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"Serenade" is the title song of the 1956 Warner Bros. motion picture of the same name.[2] Written by Nicholas Brodsky and Sammy Cahn, it was sung on screen by Mario Lanza.

Track listing

7-inch single (RCA Victor 47-6478, 1956)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Serenade" (from the Warner Bros. film Serenade)1:50
2."My Destiny" (from the Warner Bros. film Serenade)
  • Cahn
  • Brodszky
2:30

Slim Whitman version

In the same year, the song was released as a single by Slim Whitman. His version reached number 8 in the UK.[3]

Track listing

7-inch single (Imperial X8305, 1956, United States)[4][5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm a Fool"Tommy Smith 
2."Serenade" 
7-inch single (London Records 45-HL-U 8287, 1956, UK)[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Serenade" (from the film)
  • Brodszky
  • Cahn
 
2."I Talk to the Waves"L. M. Richard 

Charts

Mario Lanza version

Chart (1956) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 25

Slim Whitman version

Chart (1956) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 8

References

  1. ^ Serenade (from "Serenade") on YouTube
  2. ^ a b "Mario Lanza – Serenade (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  3. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  4. ^ "Slim Whitman - Serenade / I'm A Fool". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  5. ^ "Billboard". 31 March 1956.
  6. ^ "Slim Whitman - Serenade". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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