In the Chapel in the Moonlight

"In the Chapel in the Moonlight" is a 1936 popular song written by Billy Hill and first performed by Shep Fields. Other successful recordings in 1936/37 were by Richard Himber, Mal Hallett and Ruth Etting.^[1]

The song was revived by Kitty Kallen in 1954. Her recording, which was released by Decca Records as catalog number 29130, reached number four on the Billboard charts^[2] and number five on the Cash Box Best Selling Record chart.

Cover versions

"In the Chapel in the Moonlight" has been performed frequently since then by singers including:

• The Four Knights (1954)^[3]
• It was covered by Johnny Burnette in his 1961 album Johnny Burnette Sings.^[4]
• The Bachelors also hit the Top 40 in the UK^[5] with a recorded version of this standard in 1965.^[6]
• Dean Martin, whose version of the song peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as spending three weeks atop the easy listening chart in August 1967.^[7]
• Bing Crosby on the 1965 album Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love
• Patti Page - for her 1967 album Today My Way
• Jerry Vale for his album As Long As She Needs Me (1969)^[8]
• Celtic Frost for their album Into the Pandemonium (1999 reissued version)

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1967 (U.S.)

References