It began life as a poem by Nick Kenny. J. Fred Coots read the poem in the New York Daily Mirror, and obtained Kenny's permission to set the poem to music. He went through 4 different melodies before settling on the published version known today. The melody bears similarity to the 1881 song The Spanish Cavalier.[1] Lyrics were credited to both Nick Kenny and his brother Charles Kenny.
The song was first recorded on 26 August 1931, as a "vocal chorus" sung by Helen Rowland within a foxtrot played by the Majestic Dance Orchestra.[2]George Hall popularized the song on his radio show, later making it his theme song. Ted Black and His Orchestra, with vocalist Tom Brown, had the first major hit recording of the song in 1931. Pat Boone had a major hit with the song in 1957.[1]
The melody has been used for songs in at least eight other languages.[3]
Pat Boone's version became a major hit in June and July 1957, spending 5 weeks at number one on the Billboard Top 100, with 34 weeks in total on the chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1957.[4] In Canada, the song spent two weeks at number one.[5] The song was used in Boone's 1957 film Bernardine. Boone did the whistling in the instrumental portion of the song as well. The song originally had a short instrumental introduction, but most versions begin with Boone's voice.
In 1931, the song was recorded separately by Gene Austin, Lee Morse, and American dance band Ted Black and His Orchestra, with "Vocal refrain by Tom Brown".[12]
Kenneth W. Griffin also released an organ discography in 1957, featuring the song, in his album, "Love Letters in the Sand".
Johnny Dorelli recorded a Jazz version on his 1957 album “Dance With...”
Bob Eberly released a version on his Spanish-oriented album Bob Eberly Con Enoch Light Y Su Orquesta in 1957, sung in English but subtitled Cartas De Amor En La Arena.
The Norman Petty Trio released a recording on Columbia in 1958.[13]
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Love Letters in the Sand is a popular song first published in 1931 Love Letters in the Sand SongLanguageEnglishPublished1931Released1931 1931 Composer s J Fred CootsLyricist s Nick Kenny Charles Kenny It began life as a poem by Nick Kenny J Fred Coots read the poem in the New York Daily Mirror and obtained Kenny s permission to set the poem to music He went through 4 different melodies before settling on the published version known today The melody bears similarity to the 1881 song The Spanish Cavalier 1 Lyrics were credited to both Nick Kenny and his brother Charles Kenny The song was first recorded on 26 August 1931 as a vocal chorus sung by Helen Rowland within a foxtrot played by the Majestic Dance Orchestra 2 George Hall popularized the song on his radio show later making it his theme song Ted Black and His Orchestra with vocalist Tom Brown had the first major hit recording of the song in 1931 Pat Boone had a major hit with the song in 1957 1 The melody has been used for songs in at least eight other languages 3 Contents 1 Pat Boone version 1 1 Charts 2 Other versions 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPat Boone version edit Love Letters in the Sand nbsp Single by Pat Boonefrom the album Pat s Great HitsA side Bernardine ReleasedApril 1957Recorded1957GenreTraditional popLength2 12LabelDotSongwriter s J Fred Coots Nick Kenny and Charles KennyProducer s Billy VaughnPat Boone singles chronology Why Baby Why 1957 Love Letters in the Sand 1957 Remember You re Mine 1957 Pat Boone s version became a major hit in June and July 1957 spending 5 weeks at number one on the Billboard Top 100 with 34 weeks in total on the chart Billboard ranked it as the No 2 song for 1957 4 In Canada the song spent two weeks at number one 5 The song was used in Boone s 1957 film Bernardine Boone did the whistling in the instrumental portion of the song as well The song originally had a short instrumental introduction but most versions begin with Boone s voice Charts edit Chart 1957 Peakposition Australia citation needed 1 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 6 2 Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 7 5 Canada CHUM Hit Parade 5 1 Netherlands Single Top 100 8 1 UK Singles OCC 9 2 US Billboard Top 100 10 1 US Cash Box Top 100 11 1Other versions editIn 1931 the song was recorded separately by Gene Austin Lee Morse and American dance band Ted Black and His Orchestra with Vocal refrain by Tom Brown 12 Kenneth W Griffin also released an organ discography in 1957 featuring the song in his album Love Letters in the Sand Johnny Dorelli recorded a Jazz version on his 1957 album Dance With Bob Eberly released a version on his Spanish oriented album Bob Eberly Con Enoch Light Y Su Orquesta in 1957 sung in English but subtitled Cartas De Amor En La Arena The Norman Petty Trio released a recording on Columbia in 1958 13 Andy Williams released a version on his 1959 album Two Time Winners Bill Haley and His Comets recorded a version on the 1960 covers album Bill Haley and His Comets Leroy Van Dyke released a version on his 1961 album Movin Van Dyke Sonny James on his 1964 album You re the Only World I Know which reached No 2 on the US Country charts The English singer Vince Hill reached No 23 in the UK Singles Chart in 1967 with his cover version of the track 14 Marie Osmond on her 1975 album Who s Sorry Now which reached No 20 on the US Country charts Tom T Hall s version reached No 79 on the U S Country chart in 1986 Little Willie Littlefield recorded a version for his 1990 album Singalong with Little Willie Littlefield Sixpence None the Richer recorded a version for their 1996 album Tickets for a Prayer Wheel See also editList of number one singles in Australia during the 1950s List of Top 25 singles for 1957 in Australia List of Billboard number one singles of 1957 Billboard year end top 50 singles of 1957 List of Cash Box Best Sellers number one singles of 1957 List of CHUM number one singles of 1957References edit a b Tyler Don 2007 04 16 Hit Songs 1900 1955 American Popular Music of the Pre Rock Era McFarland p 180 ISBN 978 0 7864 2946 2 Love Letters in the Sand by Majestic Dance Orchestra Vocal Chorus by Helen Rowland retrieved 2024 03 30 Love Letters in the Sand by Majestic Dance Orchestra Vocal Chorus by Helen Rowland retrieved 2024 03 30 Billboard Year End Hot 100 singles of 1957 a b CHUM s Top 10 June 24 1957 CHUM Tribute Page 1957 06 24 Retrieved 2020 07 06 Pat Boone Love Letters in the Sand in Dutch Ultratop 50 Pat Boone Love Letters in the Sand in French Ultratop 50 Pat Boone Love Letters in the Sand in Dutch Single Top 100 Pat Boone Artist Chart History Official Charts Company Billboard Top 100 Billboard June 17 1958 Cash Box Top 100 Singles week ending July 13 1957 Ted Black and his Orchestra Love letters in the sand 1931 YouTube Archived from the original on 15 April 2023 Retrieved 29 October 2019 Commerce United States Congress Senate Committee on 1958 Hearings p 362 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 253 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 External links editPat Boone Love Letters in the Sand on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Love Letters in the Sand amp oldid 1216263296, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
