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Mangos (song)

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"Mangos"
Single by Rosemary Clooney
B-side"Independent (on My Own)"
Released1956
GenreNovelty
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Dee Libbey (music)
Sid Wayne (lyrics)

"Mangos" is a 1956 popular song written by composer Dee Libbey and lyricist Sid Wayne.[1]

It was first introduced in the musical revue Ziegfeld Follies 1957.[2]

It was recorded by Rosemary Clooney, and is a follow-on to her earlier hit "Come On-a My House" in style and subject matter. The Rosemary Clooney version of the song (released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40835[2]) reached #10 on the Billboard magazine disk jockey charts,[1][2] and #25 on the overall Billboard Top 100.[2] It also reached #17 on the United Kingdom charts.[3]

Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ a b David Lonergan (2005). Hit Records 1950-1975. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 144.
  2. ^ a b c d Joel Whitburn (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (7th ed.). New York, New York: Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 137. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3.
  3. ^ UK Top 40 hit database