Song

"Wake the Town and Tell the People"

Song
Published| 1955
Composer(s)| Jerry Livingston
Lyricist(s)| Sammy Gallop

"Wake the Town and Tell the People" is a popular song with music by Jerry Livingston and lyrics by Sammy Gallop, published in 1955. This song is a wedding day number complete with the chorus imitating the sound of wedding bells, as well as the sounds of the real chimes.

The biggest-selling recordings were made by Les Baxter and Mindy Carson, both released in 1955.

## Recorded versions[edit]

* Les Baxter (released by Capitol Records in the United States as catalog number 3120 and in Australia as catalog number CP-422, both with the flip side "I'll Never Stop Loving You").[1]
* Rose Brennan (released 1955 by HMV Records as catalog numbers POP-112 (78 rpm)[2] and 7M328 (45 rpm),[3] both with the flip side "Ten Little Kisses").[2][3]
* Pablo Beltrán Ruiz (released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-6341, with the flip side "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing").[4]
* Jimmy Carroll's Orchestra with the Bell Ringers (released by Bell Records as catalog number 1105, with the flip side "The Yellow Rose of Texas").[5]
* Mindy Carson (released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40537, with the flip side "Hold Me Tight";[6] re-recorded and released in 1960 by Joy Records (New York) as catalog number 236, with the flip side "When I Fall in Love").[7]
* Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955[8] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.[9]
* Bethe Douglas (released September 1955 by Pye Records as catalog number N15007, with the flip side "How to Be Very, Very Popular").[10]
* Four-in-a-Chord (released November 1955 by Embassy Records as catalog number WB158, with the flip side "Twenty Tiny Fingers").[11]
* Joe Loss Orchestra (released 1955 by HMV Records as catalog numbers POP-118 (78 rpm)[2] and 7M330 (45 rpm),[3] both with the flip side "Button Up Your Overcoat").[2][3]
* Lorrae Desmond released September 1955 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom as catalog number F 10612 with the flip side "You Should Know"
* Dinah Washington (released by Mercury Records in the United States as catalog number 71876 and in Australia as catalog number 45434, both with the flip side "September in the Rain").[12]
* Lawrence Welk (released 1955 in the United States by Coral Records as catalog number 61477[13] and in the United Kingdom by Vogue-Coral Records as catalog number 72102,[14] both with the flip side "I Hear Those Bells").[13][14]
* Erni Bieler had a German hit at #11 with the rendering "Lass die Welt darüber reden" in 1956: this version has also been recorded by Liane Augustin and Lolita.
* Ivo Robić recorded the song for inclusion on a 1957 four track EP single.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "78 Discography for Capitol Records - OZ". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
2. ^ a b c d "HMV Records in the POP series". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
3. ^ a b c d "45 Discography for HMV Records - UK - 7M series". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
4. ^ "RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-6000 - 6500". 78discography.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
5. ^ "BELL 7-inch 78rpm numerical listing discography: 1000 series". 78discography.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
6. ^ "COLUMBIA Records (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 40500 - 41000". 78discography.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
7. ^ "45 Discography for Joy Records". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
8. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". Bingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
9. ^ "allmusic.com". Allmusic. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
10. ^ "Singles Discography for Pye Records - UK 15000 series". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
11. ^ "Singles Discography for Embassy Records - UK". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
12. ^ "45 Discography for Mercury Records - OZ - 45000 series". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
13. ^ a b "45 discography for Coral Records 61000 series". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
14. ^ a b "Singles Discography for Vogue/Coral Records - UK". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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