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The Ames Brothers were an American singing quartet, consisting of four siblings from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop hits. [ 1 ] Biography
A recording by the Ames Brothers with Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra and chorus was made at Manhattan Center, New York City on May 16, 1953. It was released by RCA Victor as catalog number 20-5325A (in US) [2] and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 105431.
2000: Mari Wilson sang it for the titles of the television series Coupling. 2008: Halie Loren released a version on her album They Oughta Write a Song, using the English and Spanish lyrics. 2010: Gaby Moreno released a single simply titled "Quizás." 2013: Andrea Bocelli released a version with Jennifer Lopez.
The biggest hit version was recorded by The Ames Brothers with Les Brown's orchestra on June 25, 1951, and released by Coral Records as catalog number 60566, with the B-side, "Sentimental Journey". [3] It first reached the Billboard chart on September 28, 1951, and lasted 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 6. [4]
The biggest hit version of the song was recorded by the Ames Brothers. The recording was made on May 17, 1950, and released by Coral Records as catalog number 60253. [2] The record first reached the Billboard chart on August 4, 1950, and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at number five. [3]
The Ames Brothers version was recorded on December 5, 1949. The recording was released by Coral Records as catalog number 60140. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 20, 1950, and lasted for 27 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 3. The song was part of a double-sided hit; the flip side was the even bigger hit, "Rag ...
"Tammy" is heard in the film in two versions. The one that became a No. 1 hit single for Debbie Reynolds in 1957 is heard midway through the film, and was a UK No. 2 hit single in the same year. Another version was heard during the main titles at the beginning of the film and was a hit for the Ames Brothers.
The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 6, 1950, and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at number one. [2] It sold over one million copies. [3] The song was re-released in 1951 by Coral as catalog No. 60397, with the flip side "Hoop-Dee-Doo". [4] The group re-recorded the song several times.