Caterina (song)

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"Caterina"
Single by Perry Como
B-side "The Island of Forgotten Lovers"
Released1962
Recorded1962
Length2:11
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Earl Shuman, Maurice "Bugs" Bower
Perry Como singles chronology
"You're Following Me"
(1961)
"Caterina"
(1962)
"(I Love You) Don't You Forget It"
(1963)
Audio
"Caterina" on YouTube

"Caterina" is a song originally recorded and released by Perry Como. [1] It reached number 23 in the United States, [2] number 37 in the UK [3] and was also a hit in numerous other countries. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Writing and release

The song was written by Earl Shuman and Maurice "Bugs" Bower. [1]

It was originally released by Como in 1962 as a single, coupled with "The Island of Forgotten Lovers". [1]

Track listing

7" single (RCA Victor 47-8004) [7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caterina"
  • Earl Shuman
  • Bugs Bower
2:11
2."The Island of Forgotten Lovers"
  • Dick Manning
  • Kay Twomey
2:35

Charts

Chart (1962)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [9] 49
Germany (Official German Charts) [10] 11
Norway (VG-lista) [7] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 37
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [11] 6
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 23

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