Melody of Love (song)

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"Melody of Love"
Single by Billy Vaughn
from the album Sweet Music and Memories
B-side "Joy Ride"
ReleasedDecember 1954
Recorded1954
Genre Instrumental music
Length2:55
Label Dot
Songwriter(s) Hans Engelmann
Billy Vaughn singles chronology
"Melody of Love"
(1954)
"Silver Moon"
(1955)
"Melody of Love"
Single by David Carroll
ReleasedDecember 1954 (1954-12)
Recorded1954
Genre Traditional pop
Length2:30
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Hans Engelmann
David Carroll singles chronology
"In a Little Spanish Town"
(1954)
"Melody of Love"
(1954)
"Two Timin' Gal"
(1955)
"Melody of Love" instrumental by Billy Vaughn Melody of Love Billy Vaughn record.jpg
"Melody of Love" instrumental by Billy Vaughn

"Melody of Love" is a popular song. The music was originally written by Hans Engelmann in 1903. The lyrics were added by Tom Glazer in 1954.

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Instrumental

Although recorded by Edison Records within a year of its release, the song's breakthrough came in 1955 with an instrumental version recorded by Billy Vaughn. Other charting versions in 1955 were by David Carroll, by The Four Aces, and by Leo Diamond.

The recording by Billy Vaughn was released by Dot Records as catalog number 15247. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on December 1, 1954, and lasted 27 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2. [1]

The recording by David Carroll was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70516. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on December 29, 1954, and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. [1] This was Carroll's only hit on the Billboard best seller chart. Another Carroll version, featuring a narration by Paul Tremaine, was released on Mercury 70521. This version was shown as a best-selling version in Cashbox for most of "Melody Of Love"'s extensive chart run.

The instrumental recording by Leo Diamond was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-5973. It reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on February 9, 1955, its only week on the chart, at #30. [1] With so many versions, the Cash Box chart, which combined all versions of a song, had a much higher standing for the song than Billboard, and the song was a #1 hit for 7 weeks there.

Version with lyrics by Tom Glazer

Tom Glazer supplied lyrics to the song in 1954, which begin: "Hold me in your arms, dear. Dream with me. Cradled by your kisses. Tenderly While a choir of angels. From above. Sings our melody of love." [2]

The recording of Glazer's version by vocal quartet The Four Aces was released by Decca Records as catalog number 29395. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on January 12, 1955, and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #11. [1]

A solo sung version by Frank Sinatra with band led by Ray Anthony was released.

In the United Kingdom, a version by the Ink Spots was the sole hit version, charting at #10. It was also recorded by the Beverley Sisters and Shirley Wilson.

Jim Reeves posthumously brought the song the country charts as "Why Do I Love You (Melody Of Love)" in late 1969-early 1970.

Unrelated songs

In 1957 a song unrelated, except by title, by The Ames Brothers, "Melodie D'Amour" (Melody Of Love) charted at #5.

Other recorded versions

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