The Village of St. Bernadette (song)

"The Village of St. Bernadette"
Single by Andy Williams
from the album The Village of St. Bernadette
B-side "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Released December 1959
Genre Easy Listening
Length 3:18
Label Cadence Records 1374
Songwriter(s) Eula Parker
Andy Williams singles chronology
"Lonely Street"
(1959)		 "The Village of St. Bernadette"
(1959)		 "Wake Me When It's Over"
(1960)

"Lonely Street"
(1959)		 "The Village of St. Bernadette"
(1959)		 "Wake Me When It's Over"
(1960)

"The Village of St. Bernadette" is a song written by Eula Parker and performed by Andy Williams. The song reached #7 on the Billboard chart in 1959.[1] It appeared on his 1960 album The Village of St. Bernadette.[2] Archie Bleyer's Orchestra played on the song.[3]

Anne Shelton released a version of the song in 1959 that reached #2 in the UK.[4]

Bing Crosby recorded the song for his radio show in 1960[5].

Vera Lynn recorded the song in 1967 for a single release[6] and again in 1972 for the album Vera Lynn - Favourite Sacred Songs.[7]

Parker received the 1959 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Andy Williams, "The Village of St. Bernadette" chart positions Retrieved June 6, 2013
  2. ↑ Andy Williams, The Village of St. Bernadette Retrieved June 6, 2013
  3. ↑ Andy Williams, "The Village of St. Bernadette" Retrieved June 6, 2013
  4. ↑ Anne Shelton, "The Village of St. Bernadette" chart positions Retrieved June 6, 2013
  5. ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  8. ↑ Lister, David, Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion, The Independent, 28 May 1994
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