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"If (They Made Me a King)" is a popular song with music written by Tolchard Evans and the lyrics written by Robert Hargreaves and Stanley J. Damerell. The song was written in 1934, but the most popular versions were recorded in 1950-1951. Perry Como's version, recorded November 28, 1950, was a #1 charted hit on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks.〔(Perry Como's "If" Chart Positions ) Retrieved March 24, 2013.〕 The Como version was released under the following labels and catalog numbers: *In the United States, by RCA Victor, as catalog number 20-3997 with the flip side "Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom" *In Argentina, by ''Discos RCA Victor Argentina,'' as catalog number 68-0583 with the flip side "Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom" *In the United Kingdom, by HMV, as catalog number B-10042 with the flip side "Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom" *In Germany, by HMV, as catalog number X-7293 with the flip side being a Tony Martin/Dinah Shore recording of "A Penny a Kiss" Dean Martin recorded the song December 2, 1950, and scored a #14 hit.〔Dean Martin, Memories Are Made Of This, 1946-1961, His 58 Finest, Retrospective, 2013.〕 Billy Eckstine recorded the song December 21, 1950, and scored a #10 hit.〔Mr B, Billy Eckstine, ASV Mono, Living Era, 2001.〕 Al Hirt released a version of the song in 1969. The song went to #16 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #116 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.〔(Al Hirt's "If" Chart Positions ) Retrieved March 24, 2013.〕 Jo Stafford also recorded the song (with "queen" for "king" in the lyric) about the same time. Her version, with the Paul Weston orchestra backing her, was recorded on October 16, 1950 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39082. Another distaff version (substituting "queen" for "king") was released by Timi Yuro in 1964. In 1961, doowop group "The Paragons" released a version which peaked at No. 82 and spent 5 weeks in the Top 100. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「If (They Made Me a King)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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