"Tina Marie" is a popular song. It was written by

Bob Merrill Henry Robert Merrill Levan (May 17, 1921 – February 17, 1998) was an American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter. Merrill was one of the most successful songwriters of the 1950s on the US and UK single charts. His ...

and was published in 1955, and performed by

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with an accompaniment with

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and His Orchestra with

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Recordings

On June 21, 1955,

recorded the song for

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.The recording was released on a number of singles: *In the

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, by RCA Victor, as a 78rpm single (catalog number 20-6192), and a 45 rpm single (catalog number 47-6192), with the flip side " Fooled." *In the

, as a children's record by RCA Victor, as a 78rpm single (catalog number BY-50), and a 45 rpm single (catalog number WBY-50), with the flip side " Round and Round," part of the ''Children's Bluebird Series'' *In

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, by RCA as a single (catalog number 18313), with the flip side " Fooled." *In the

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, by

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, in October 1955, as a 78rpm single (catalog number POP-103), with the flip side " Home for the Holidays." This record reached position number 24 on the UK chart. (A pirate version was issued by His Master's Voice as a 45rpm single under the catalog number 7M-326.) *In Australia, ''The Book - Top 40 Research, 7th edition'' compiled by ''Barnes & Scanes'', gives that Tina Marie was never released as a single in Australia. The same publication then goes on to show Tina Marie achieving Number 8 on the Australian music charts on January 21, 1956.

Chart performance

In the US, "Tina Marie" reached position number 5 on the

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chart.

References

{{Reflist Songs written by Bob Merrill 1955 songs