Takes Two to Tango (song)

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"Takes Two to Tango" is a popular song, written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning and published in 1952. Two versions of the song, by Pearl Bailey and by Louis Armstrong, charted in that year.

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The recording by Pearl Bailey was released by Coral Records as catalog number 60817. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on September 19, 1952, and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 7. [1]

The recording by Louis Armstrong was released by Decca Records as catalog number 28394. It reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on October 17, 1952, at No. 28; this was its only week on the chart. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel. (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955, p. __.
  2. "A Bing Crosby Discography". Bingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  3. "allmusic.com". AllMusic . Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  4. "Jack Jones, Billy May and his Orchestra : Takes Two to Tango". Discogs.com. 1961. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  5. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  6. "Ike & Tina Turner – Two To Tango (1966, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 1966.

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