1954 HITS ARCHIVE: Papa Loves Mambo - Perry Como

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Papa Loves Mambo (Hoffman-Manning-Reichner) by Perry Como, orchestra conducted by Mitchell Ayres, with the Ray Charles Singers

The mid-decade mambo craze was picking up steam in late 1954 with such titles as “St. Louis Blues Mambo“ “They Were Doin’ The Mambo” “Mambo Italiano” and countless mambo-beat instrumental recordings. Reaching #4 on the record charts, this Perry Como autumn novelty topped them all. 1954 had earlier brought us Perry’s #1 hit “Wanted” and would end with his famous Christmastime tune “(There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays” (also posted).

THE 1954 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1954 (some were recorded in 1953). .
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