Broken Down Merry-Go-Round

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"Broken Down Merry-Go-Round"
Song by Margaret Whiting, Jimmy Wakely
Released1950
Genre Country
Length2:32
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Fred Stryker, Arthur Herbert

"Broken Down Merry-Go-Round" is a country music song written by Fred Stryker and Arthur Herbert, sung by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely, and released on the Capitol label. In February 1950, it reached No. 2 on the country best seller chart. [1] It spent nine weeks on the charts and was the No. 22 best selling country record of 1950. [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 340. ISBN   0823076326.
  2. "The Year's Top Country & Western Records" (PDF). The Billboard. January 13, 1951. p. 19. Retrieved November 30, 2020.