Count Every Star

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"Count Every Star"
Single by Ray Anthony and His Orchestra
B-side "The Darktown Strutters' Ball"
Released 1950
Genre Jazz
Length3:01
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Bruno Coquatrix, Sammy Gallop
Ray Anthony and His Orchestra singles chronology
"Autumn Nocturne"
(1950)
"Count Every Star"
(1950)
"Autumn Leaves"
(1950)

"Count Every Star" is a song written by Bruno Coquatrix and Sammy Gallop and first released by Ray Anthony and His Orchestra. It reached number 4 on the US pop chart in 1950. [1]

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