SERENADE (SONG FROM SERENADE)

"Serenade"
"Serenade"
Single by Slim Whitman
A-side	" I'm a Fool"; "Serenade"
Released	1956
Label	Imperial
Songwriter(s)	Nicholas Brodsky; Sammy Cahn;
Slim Whitman singles chronology
Slim Whitman UK singles chronology
Audio
	"Serenade" on YouTube

"Serenade"
"Serenade"
Single by Mario Lanza
A-side	"Serenade"; "My Destiny"
Released	1956
Recorded	1955
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Sammy Cahn; Nicholas Brodszky;
Audio
	"Serenade" on YouTube

"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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Serenade" (from the Warner Bros. film Serenade)	Sammy Cahn Nicholas Brodszky	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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	" I'm a Fool"	Tommy Smith
2.	"Serenade"	Nicholas Brodsky Sammy Cahn

7-inch single (London Records 45-HL-U 8287, 1956, UK)^[6]
No.	Title	Writer(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

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

[1] Serenade (from "Serenade") on YouTube

[Mario_Lanza_–_Serenade_(Vinyl)_-_Discogs-2] "Mario Lanza – Serenade (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

[UK_chart-3] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-03-11.

[Slim_Whitman_-_Serenade_/_I'm_A_Fool_-_Discogs-4] "Slim Whitman - Serenade / I'm A Fool". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.

[5] "Billboard". 31 March 1956.

[Slim_Whitman_-_Serenade_|_Releases_|_Discogs-6] "Slim Whitman - Serenade". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.

[UK_chart_1956-7] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

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v t e Mario Lanza
Compilations	Mario! Lanza at His Best Mario Lanza Sings Songs from The Student Prince and The Desert Song Mario Lanza: Opera Arias and Duets Mario Lanza Live at Hollywood Bowl: Historical Recordings (1947 & 1951)
Singles	" Granada" / " Lolita" " Be My Love" (from The Toast of New Orleans) " The Loveliest Night of the Year" (from The Great Caruso) " Because" " You Are My Love" " Serenade" (from The Student Prince) / " Drinking Song" (from The Student Prince) " I'll Walk with God" (from The Student Prince) " Serenade" (from Serenade) " Arrivederci Roma" " On the Street Where You Live" / " Younger than Springtime"
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v t e Slim Whitman
Studio albums	Slim Whitman Sings (1957) Slim Whitman Sings (1958) Slim Whitman Sings (1959) I'll Walk with God Slim Whitman Sings Million Record Hits Just Call Me Lonesome Once in a Lifetime Slim Whitman Sings Annie Laurie Forever Slim Whitman Sings (1962) Heart Songs & Love Songs I'm a Lonely Wanderer Irish Songs the Slim Whitman Way Love Song of the Waterfall Reminiscing More than Yesterday (More Country Songs & City Hits) God's Hand in Mine A Travelin' Man 15th Anniversary Album Country Memories In Love the Whitman Way Happy Street Tomorrow Never Comes Guess Who (a.k.a. Snowbird) It's a Sin to Tell a Lie Happy Anniversary Everything Leads Back to You Red River Valley Home on the Range Ghost Riders in the Sky Songs I Love to Sing Christmas with Slim Whitman
Live albums	25th Anniversary Concert
Compilations	The Very Best of Slim Whitman
Singles	" I'm Casting My Lasso Towards the Sky" / " I'll Do as Much for You Someday" " Birmingham Jail" " Love Song of the Waterfall" " Bandera Waltz" " Indian Love Call" / " China Doll" " An Amateur in Love" / " By the Waters of the Minnetonka" " Keep It a Secret" / " My Heart Is Broken in Three" " Danny Boy" " North Wind" " Secret Love" " Rose Marie" " Beautiful Dreamer" " Singing Hills" " The Cattle Call" " I'll Never Stop Loving You" " Tumbling Tumbleweeds" " I'm a Fool" / " Serenade" " The Whiffenpoof Song" " There's a Love Knot in My Lariat" (UK) " Smoke Signals" " Careless Love" " I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" " Careless Hands" " A Fool Such as I" " Just Call Me Lonesome" " I Remember You" " My Happiness" " It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" " Happy Anniversary" (UK) " Red River Valley" " Can't Help Falling in Love with You"
Related	Discography

v t e Mario Lanza
Compilations	Mario! Lanza at His Best Mario Lanza Sings Songs from The Student Prince and The Desert Song Mario Lanza: Opera Arias and Duets Mario Lanza Live at Hollywood Bowl: Historical Recordings (1947 & 1951)
Singles	" Granada" / " Lolita" " Be My Love" (from The Toast of New Orleans) " The Loveliest Night of the Year" (from The Great Caruso) " Because" " You Are My Love" " Serenade" (from The Student Prince) / " Drinking Song" (from The Student Prince) " I'll Walk with God" (from The Student Prince) " Serenade" (from Serenade) " Arrivederci Roma" " On the Street Where You Live" / " Younger than Springtime"
Related	Discography

v t e Slim Whitman
Studio albums	Slim Whitman Sings (1957) Slim Whitman Sings (1958) Slim Whitman Sings (1959) I'll Walk with God Slim Whitman Sings Million Record Hits Just Call Me Lonesome Once in a Lifetime Slim Whitman Sings Annie Laurie Forever Slim Whitman Sings (1962) Heart Songs & Love Songs I'm a Lonely Wanderer Irish Songs the Slim Whitman Way Love Song of the Waterfall Reminiscing More than Yesterday (More Country Songs & City Hits) God's Hand in Mine A Travelin' Man 15th Anniversary Album Country Memories In Love the Whitman Way Happy Street Tomorrow Never Comes Guess Who (a.k.a. Snowbird) It's a Sin to Tell a Lie Happy Anniversary Everything Leads Back to You Red River Valley Home on the Range Ghost Riders in the Sky Songs I Love to Sing Christmas with Slim Whitman
Live albums	25th Anniversary Concert
Compilations	The Very Best of Slim Whitman
Singles	" I'm Casting My Lasso Towards the Sky" / " I'll Do as Much for You Someday" " Birmingham Jail" " Love Song of the Waterfall" " Bandera Waltz" " Indian Love Call" / " China Doll" " An Amateur in Love" / " By the Waters of the Minnetonka" " Keep It a Secret" / " My Heart Is Broken in Three" " Danny Boy" " North Wind" " Secret Love" " Rose Marie" " Beautiful Dreamer" " Singing Hills" " The Cattle Call" " I'll Never Stop Loving You" " Tumbling Tumbleweeds" " I'm a Fool" / " Serenade" " The Whiffenpoof Song" " There's a Love Knot in My Lariat" (UK) " Smoke Signals" " Careless Love" " I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" " Careless Hands" " A Fool Such as I" " Just Call Me Lonesome" " I Remember You" " My Happiness" " It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" " Happy Anniversary" (UK) " Red River Valley" " Can't Help Falling in Love with You"
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"Serenade"
Single by Mario Lanza
A-side	"Serenade" "My Destiny"
Released	1956
Recorded	1955^[1]
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Sammy Cahn Nicholas Brodszky

Audio
"Serenade" on YouTube