"Juke Box Baby" is a song written by Joe Sherman and

Noel Sherman Noel Sherman (30 June 1930 Brooklyn – 4 June 1972 New York City, New York) was an American lyricist and nightclub producer. Among the standards that Sherman composed, often with his brother Joe Sherman (songwriter), Joe Sherman, are "Ramblin' Ros ...

and performed by

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987 ...

. It reached #10 on the U.S. pop chart and #22 on the UK Singles Chart in 1956.

Background

The single features

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and Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and was arranged by

Joe Reisman Joseph Reisman (September 16, 1924 – September 15, 1987) was an American musician (tenor and baritone saxophone, clarinet), bandleader, arranger, and record producer in the swing era. Reisman was born in Dallas in 1924 and studied at Baylor U ...

Other versions

* Sid Phillips and His Band released a version of the song as a single in the UK in 1956, but it did not chart.

References

1956 songs 1956 singles 1950s ballads Songs with lyrics by Noel Sherman Songs written by Joe Sherman (songwriter) Perry Como songs RCA Records singles His Master's Voice singles Songs about music Songs about jukeboxes {{1950s-single-stub