Trying (song)

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"Trying"
Single by The Hilltoppers
B-side "You Made Up My Mind"
ReleasedMay 25, 1952 (1952-05-25)
Genre Traditional pop
Length2:59
Label Dot
Songwriter(s) Billy Vaughn
The Hilltoppers singles chronology
"Trying"
(1952)
"Must I Cry Again"
(1952)

"Trying" is a song written by Billy Vaughn and performed by The Hilltoppers. It reached number 5 on the Cashbox chart and number 7 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart in 1952. [1]

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The single ranked number 29 on Billboard's year-end top 30 singles of 1952. [2]

Other charting versions

Other versions

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