Tina Marie

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"Tina Marie" is a popular song. It was written by Bob Merrill and was published in 1955, [1] and performed by Perry Como with an accompaniment with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra with The Ray Charles Singers

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Recordings

On June 21, 1955, Perry Como recorded the song for RCA Victor.The recording was released on a number of singles:

Chart performance

In the US, "Tina Marie" reached position number 5 on the Billboard chart. [2]

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References

  1. "Original versions of Tina Marie written by Bob Merrill". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 187.