"Papa Loves Mambo" | ||||
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Single by Perry Como | ||||
B-side | "The Things I Didn't Do" | |||
Released | September 1954 | |||
Recorded | August 31, 1954 | |||
Genre | Mambo | |||
Length | 2:38 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Al Hoffman Dick Manning Bix Reichner | |||
Producer(s) | Joe Reisman | |||
Perry Como singles chronology | ||||
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"Papa Loves Mambo" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, and Bix Reichner and released in 1954. [1]
The best-known version was recorded by Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres's orchestra in New York City on August 31, 1954. The U.S. release peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard chart in January 1955. [2] The recording was part of a wave of popular mambo music in the U.S. alongside songs like "They Were Doin' the Mambo" and "Mambo Italiano". [3] [4]
Chart (1954/1955) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] | 1 |
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