- Far Away Places
"Far Away Places" is a popular
song .It was written by Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer and published in 1948.
The recording by
Bing Crosby was released byDecca Records as catalog number 24532. It first reached theBillboard magazine Best Seller chart onDecember 31 , 1948 and lasted 18 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2. cite book
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year = 1973 ]The recording by
Margaret Whiting was released byCapitol Records as catalog number 15278. It first reached theBillboard magazine Best Seller chart onDecember 17 , 1948 and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3.The recording by
Perry Como was released byRCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3316. It first reached theBillboard magazine Best Seller chart onJanuary 7 , 1949 and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6.The recording by
Dinah Shore was released byColumbia Records as catalog number 38356. It reached theBillboard magazine Best Seller chart onJanuary 28 , 1949 at #28 on its only week on the chart.Recorded versions
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Tom Anderson
*Ray Anthony orchestra
*The Bachelors
*Benny Carter
*Don Cherry
*Perry Como (1949)
*Ray Conniff
*Sam Cooke
*Bing Crosby & TheKen Darby Choir (1949)
*Eddie and the Showmen
*The Embers
*Shelby Flint
*John Gary
*Engelbert Humperdinck
*Enoch Light
*Dean Martin
*Glenn Miller
*Neal and Leandra
*Willie Nelson
*Jay Patten and the Swing Noir Orchestra
*Donald Peers
*Gene Pitney
*Dinah Shore (1949)
*Frank Sinatra
*Johnny Hammond Smith
*Kate Smith
*Springfields
*Lawrence Welk
*Margaret Whiting (1949)
*Joe Wilder
*Young-Holt Unlimited References
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