Which crooner’s only UK No.1 was Memories Are Made Of This in 1956?
Memories Are Made of This Anne Murray for her "Croonin'" album in 1993, but it was only released as a bonus track on the special "Croonin"' album put out by Heartland Records. In Germany, titled "Heimweh" ("Homesickness") and performed by Freddy Quinn and with lyrics by Ernst Bader and Dieter Rasch, the song was 14 weeks at number one, the most successful song of 1956. Worldwide it sold more than eight million, thus exceeding sales of the Dean Martin version. German versions: Memories Are Made of This "Memories Are Made of This" is a popular song written by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, and Frank Miller
Memories Are Made of This reached No. 1 on "Billboard"s Top 100 chart, remaining at the top for five weeks in 1956, while spending six weeks atop "Billboard"s chart of songs "Most Played by Jockeys", five weeks atop "Billboard"s chart of "Best Sellers in Stores", and four weeks atop "Billboard"s chart of songs "Most Played in Juke Boxes". It became a Gold record and Martin's biggest hit. It was also his only UK number one hit, topping the UK Singles Chart on 23 February 1956, and remaining at the top for four weeks. The song also reached No. 2 in the Netherlands and No. 20