Me A Story 2 May 1953 9-5-5-9-13-10-10-8-7-8-8-7-11-12-11-xx-xx-xx-13 Pts: 401

Doris Day & Frankie Laine

Label: Columbia (EMI)
Musicians: Doris Day (vcls); Frankie Laine (vcls)
Producers: Mitch Miller
Writers: Joseph Marais
DB 3123 Sugarbush 8 Nov 1952 9-12-xx-8-10-14-9-11 Pts: 159

Frankie Laine & Johnny Ray

Label: Philips
Musicians: Frankie Laine (vcls); Johnny Ray (vcls); Ray Conniff (orch ldr)
Writers: Robert Allen/Al Stillman
PB 708 Good Evening Friends/Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air 28 Sep 1957 28-29-27-25 Pts: 42

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