ART & DOTTY TODD 78 CHANSON D'AMOUR / ALONG THE TRAIL WITH YOU LONDON HLB 8620 E
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CLASSIC LOVE SONG ON THIS UK LONDON 78 FROM ART AND DOTTY TODD
CHANSON D'AMOUR
b/w ALONG THE TRAIL WITH YOU
In 1958, the husband and wife team of Art and Dotty Todd were the resident act at the Chapman Park Hotel in Los Angeles. They were known in their native United States as veterans of the California lounge circuit; the Todds also sang on their own radio show. Art Todd recalls how Wayne Shanklin gave the duo the song "Chanson D'Amour": "Wayne Shanklin stopped us one day and said, 'I've got a great song for you.'" Shanklin produced a demo of Art and Dotty Todd singing "Chanson D'Amour" which was shopped to Era Records, who released the demo track as a single. According to Art Todd: "The airplay was just sensational. This was just at the beginning of rock 'n' roll and the old-time DJs hated rock 'n' roll and they jumped on our song." Art and Dotty Todd's "Chanson D'Amour" was a US Top Ten hit and reached #6 in April 1958, and crossed over to the R&B chart and reached #9.
Overlooked in the United States on its single release, the Manhattan Transfer's version of "Chanson D'Amour" became a European hit, making the charts in France at the start of 1977 to peak there at #8: the track subsequently became a hit in Germany (#20), the Netherlands (#6), Norway (#1 for two weeks) and Switzerland (#6).
In the English-speaking world, "Chanson D'Amour" afforded the Manhattan Transfer a chart-topping hit, reaching #1 in March 1977 in both the UK – and Ireland.
It was also a hit in Australia (#9), New Zealand (#14) and South Africa (#14). "Chanson D'Amour" proved to be the Manhattan Transfer's most widespread international success, despite being only moderately successful in the group's native United States.
RECORD DETAILS:-
UK LONDON HLB 8620 78 rpm 10" SHELLAC
CONDITION = EXCELLENT
THE PLAYING SURFACE IS IN REALLY NICE CONDITION BUT THERE IS A SMALL TEAR ON THE A SIDE LABEL - SEE SCAN
GREAT UK PRESSING OF THIS 1958 CLASSIC
DON'T MISS IT
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