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"Charmaine" is a popular song written by Ernö Rapée and Lew Pollack. The song was written in 1926 and published in 1927. However, Desmond Carrington on his BBC Radio 2 programme marked the song's writing as being in 1913.

"Charmaine"
Single by The Bachelors
Released26 January 1963
RecordedOctober 10, 1962
LabelDecca F11559
Songwriter(s)Ernö Rapée, Lew Pollack
Producer(s)Shel Talmy
The Bachelors singles chronology
"Charmaine"
(1963)
"Far Away Places"
(1963)
External audio
You may hear Charmaine performed by Annunzio Mantovani conducting the Mantovani Orchestra in 1971 Here on archive.org

Background


The song was originally in waltz time, but later versions were in common time."Charmaine" is one of many popular songs whose lyrics use a "Bluebird of happiness" as a symbol of cheer: "I wonder, when bluebirds are mating, will you come back again?" The song was originally composed for the 1926 silent movie What Price Glory?

Shel Talmy produced the Bachelors version with Big Jim Sullivan on lead guitar and Jimmy Page on guitar.


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