This CD features 10 #1 hits and another 15 titles that reached the top 4 in 1953. Frankie Laine's quasi-religious "I Believe" was the years biggest hit despite peaking at #2. in the UK, it topped the charts for 18 weeks, a record that still remains unbeaten over 50 years later. The year began with the Jan. 1st death of country superstar Hank Williams whose songs were covered by many pop stars and 1953 was no exception with Joni James version of his song, "Your Cheating Heart." Country crossover was also present in the years first #1, Perry Como's, "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes". The ever increasing power of Television is evident in the #1 success of the theme from "Dragnet" and more surprisingly Stan Freberg's satire on the TV show, "St George & the Dragonet". Acrobat. 2005.
1 Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes - Various Artists
2 Till I Waltz Again with You - Various Artists
3 That Doggie in the Window - Various Artists
4 The Song from Moulin Rouge - Various Artists
5 I'm Walking Behind You - Various Artists
6 Vaya Con Dios - Various Artists
7 No Other Love - Various Artists
8 You You You - Various Artists
9 St. George and the Dragonet - Various Artists
10 Rags to Riches - Various Artists
11 April in Portugal - Various Artists
12 Dragnet - Various Artists
13 Ebb Tide - Various Artists
14 Eh Cumpari - Various Artists
15 I Believe - Various Artists
16 Pretend - Various Artists
17 Ricochet - Various Artists
18 That's Amore - Various Artists
19 Your Cheatin' Heart - Various Artists
20 Side By Side - Various Artists
21 Say You're Mine Again - Various Artists
22 Oh ! - Various Artists
23 Changing Partners - Various Artists
24 Crying in the Chapel - Various Artists
25 Have You Heard - Various Artists
This CD features 10 #1 hits and another 15 titles that reached the top 4 in 1953. Frankie Laine's quasi-religious "I Believe" was the years biggest hit despite peaking at #2. in the UK, it topped the charts for 18 weeks, a record that still remains unbeaten over 50 years later. The year began with the Jan. 1st death of country superstar Hank Williams whose songs were covered by many pop stars and 1953 was no exception with Joni James version of his song, "Your Cheating Heart." Country crossover was also present in the years first #1, Perry Como's, "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes". The ever increasing power of Television is evident in the #1 success of the theme from "Dragnet" and more surprisingly Stan Freberg's satire on the TV show, "St George & the Dragonet". Acrobat. 2005.