Meet Mister Callaghan

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"Meet Mister Callaghan"
Single by Les Paul
from the album The Hit Makers!
A-side "Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me"
ReleasedAugust 18, 1952 (1952-08-18)
Genre Jazz
Length1:48
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Eric Spear
Les Paul singles chronology
"I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)"
(1952)
"Meet Mister Callaghan"
(1952)
"My Baby's Coming Home"
(1952)

"Meet Mister Callaghan" is a 1952 song written by Eric Spear and performed by Les Paul in a hit recording.

Contents

Background

It reached number 5 on the U.S. pop chart in 1952. [1] It was featured on Paul's and Mary Ford's 1953 album The Hit Makers! [2] The song was used in the 1954 film Meet Mr. Callaghan .

The single ranked number 25 on Billboard's Year-End top 30 singles of 1952. [3]

Other charting versions

Other versions

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