Changing Partners

"Changing Partners"
UK pressing of the original 78 rpm record by Kay Starr
Song
Published1953
Composer(s)Larry Coleman
Lyricist(s)Joe Darion
"Changing Partners"
Single by Patti Page
B-side"Where Did My Snowman Go?"
(Reissued in 1954 with "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" as the B-side)
ReleasedNovember 28, 1953
RecordedSeptember 21, 1953
GenreTraditional pop
Length2:45
LabelMercury
Composer(s)Larry Coleman
Lyricist(s)Joe Darion
Patti Page singles chronology
"My World is You"
(1953)
"Changing Partners"
(1953)
"Cross Over the Bridge"
(1954)

"Changing Partners" is a pop song with music by Larry Coleman and lyrics by Joe Darion, published in 1953. The best-known recording was made by Patti Page. It was also recorded the same year by Dinah Shore, Kay Starr and Bing Crosby.

Hit versions

  • 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.

Other recordings

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

  1. ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
  2. ^ "Patti Page's Greatest Hits". Discogs.com. 1966. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Kay Starr". The Official Charts Company.
  4. ^ "A Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "Bing Crosby". The Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Helen Forrest : Changing Partners". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "Lita Roza : Changing Partners". Discogs.com. February 1954. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  8. ^ "Dorothy Squires : Changing Partners". 45worlds.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  9. ^ "Pop Music History" (PDF). Myweb.tiscali.co.uk/popmusichistory/Labels/Philips.pdf. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  10. ^ "Miki and Griff". Discogs.com. 1961. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  11. ^ "鳳飛飛好歌MV - 《舞伴淚影》". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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