Dancing in the Dark (Carmen Cavallaro album)
| Dancing in the Dark | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1939 1946 |
| Label | Decca |
Dancing in the Dark is a studio album by American pianist Carmen Cavallaro, originally released on Decca Records in 1939 and re-released in a newly re-recorded version in 1946.
Both the 1939 (cat. no. 122) and the 1946 (cat. no. A-441) versions included five 10-inch 78-rpm phonograph records.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | positive (1946 ver.)[3] |
The 1946 version spent four consecutive weeks at number one on Billboard's Best-Selling Popular Record Albums chart in July–August 1946.[4]
Track listing
1939 version
Set of five 10-inch 78-rpm records (Decca 122)[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cocktails for Two" | Arthur Johnston—Sam Coslow |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Very Thought of You" | Ray Noble |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If I Had You" | Ted Shapiro—Jimmy Campbell—Reg. Connelly |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | Jerome Kern—Otto Harbach |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dancing in the Dark" | Arthur Schwartz—Howard Dietz |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lover" | Richard Rodgers—Lorenz Hart |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Body and Soul" | Green—Heyman—Sour—Eyton |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You're Mine, You!" | John W. Green—Edward Heyman |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Night and Day" | Cole Porter |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alone Together" | Howard Dietz—Arthur Schwartz |
1946 version
Set of five 10-inch 78-rpm records (Decca A-441)[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cocktails for Two" | Arthur Johnston—Sam Coslow |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Very Thought of You" | Ray Noble |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If I Had You" | T. Shapiro—J. Campbell—R. Connelly |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | Jerome Kern—Otto Harbach |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dancing in the Dark" | Arthur Schwartz—Howard Dietz |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lover" | Richard Rodgers—Lorenz Hart |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Body and Soul" | J. Green—E. Heyman—R. Sour—F. Eyton |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You're Mine, You!" | John W. Green—Edward Heyman |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alone Together" | Arthur Schwartz—Howard Dietz |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Night and Day" | Cole Porter |
Charts
| Chart (1946) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums[5] | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Carmen Cavallaro – Dancing In The Dark – 5 x Shellac (10", 78 RPM, Album), 1939". 1939 – via Discogs.
- ^ a b "Carmen Cavallaro – Dancing In The Dark – 5 x Shellac (10", 78 RPM, Album), 1946". 1946 – via Discogs.
- ^ "Album reviews". Billboard. 3 August 1946.
- ^ See "List of Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums number ones of 1946".
- ^ "Billboard". 20 July 1946.