Chances Are (song)
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| "Chances Are" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Mathis | ||||
| B-side | "The Twelfth of Never" | |||
| Released | August 12, 1957 | |||
| Recorded | 1957 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Composer(s) | Robert Allen | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Al Stillman | |||
| Johnny Mathis singles chronology | ||||
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"Chances Are" is a popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. It was published in 1957.
Chart Performance
The song was one of many compositions by the Stillman-Allen team that were chart hits in the 1950s. It was listed on Billboard's "Most Played by Jockeys" survey for Johnny Mathis,[1] charting in 1957, and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998. The song reached No. 4 on Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores survey, along with its flip "The Twelfth of Never", which Mathis initially disliked.[2] It became a gold record. The song was also included on the 1958 Mathis compilation Johnny's Greatest Hits.
Later Recordings
- Mathis re-recorded the song in 1996 as a duet with Liza Minnelli for her album Gently.
Pop culture references
- A portion of this song can be heard in Close Encounters of The Third Kind.
References
- ^ "Most Played by Jockeys". Billboard. 1957-10-28. p. 50. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 23 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
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