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| This Is My Song | ||||
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| Released | February 1956 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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This Is My Song is a compilation album by Patti Page. It was released in February 1956 on Mercury Records and was distributed as a vinyl LP. [1]
| Track number | Title | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "This Is My Song" | Dick Charles |
| 2 | "The Tennessee Waltz" | Redd Stewart/Pee Wee King |
| 3 | "Lonely Wine" | Roy Wells |
| 4 | "My Jealous Eyes" | Mack David, Martita |
| 5 | "Oo! What You Do To Me" | Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey |
| 6 | "Why Don't You Believe Me" | Lew Douglas/King Laney/Roy Rodde |
| 7 | "Cross Over The Bridge" | Bennie Benjamin/George David Weiss |
| 8 | "Conquest" | Corky Robbins |
| 9 | "I'll Never Be Free" | Bennie Benjamin/George David Weiss |
| 10 | "Money, Marbles and Chalk" | Garner "Pop" Eckler |
| 11 | "One Sweet Letter" | Joe Liggins |
| 12 | "Now That I'm In Love" | K. C. Rogan (aka Johnny Burke) |
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