Keep It a Secret

"Keep It a Secret" is a popular song written by Jessie Mae Robinson published in 1952.

Recordings

The best-selling recording of the song was made by Jo Stafford in 1952. It was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39891. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on November 8, 1952 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6.[1] The song reached #5 on the Cash Box chart in early 1953.

"Keep It a Secret" was also recorded by Bing Crosby on November 12, 1952 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra[2] and this charted briefly with a peak position of No. 28.[3]

Other recordings
  • Dinah Shore with Frank De Vol and his orchestra recorded the song in Hollywood on August 18, 1952. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4992 (in USA)[4] and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10407.
  • June Hutton, with Axel Stordahl and his orchestra, recorded Keep It a Secret in 1952. It was backed by I Miss You So on Capitol 2268.[5]
  • Slim Whitman - recorded the song for a single release in 1952.[6] He recorded the song again in 1967 for the album Slim Whitman – 15th Anniversary Album.[7]
  • Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps - included in the album A Gene Vincent Record Date (1958).[8]
  • Joni James - included in the album Joni James – Country Style (1962).[9]
  • Ronnie Dove recorded the song for part of his Right or Wrong album (1964).

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
  2. "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 112. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. RCA Victor in the 20-4500 to 20-4999 series
  5. "Reviews of This Week's New Records: Popular" (PDF). Billboard. November 15, 1952. p. 48. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  7. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  8. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  9. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
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