In the Middle of an Island

In the Middle of an Island

"In the Middle of an Island" is a popular song written by Nick Acquaviva and Ted Varnick and published in 1957.

The recording by Tony Bennett was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40965. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on August 12, 1957 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #13; on the Best Seller chart, at #9; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #9.cite book
title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits
last= Whitburn
first= Joel
authorlink= Joel Whitburn
publisher= Watson-Guptill Publications
location=New York
edition= 7th Rev. edition
date=2000-11-01| isbn= 978-0823076901
] It was to be Bennett's last Top 10 hit, although he later said he never especially liked the song and has rarely played it in concert.Fact|date=September 2007

The recording by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 3762. It reached the Billboard magazine charts on September 23, 1957, its only week on the chart. On the Disk Jockey chart, it charted at #23; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #56.

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