Mama, Teach Me to Dance

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"Mama, Teach Me to Dance" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning [1] and published in 1956.

The song is best known in a 1956 recording by Eydie Gormé, which charted at number 34 [1] on the Billboard Top 100 in 1956. The record was released as catalog number 9722 by ABC-Paramount Records. [2]

In the UK, it was covered by Alma Cogan in 1956 as the B-side to "I'm in Love Again". [3] Neither side charted.

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References

  1. 1 2 Lonergan, David F. (28 April 2005). Hit Records, 1950-1975. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810851290 . Retrieved 28 April 2021 via Google Books.
  2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (11 August 1956). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 28 April 2021 via Google Books.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.