Outside of Heaven

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"Outside of Heaven"
Single by Eddie Fisher
with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus
B-side "Lady of Spain"
PublishedAugust 28, 1952
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1952 (1952-09-27)
RecordedJuly 19, 1952
Studio Manhattan Center, New York City
Genre Ballad
Length2:36
Label RCA Victor
Composer(s) Chester Conn
Lyricist(s) Sammy Gallop
Producer(s) Hugo Winterhalter

"Outside of Heaven" is a popular music song written by Sammy Gallop and Chester Conn. A recording by Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra and chorus was made at Manhattan Center, New York City, on July 19, 1952, produced by Winterhalter. [1] [2] [3] It was issued by RCA Victor with the catalog number 20-4953 (in the USA) and by EMI Records (in the UK) on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10362. [4]

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Chart performance

In America, the recording made No. 8 on the Billboard charts. [5] Fisher's version reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1953. [6] [7] "Outside of Heaven" was the first UK hit for Fisher, and only the fourth single to top the, then fledgling, UK chart. [6]

On the UK's sheet music sales chart, "Outside of Heaven" first charted on 13 December 1952, peaking at No. 2 in a 23-week chart run. There, Fisher's was amongst the first issued recordings of the song, in November 1952, alongside versions by Vera Lynn, Margaret Whiting and David Carey. Cover versions by Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians (with vocal by Joe Marine), Gerry Brereton, and Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra were subsequently released. [8] Fisher's was the only version to make the UK's singles chart, and reached the top spot in its fifth week on chart. [9]

Alberto Semprini, on pianoforte with rhythm accompaniment, recorded it as the third melody of the medley "Dancing to the piano (No. 19) - Hit medley of waltzes" along with "The Love of My Life" and "Waltzing the Blues" in London on January 14, 1953. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalogue number B 10441.

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  2. ↑ Kutner, Jon (2010). 1,000 UK Number One Hits. Spencer Leigh. London: Music Sales. ISBN   978-0-85712-360-2. OCLC   978493833.
  3. ↑ The Very Best Of Eddie Fisher (booklet). Eddie Fisher. Taragon Records. 1998. TARCD-1031.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "RCA Victor 20-prefix series: 4500 - 5000, 78rpm numerical listing discography". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  5. ↑ "Outside of Heaven (song by Eddie Fisher) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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