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1961 single by Tony Orlando
"Bless You" is a song released in 1961 by
Tony Orlando. The song was written by
Barry Mann and
Cynthia Weil.
[1]
Chart performance
The song spent 12 weeks on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart,
[2] peaking at No. 15,
[3]
[1] while reaching No. 5 on the UK's
Record Retailer chart,
[4] and No. 5 on Canada's
CHUM Hit Parade.
[5]
Chart (1961)
|
Peak position
|
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)
[5]
|
5
|
UK Record Retailer
[4]
|
5
|
US Billboard Hot 100
[3]
|
15
|
US
Cash Box Top 100
[6]
|
17
|
US Cash Box Records Disc Jockeys Played Most
[7]
|
13
|
US Cash Box Top Ten Juke Box Tunes
[8]
|
18
|
Year-end lists
Cover versions
- Mann released a version of the song himself in 1962, as the
flipside of "Teenage Has-Been".
[10]
References
- ^
a
b
Bronson, Fred (2003).
The Billboard Book of Number One Hits,
Billboard Books. p. 287. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
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^
"The Hot 100 - Week of October 30, 1961". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^
a
b
"Billboard Music Week Hot 100 for Week Ending October 15" (PDF).
Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^
a
b
"Tony Orlando - Full Official Chart History".
Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^
a
b
"1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts: Chart No. 234".
CHUM. October 2, 1961. Archived from
the original on 2006-02-28. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
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^ "
Cash Box Top 100",
Cash Box, September 23, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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^ "
The Records Disc Jockeys Played Most",
Cash Box, September 23, 1961. p. 16. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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^ "
Top Ten Juke Box Tunes",
Cash Box, September 30, 1961. p. 24. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
-
^ "
Chart Toppers",
Billboard, December 25, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
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^ "
Singles Reviews",
Billboard, December 8, 1962. p. 23. Retrieved February 6, 2018.