Who had a UK number 1 hit in 1955 with the song 'Stranger in Paradise'?
Stranger in Paradise (song) popularity of "Stranger in Paradise" in the UK is reflected by the fact that no fewer than six versions charted in 1955: besides the chart topper by Tony Bennett, others include the versions by the Four Aces (No. 6), Tony Martin (No. 6), Bing Crosby (No. 17), Don Cornell (No. 19), as well as an instrumental version by Eddie Calvert (No. 14) in the UK chart listings. In the same year, the song was recorded in France by Gloria Lasso as "Étranger au paradis". Billy Eckstine with the Hal Mooney Orchestra, Mose Allison, Peter Bernstein (guitarist), Sarah Brightman, Sammy Davis,
Stranger in Paradise (song) Stranger in Paradise (song) "Stranger in Paradise" is a popular song from the musical "Kismet" (1953), and is credited to Robert Wright and George Forrest. Like almost all the music in that show, the melody was taken from music composed by Alexander Borodin (1833–1887), in this case, the "Gliding Dance of the Maidens", from the "Polovtsian Dances" in the opera "Prince Igor" (1890). The song in the musical is a lovers' duet and describes the transcendent feelings that love brings to their surroundings. Later versions were mostly edited to be sung by male solo artists. In Act 1 of the