The version by Patti Page was recorded on September 21, 1953 and released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70260. It started on the Billboard charts on November 21, 1953, staying on the chart for 21 weeks and reaching number three in 1954.[1] She re-recorded the song for her 1966 album Patti Page's Greatest Hits.[2]
The version by Dinah Shore with Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra and chorus was recorded on October 15, 1953 and released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-5515 (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10634. The American release reached No. 12 on the Billboard charts in 1954.[1]
The version by Kay Starr was recorded on October 22, 1953 and released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2657. It started on the Billboard charts on December 5, 1953, staying on the chart for 9 weeks and reaching No. 13 in 1954.[1] It also reached No. 4 in the UK in 1954.[3]
The version by Bing Crosby was recorded on November 14, 1953[4] and released by Decca Records as catalog number 28969. It started on the Billboard charts on January 23, 1954, staying on the chart for 2 weeks and reaching No. 17.[1] It reached No. 9 on the UK chart.[5] This version was also included in Crosby's 1954 album Bing Sings the Hits.
Fong Fei-fei covered the song in Mandarin as "舞伴淚影" (English: "Shadow of teardrops from a partner" or idiomatically "Tearful silhouette of a partner").[11]
Film appearances
The 1984 Canadian film Isaac Littlefeathers opened with a recording of the Tennessee Waltz followed by a recording of "Changing Partners".
The Helen Forrest version was also featured in the 2012 film The Master directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
References
^ abcdWhitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.