Far Away Places

"Far Away Places" is an American popular song. It was written by Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer and published in 1948.

This article is about the 1948 song. For the 2nd Chapter of Acts album, see Far Away Places (album). For the Mad Men episode, see Far Away Places (Mad Men).

The recording by Bing Crosby & The Ken Darby Choir was recorded on November 25, 1948[1] and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24532. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on December 31, 1948 and lasted 18 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.[2]

The recording by Margaret Whiting was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 15278. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on December 17, 1948 and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3.[2]

The recording by Perry Como was released by RCA Victor as catalog number 20-3316. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on January 7, 1949 and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6.[2]

The recording by Dinah Shore was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38356. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on January 28, 1949 at #28 on its only week on the chart.[2]

Recorded versions
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References
  1. "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.


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