Melodie d'Amour
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"Melodie d'Amour" is a popular
song
. It was written by Henri Salvador
and Leo Johns and published in 1949
.
The recording by The Ames Brothers was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number
47-7046. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
on October 7, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #5; on the Best Seller chart, at #12; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #12.
A minor cover by the Edmundo Ros
orchestra appeared on the Variety magazine charts.
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Song
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. It was written by Henri Salvador
Henri Salvador
Henri Salvador was a French Caribbean singer.-Biography:Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of a native Indian from the Caribbean, were both from Guadeloupe, French West Indies...
and Leo Johns and published in 1949
1949 in music
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.
The recording by The Ames Brothers was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records
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47-7046. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
on October 7, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #5; on the Best Seller chart, at #12; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #12.
A minor cover by the Edmundo Ros
Edmundo Ros
Edmundo William Ros OBE was a Trinidadian musician, vocalist, arranger and bandleader who made his career in Britain. He directed a highly popular Latin American orchestra, had an extensive recording career and owned one of London's leading nightclubs.- Life :Ros was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad...
orchestra appeared on the Variety magazine charts.