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Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon

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"Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon"
Single by Bing Crosby
Released1937 (1937)
GenreTraditional pop
Length2:37
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Harry Tobias, Percy Wenrich
"Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon"
Single by Billy Vaughn
from the album Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon
B-side"Raunchy"
ReleasedOctober 1957 (1957-10)
Recorded1957
GenreInstrumental
Length2:07
LabelDot
Songwriter(s)Harry Tobias, Percy Wenrich
Billy Vaughn singles chronology
"Raunchy"
(1957)
"Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon"
(1957)
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
(1958)

"Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon" is a song written by Harry Tobias and Percy Wenrich in 1937 and performed by Bing Crosby. It reached #4 on the U.S. pop chart in 1937.[1] Outside of the US, the song peaked at #1 in Canada, Germany and Norway.

Other charting versions

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Billy Vaughn released an instrumental version of the song which went to #5 on the U.S. pop chart in December 1957 and #1 in Germany and in Canada in 1957.[2] The following year, the song went #1 in Norway and made #4 in Australia.[3] It ranked #6 on Billboard's Year-End top 50 singles of 1958.[4]

Other versions

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References

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  4. ^ "Chart Toppers of 1958" Billboard December 15, 1958: 44
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