"Mandolins in the Moonlight" is a popular song, written by George David Weiss and Aaron Schroeder. [1] [2]
It was recorded by Perry Como on September 16, 1958, and released by RCA Victor Records as a 45 rpm single, catalog numbers 47-7353 (mono) and 61-7353 (stereo). It reached number 47 on the Billboard chart. [3]
Outside, the US, the United Kingdom RCA label released the recording as a 78 rpm single, catalog number 1086. This recording charted in the UK at number 13, in Germany at number 13,[ citation needed] in Belgium at number 1, and in Italy at number 4.[ citation needed] In Japan, the recording was released as a stereo 45 rpm single by RCA as catalog number SX-1002. In France, it was released by RCA as catalog number 45-326. The flip side on the US, UK, and Japanese releases was " Love Makes the World Go 'Round", but on the French release, it was " Glendora".
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] | 1 |
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] | 14 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [6] | 2 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [7] | 13 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] | 47 |