"On an Evening in Roma (Sott'er celo de Roma)" | ||||
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Single by Dean Martin | ||||
B-side | "You Can't Love 'Em All" | |||
Released | 1959 | |||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alessandro Taccani, Nan Frederics & Umberto Bertini | |||
Dean Martin singles chronology | ||||
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"On an Evening in Roma" is a song released in 1959 by Dean Martin. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 59, [1] while reaching No. 36 on the Cash Box Top 100, [2] and No. 31 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. [3]
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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Canada (CHUM Hit Parade) [3] | 31 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] | 59 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [2] | 36 |
US Cash Box Records Disk Jockeys Played Most [4] | 45 |
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