- Till the End of Time (Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman song)
"Till the End of Time" is a popular
song .It was written by lyricist
Buddy Kaye and composerTed Mossman and published in 1945.The melody is based on
Frédéric Chopin 's Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53, the "Polonaise héroique".A number of recordings of the song were made in 1945. The biggest hit was by
Perry Como ; another version byDick Haymes also charted; the Les Brown orchestra, with vocalistDoris Day , andGinny Simms also made a recording of the song. It featured prominently in the1946 film of the same name.The
Perry Como recording was recorded onJuly 3 , 1945, and released byRCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1709. The record first reached theBillboard magazine charts onAugust 9 ,1945 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. This was Como's first #1 hit song. cite book
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Dick Haymes recording was recorded onJuly 2 , 1945, and released byDecca Records as catalog number 18699. The record first reached theBillboard magazine charts onSeptember 13 , 1945 and lasted 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3.The Les Brown/
Doris Day recording was recorded onMay 17 , 1945, and released byColumbia Records as catalog number 36828. It did not chart on Billboard.The
Ginny Simms recording was recorded onJuly 15 , 1945, and released byColumbia Records as catalog number 36849. It did not chart on Billboard.References
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