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Best Seller chart on September 22, 1950, and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 11. (Some sites list a 1945 date for this recording, but this is apparently in error.) A number of other singers have recorded it, including Cole's daughter,
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and published in 1950. The first known recording was on July 11, 1950, on KING records catalog number 15061, with Janet Brace singing and Milton Delugg conducting the orchestra.
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featuring the Nat King Cole version on the in-game radio station. Additionally, the song is also featured in the opening scene of the
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covered the song during a surprise appearance at The Oak Room in New York City on September 29, 2010, and again on January 5, 2011.
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Best Seller chart on November 24, 1950, and lasted one week in the chart, peaking at No. 30. Lester hosted the late-night
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was a guest performer on trumpet for her performances at the Robin Hood Gala on May 9, 2011, to benefit the
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and his orchestra, recorded the song in January 1951. It was by Pacific Records as catalog number 10-0052.
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in 1966, including "Orange Colored Sky", which was released as a 7" single on MGM Records.
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The song is the title track of a 1971 album by German songwriter and composer
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Orchestra, RCA Victor 20–3908, and the song peaked at 24 on the charts.
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recorded the song on September 28, 1950, in a version released by
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recorded a version as a bonus track on his 2007 album
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