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"Orange Colored Sky"
Song
Published1950, by Frank Music
Songwriter(s)Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein

"Orange Colored Sky" is a popular song, written by Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein and published in 1950.[1] The first known recording was on July 11, 1950, on KING records catalog number 15061, with Janet Brace singing and Milton Delugg conducting the orchestra.[2]


Nat King Cole recording

The best-known version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole (with Stan Kenton's orchestra), was recorded on August 16, 1950, and released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1184. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on September 22, 1950, and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 11.[3] (Some sites list a 1945 date for this recording, but this is apparently in error.) but a number of other singers have recorded it, including Cole's daughter, Natalie.

Other recordings

  • The recording by Jerry Lester was released by Coral Records as catalog number 60325. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on November 24, 1950, and lasted one week in the chart, peaking at number 30.[3] Jerry Lester was the host of the late-night NBC series Broadway Open House, on which co-writer DeLugg was musical director. Because of the exposure that the song received on that show, "Orange Colored Sky" has been said to be one of the first songs to become a hit through television exposure.
  • Burt Ward's co-star, Adam West, also performed the song live in his Batman costume on a 1966 episode of Hollywood Palace.
  • The song was sung by Lynda Carter with various Muppets in a fourth season episode of The Muppet Show.
  • In the movie The Majestic, Jim Carrey's character listens to the tune while driving his convertible in Hollywood.
  • In the video game, Fallout 4, the Nat King Cole version is featured on the in-game radio station.

References

  1. ^ https://www.steynonline.com/9061/orange-colored-sky
  2. ^ Ruppli's "The King Labels" Volume 1, page 184
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research.