David Whitfield

Hull, UK. b. 1925, d. 1980 (Australia). Discovered by Hughie Green in 1953.
Label: Decca
Musicians: David Whitfield (vcls)
Writers: Billy Reid
F 10129 Bridge Of Sighs 26 Sep 1953 9 Pts: 24
Producers: Bunny Lewis
Writers: Carl Sigman/Fred Rouch/Gerhard Winkler
F 10192 Answer Me 10 Oct 1953 12-8-4-1-2-2-2-5-1-2-2-4-6 Pts: 633
    guest musicians: Stanley Black (orch ldr)  
    23 Jan 1954 14 Pts: 19
Writers: Jerry Ross/Richard Adler
F 10207 Rags To Riches 5 Dec 1953 14-xx-8-5-3 Pts: 123
    guest musicians: Stanley Black (orch ldr)  
    16 Jan 1954 6-4-5-4-3-9-11-11 Pts: 253
Writers: Al Stillman/Ervin Drake/Irvin Graham/Jimmy Shirl
LF 1165 I Believe 2 Jan 1954 33 Pts: 9
    Original: Frankie Laine  
Writers: Hans Gottwald/Paddy Roberts
F 10242 The Book 13 Feb 1954 12-11-10-10-6-5-5-7-11-12-12-11-xx-xx-12-11-11 Pts: 367
Producers: Bunny Lewis
Writers: Lee Lange/Tulio Trapani
F 10327 Cara Mia 12 Jun 1954 9-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-2-2-3-6-7-7-13-13-12-8-12-18 Pts: 1249
Writers: Dick Manning/Belle Nardone/Al Hoffman
F 10399 Santo Natale 6 Nov 1954 13-11-6-2-2-2-2-3-5 Pts: 387
Writers: Bunny Lewis/Annunzio Mantovani
F 10458 Beyond The Stars 5 Feb 1955 13-12-12-8-9-13-13-15-18 Pts: 185
Writers: C. A. Bixio/B. Cherubini/Geoffrey Parsons/John Turner
F 10515A Mama 21 May 1955 20-xx-xx-xx-20-19-xx-xx-xx-15-13-13-12-15-13-16-19 Pts: 190
Writers: Tolchard Evans/Larry Kahn
F 10515B Ev'rywhere 2 Jul 1955 18-13-11-10-10-5-4-4-4-4-4-3-4-5-6-4-9-7-8-12 Pts: 611
Writers: Rodd Arden/Jimmy Harper/Don Pelosi
F 10627 When You Lose The One You Love 19 Nov 1955 17-15-11-7-10-12-11 Pts: 150
    14 Jan 1956 14-11-12 Pts: 62
Writers: Tolchard Evans/Richard Mullen
F 10690 My September Love 25 Feb 1956 19-20-xx-18-xx-16-11-8-9-7-7-3-5-7-8-8-8-7-9-10-16-17-27-20-26-xx-xx-25 Pts: 527
F 10769A My Son John 18 Aug 1956 30-22-24-28 Pts: 45
Writers: Milton Carson
F 10769B My Unfinished Symphony 25 Aug 1956 29 Pts: 10
Writers: Larry Stock/Al Lewis
F 10833 Adoration Waltz 19 Jan 1957 16-15-21-24-14-9-13-13-14-16-25 Pts: 190
Writers: Tolchard Evans/Richard Mullan
F 10864 I'll Find You 30 Mar 1957 28-28-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-30-27 Pts: 41
Writers: Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe
F 11018 On The Street Where You Live 10 May 1958 25-26-28-29-25-17-18-18-17-16-16-18-19-24 Pts: 190
    Original: John Michael King (Apr 1958); From the Broadway musical 'My Fair Lady'.  
F 11039 The Right To Love 2 Aug 1958 30 Pts: 10
Writers: Ervin Drake/Jimmy Shirl/Irvin Graham/Al Stillman
F 11289 I Believe 19 Nov 1960 49 Pts: 5
DFE 6669 Rose Marie EP 17 Jun 1961 19-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-15 Pts: 6
DFE 6707 Excerpts From "The Desert Song" EP 21 Apr 1962 16 Pts: 3
  World Of David Whitfield LP 14 Mar 1970 19  

David Whitfield & Mantovani

Label: Decca
Musicians: David Whitfield (vcls)
F 10978 Cry My Heart 8 Feb 1958 23-22-29 Pts: 35

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