Till I Waltz Again with You

"Till I Waltz Again with You"
Single by Teresa Brewer
from the album Till I Waltz Again with You
B-side	"Hello Bluebird"
Released	1952 (1952)
Recorded	1952
Genre	Pop
Length	2:59
Label	Coral
Songwriter(s)	Sid Prosen
Teresa Brewer singles chronology
"You'll Never Get Away" (1952) "Till I Waltz Again with You" (1952) "Dancin' with Someone (Longin' for You)" (1953)

"Till I Waltz Again with You" is a popular song written by Sid Prosen.

Teresa Brewer rendition

American singer Teresa Brewer recorded "Till I Waltz Again with You" on August 19, 1952. Rather than a waltz as the title suggests, it is a slow AABA shuffle.^{[ citation needed ]} Coral Records released it as a single, ^[1] which first entered the Billboard Best Seller chart on December 6, 1952. It remained on the chart for 22 weeks, including seven weeks at number one. ^[2] The song also reached number one on the Cash Box chart for six weeks in 1953.^{[ citation needed ]}

Other recordings

• According to Whitburn, a record by Dick Todd reached number 17, ^[3] a recording by Russ Morgan reached number 23, ^[4] and a version recorded by The Harmonicats reached number 26 on the charts, as well. ^[5] Coral successfully marketed the song to the country audience.
• A version by South Carolinian, Tommy Sosebea reached No. 7 on Billboard's Most Played by Jockeys survey. ^[6]
• Alma Cogan and the Kordites with orchestra conductor Frank Cordell recorded it in London on February 10, 1952. The song was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10449.
• The song was also recorded by Joan Regan in the United Kingdom around the same time. It sold 35,000 copies. ^[7]
• In Australia in 1953, it was recorded by Bob Gibson & His Orchestra, featuring vocalist Ross Higgins, on Pacific label catalogue number PB-086, backed with Have You Heard?.
• Semprini, pianoforte with Rhythm accompaniment recorded it in London on March 11, 1953, as the third song of the medley "Dancing to the piano (No. 20) - Hit medley of foxtrots" along with "Why Don't You Believe Me" and "Downhearted". The medley was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10457.
• On May 25, 1953 Harry James recorded a live version performed at the Astor Roof in New York City. (One Night Stand With Harry James, 1975, Joyce LP-1014)
• A 1953 cover by the singer Izumi Yukimura became a hit in Japan under the title "Omoide No Warutsu" (Japanese: 想い出のワルツ). ^[8] It sold 200,000 copies. ^[9]
• Jane Morgan released a single version in 1965.

Elvis Presley performance

In April 1953, during his senior year in high school, Elvis Presley sang the song in his high school's "Annual Minstrel" show. Presley recalled that the performance did much for his reputation: "I wasn't popular in school ... I failed music—only thing I ever failed. And then they entered me in this talent show ... when I came onstage I heard people kind of rumbling and whispering and so forth, 'cause nobody knew I even sang. It was amazing how popular I became after that." ^[10]

See also

• List of number-one singles of 1953 (U.S.)

References

1. Coral Records catalog number 60873
2. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
3. Joel Whitburn. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories, 1890-1954. Record Research. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. 1986. ISBN 0-89820-083-0. p 421.
4. "Russ Morgan & His Orchestra". Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories, 1890-1954. Record Research. 1986. p 322 at p 324.
5. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories, 1890-1954. Record Research. 1986. p 196.
6. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 325.
7. Joan Regan obituary. The Guardian. 15 September 2013.
8. 福田俊二. 写真で見る昭和の歌謠史. 柘植書房. 1991. vol 2. p 121.
9. 女優・土屋貴子さんらの夢実現　「歴史感じる風の中で歌いたい」７月、信州・上田で歌声. Sankei Shimbun. 6 May 2017.
10. Guralnick, Peter (1994). Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley. Little, Brown. pp. 52–53. ISBN   0-316-33225-9.