Comes A-Long A-Love

"Comes A-Long A-Love" is a hit single for American singer Kay Starr. The song was released in 1952 and was written by the former Tin Pan Alley songwriter Al Sherman. This was the last hit song Sherman would write, handing the reins over to his sons, Bob and Dick Sherman who were just beginning their songwriting careers in 1952. On September 27, 1952, "Comes A-Long A-Love" reached number nine on the Billboard top singles chart. The song has appeared in the soundtracks of several films, including the 2006 release of Confetti.

In the UK Singles Chart, the track was the third UK number-one single, following "Here in My Heart" by Al Martino and "You Belong to Me" by Jo Stafford.^[1] Starr holds the distinction of being the only full-blooded Red Indian to have reached number one in the UK.^[1] Starr also shares, with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, the more doubtful honour of reaching number one in the UK with both their first and their last chart discs.^[1]

Sherman's tune is derived from a violin melody from the final section of the overture to the Gioachino Rossini opera Semiramide.

See also

• List of number-one singles from the 1950s (UK)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. p. 7. ISBN 0-85112-250-7. 

Literary sources

• Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond, Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.