Changing Partners

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"Changing Partners"
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UK pressing of the original 78 rpm record by Kay Starr
Song
Published1953
Composer(s) Larry Coleman
Lyricist(s) Joe Darion
"Changing Partners"
Single by Patti Page
B-side "Where Did My Snowman Go?"
(Reissued in 1954 with "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" as the B-side)
ReleasedNovember 28, 1953
RecordedSeptember 21, 1953
Genre Traditional pop
Length2:45
Label Mercury
Composer(s) Larry Coleman
Lyricist(s) Joe Darion
Patti Page singles chronology
"My World is You"
(1953)
"Changing Partners"
(1953)
"Cross Over the Bridge"
(1954)

"Changing Partners" is a pop song with music by Larry Coleman and lyrics by Joe Darion, published in 1953. The best-known recording was made by Patti Page. It was also recorded the same year by Dinah Shore, Kay Starr and Bing Crosby.

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Hit versions

Other recordings

Film appearances

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