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Meet Mister Callaghan

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"Meet Mister Callaghan"
Single by Les Paul
from the album The Hit Makers!
A-side"Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me"
ReleasedAugust 18, 1952 (1952-08-18)
GenreJazz
Length1:48
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Eric Spear
Les Paul singles chronology
"I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)"
(1952)
"Meet Mister Callaghan"
(1952)
"My Baby's Coming Home"
(1952)

"Meet Mister Callaghan" is a 1952 song written by Eric Spear and performed by Les Paul in a hit recording.

Background

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It reached number 5 on the U.S. pop chart in 1952.[1] It was featured on Paul's and Mary Ford's 1953 album The Hit Makers![2] The song was used in the 1954 film Meet Mr. Callaghan.

The single ranked number 25 on Billboard's Year-End top 30 singles of 1952.[3]

Other charting versions

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Other versions

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References

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  1. ^ "Les Paul, "Meet Mister Callaghan" Chart Position". Musicvf.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Les Paul and Mary Ford, The Hit Makers!". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1952". Longboredsurfer.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "Mitch Miller, "Meet Mister Callaghan" Chart Position". Musicvf.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra, "Meet Mister Callaghan" Chart Position". Musicvf.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Chet Atkins, "Chinatown, My Chinatown" Single Release". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Jan August and Jerry Murad's Harmonicats, "Meet Mister Callaghan" Single Release". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music, "Meet Mister Callaghan" Single Release". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, Instrumentally Yours". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  10. ^ "The Three Suns, On a Magic Carpet". Discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  11. ^ "Frankie Carle: His Piano and His Orchestra, 30 Hits of the Fantastic 50's". Discogs.com. 1964. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "Eddie Adcock and Talk of the Town, The Acoustic Collection". Discogs.com. 1988. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "The Ventures, The EP Collection". Discogs.com. 1990. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  14. ^ "Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra, Decca Singles". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  15. ^ "Frank Chacksfield, In the Limelight". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2018.