The Autumn Waltz
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"The Autumn Waltz" is a popular
song
with music by Cy Coleman
and lyrics by Bob Hilliard
, published in 1956
.
The recording by Tony Bennett
was released by Columbia Records
as catalog number
40770. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
on November 17, 1956 and lasted 4 weeks on the chart. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #18; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #41.
Popular music
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song
Song
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with music by Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist.-Life and career:He was born Seymour Kaufman on June 14, 1929, in New York City to Eastern European Jewish parents, and was raised in the Bronx. His mother, Ida was an apartment landlady and his father was a brickmason...
and lyrics by Bob Hilliard
Bob Hilliard
Bob Hilliard was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs; "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", "Any Day Now", "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", "Our Day Will Come", "My Little Corner of the World", and "Seven Little Girls ".-Career:Born in New York City, New York, and after...
, published in 1956
1956 in music
-Events:*January 26 – Buddy Holly's first recording sessions for Decca Records take place in Nashville, Tennessee*Roy Orbison signs with Sun Records*January 27 – Elvis Presley's single "Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One" is released...
.
The recording by Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
was released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
as catalog number
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40770. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
Billboard charts
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on November 17, 1956 and lasted 4 weeks on the chart. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #18; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #41.