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Patrick Charles Eugene Boone is an American singer and actor. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood films.
"April Love" is a popular song with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. It was written as the theme song for a 1957 film of the same name starring Pat Boone and Shirley Jones and directed by Henry Levin.
"Ain't That a Shame" is a song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Domino's recording of the song, originally stated as "Ain't It a Shame", released by Imperial Records in 1955, was a hit, eventually selling a million copies. It reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 10 on the pop chart. The song is ranked number 438 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.
"Love Letters in the Sand" is a popular song first published in 1931. The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyrics by Nick Kenny and Charles Kenny. Ted Black and His Orchestra, with vocalist Tom Brown, had the first major hit recording of the song in 1931. Pat Boone had a major hit with the song in 1957.
During his career as a singer and composer, Pat Boone released 63 singles in the United States, mostly during the 1950s and early 1960s when Boone was a successful pop singer and, for a time, the second-biggest charting artist behind Elvis Presley according to Billboard. Boone has had over 25 singles reach the top 20 on the U.S. singles charts, including the number-one hits "Ain't That a Shame" (1955), "I Almost Lost My Mind" (1956), "Don't Forbid Me" (1957), "Love Letters in the Sand" (1957), "April Love" (1957), and "Moody River" (1961). "I'll Be Home" (1956) reached No. 1 in the UK. He set a Billboard record, which he still holds, for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with one or more songs each week.
"Wish You Were Here, Buddy" is a song written and originally recorded by Pat Boone. Released as a single, it peaked at number 49 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Spring Rain" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 50 on the Bllboard Hot 100 in 1960.
"Fools Hall of Fame" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 29 on the Bllboard Hot 100 in 1959.
"Gee, But It's Lonely" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 31 on the Bllboard Hot 100 in 1958.
"Words" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 94 on the Bllboard Hot 100 in 1960.
"Words" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 35 on the Bllboard Hot 100 in January 1962.
"For My Good Fortune" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 23 on the Bllboard Hot 100 in 1958.
"'Twixt Twelve and Twenty" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 17 on the Bllboard Hot 100 in 1959.
"I'll Remember Tonight" is a song by Pat Boone from his musical film Mardi Gras.
"For a Penny" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 23 on the Bllboard Hot 100 in 1959.
"Beach Girl" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 72 on the Bllboard Hot 100 in 1964.
"Ten Lonely Guys" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 45 on the Bllboard Hot 100 in 1962.
"Pictures in the Fire" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 77 on the Bllboard Hot 100 in 1962.
"Candy Sweet" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 72 on the Bllboard Hot 100 in 1960.
"July, You're a Woman" is a song written by John Stewart and originally released as a duet with Buffy Ford on their 1968 album Signals Through the Glass.
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