China Doll (Slim Whitman song)

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"China Doll"
Single by Slim Whitman
A-side "Indian Love Call"
Released1952
Length2:32
Label Imperial
Songwriter(s)
Slim Whitman singles chronology
"Cold Empty Arms" / "In a Hundred Years or More"
(1952)
"China Doll" / "Indian Love Call"
(1952)
"An Amateur in Love" / "By the Waters of the Minnetonka"
(1952)
Audio
"China Doll" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard positive [1]

"China Doll" is a song written by Gerald Cannan and Kenny Cannan and originally recorded and released as a single (Imperial 8156, with "Indian Love Call" on the opposite side) by Slim Whitman. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

7-inch single (Imperial 45-8156, 1952, United States) [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Indian Love Call"2:30
2."China Doll"2:32
7-inch single (London Records 45-HL 1149, November 1952, [5] reissued in 1955, UK) [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Indian Love Call" (from Rose Marie )2:30
2."China Doll"
  • Gerald and Kenny Cannan
2:32

Charts

Chart (1955)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 15

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References

  1. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 7, 1952 via Google Books.
  2. "Original versions of China Doll written by Gerald Cannan, Kenny Cannan". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  3. 1 2 "Slim Whitman – Indian Love Call / China Doll (1952, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  4. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 31, 1952 via Google Books.
  5. Country-western News (Volume 1, Issues 1-12). Country Western News. 1966.
  6. "Indian Love Call / China Doll (1955, Tri-Centre, Gold Lettering, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-03-11.