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"You, You, You"
Single by Ames Brothers
Released1953
Length2:53
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Lotar Olias, Robert Mellin

"You, You, You" is a popular song published in 1953. The music was written by Lotar Olias, the original German lyrics by Walter Rothenberg, with English lyrics written by Robert Mellin.

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 USA)[1] and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 105431. It became a major hit in the USA in 1953[2] reaching the No. 1 spot in the Billboard charts. [3]

It was also a minor hit for Mel Carter on Derby Records in 1966, as one of the follow-ups to his smash hit "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me".

References

  1. ^ RCA Victor Records in the 20-5000 to 20-5499 series
  2. ^ Allmusic Ames Brothers' biography
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 26. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.