'A' You're Adorable

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"'A' You're Adorable"
Song
Published1948
Composer(s) Sid Lippman
Lyricist(s) Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise

"'A' You're Adorable" is a popular song with music by Sid Lippman and lyrics by Buddy Kaye and Fred Wise, published in 1948.

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Charted versions

The most well-known version was recorded by Perry Como, with The Fontane Sisters on March 1, 1949. [1] This recording was released on single records as follows:

Another recording by Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae was also very popular. The recording was released by Capitol Records. The flip side was "Need You". The recording first appeared on the Billboard charts on March 25, 1949, lasting 13 weeks and peaking at position number 4. [3]

Another recording by the Tony Pastor orchestra (vocal by the Clooney Sisters) also charted. The recording was released by Columbia Records. The recording first appeared on the Billboard charts on May 6, 1949, lasting 2 weeks and peaking at position number 12. [4]

All the above recordings are available or were available on their own media, however the song also makes its appearance on some "Best Hits of the 30s and 40s" cassette tapes.

In the 1969-70 debut season of Sesame Street , a Muppet named Jack sang the song for his Muppet girlfriend Adrienne while throwing away alphabet letter blocks as they were conveyed to him on a conveyor belt in sequential order. At the end of the song, Cookie Monster suddenly appeared, scaring Adrienne away, and told Jack those were his blocks. Jack recited the song in a looser form as he recovered the blocks in alphabetical order and handed them to Cookie, who ate them as he received them. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Perry Como Discography". kokomo.ca. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  98. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  348. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  5. ↑ "Classic Sesame Street - A, You're Adorable," YouTube, posted April 24, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sesame+street+a+you%27re+adorable
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