Some Enchanted Evening

~ from the 1949 Stage Musical "South Pacific"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II , 1949

Williamson Music Inc. ~ ASCAP

With Orchestra Conducted by Mitchell Ayres

Produced by Charles Grean and J. Burgess

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City

Recording Time 3:25

Recorded March 01, 1949 ~ Matrix No. D9VB-233 Take 1 - 1A

Single release: RCA-78RPM-20-3402-A.

Single Release: RCA-45RPM-47-2896-A ( 1949 )

Single Flip Side: "Bali Ha'i"

US Chart Position No. 1 ( 5 Weeks ) Chart Debut: April 30, 1949

UK Single release: HMV-78RPM-B-10149 ( November 1951 )

Single Flip Side: "Bali Ha'i"

RCA Gold Standard Series 78/45-RPM-420/447-0109

Single Flip Side: "Bali Ha'i"

Album issue: RCA-45RPM EP "Rogers and Hammerstein" EPA-409 MONO 1952

Notes: ~ Introduced by Ezio Pinza in the Stage Musical "South Pacific". Pinza's single, from the cast album, was a million-seller as was Perry's recording for RCA Victor. Other best-sellers were recorded by Jo Stafford for Capitol, Frank Sinatra for Columbia, and Bing Crosby for Decca. In the 1958 Hollywood Musical it was sung by Giorgio Tozzi, dubbing for Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor. There were later popular recordings by Jay and the Americans in 1965 for United Artists and Jane Olivor for Columbia in 1977.