Careless Hands

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"Careless Hands" is a popular song written by Carl Sigman and Bob Hilliard, and first recorded in 1948.

The song was originally recorded by Sammy Kaye with vocals by Don Cornell, [1] and then recorded in 1949 by Mel Tormé, whose version reached no.1 on the US pop chart and became Tormé's first major success. [2] It was also recorded by many other singers including Bing Crosby (recorded March 22, 1949) [3] and Al Martino. [1] There were no less than four charted versions in 1949, by Mel Tormé (#1), Sammy Kaye (#3), Bing Crosby (#12) and Bob & Jeanne (#21). [4]

In the UK, a version by comedian and entertainer Des O'Connor reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in 1967. [5]

In 1971, "Careless Hands" was recorded by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released as a single, peaking at number 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in April 1971. The song was subsequently released on a studio album of the same name. [6]

Other recordings

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Bing Crosby recorded the song on February 9, 1940 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra. It was also covered by Johnny Mercer and his Pied Pipers (1945), Sammy Kaye and his Orchestra, Sarah Vaughan on Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown and Swingin' Easy, Val Doonican (1968) and many others.

References

  1. 1 2 "Careless Hands" at SecondhandSongs.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.  421. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  3. ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  483. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  5. ↑ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 565. ISBN   0-00-717931-6.
  6. ↑ "Dottie West Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard . Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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