Billy Don't Be a Hero to ride out and seek reinforcements. (This suggests mounted infantry and a lack of modern two-way radio communications.) In the end, the heartbroken woman throws away the official letter notifying her of Billy's "heroic" death. Paper Lace's version of "Billy Don't Be a Hero" reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 16 March 1974, and did likewise in Australia, where it spent eight weeks at the top spot. Thereafter, Bo Donaldson's and the Heywoods's version reached No. 1 in the U.S. on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on 15 June 1974, but was dubbed into French for Canada. The
A Million and One A Million and One "A Million and One" is a song written by Yvonne Devaney, which was a hit single for Billy Walker, Dean Martin, and Vic Dana in 1966. "A Million and One" was first released by Billy Walker, in late May 1966. Walker's version reached No. 2 on "Billboard"s Hot Country Singles chart. Dean Martin's version spent 7 weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 41, while reaching No. 4 on "Billboard"s Easy Listening chart. In Canada, Martin's version reached No. 64 on the "RPM" 100 and No. 23 on the CHUM Hit Parade. Dean