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"'''April Love'''" is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]] with music by [[Sammy Fain]] and [[lyrics]] by [[Paul Francis Webster]]. It was written as the [[theme song]] for a 1957 [[April Love (film)|film of the same name]] starring [[Pat Boone]] and [[Shirley Jones]] and directed by [[Henry Levin]]. |
"'''April Love'''" is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]] with music by [[Sammy Fain]] and [[lyrics]] by [[Paul Francis Webster]]. It was written as the [[theme song]] for a 1957 [[April Love (film)|film of the same name]] starring [[Pat Boone]] and [[Shirley Jones]] and directed by [[Henry Levin]]. |
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Helped by the release of the film, "April Love" became a number-one hit in the United States for Pat Boone, and spent two weeks in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] charts (December 22, 1957 to January 4, 1958). In 1958, it was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Music, Original Song]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Boone - April Love|url=http://lovvin.com/RelatedItem.aspx?id=d1a4b901-d5c9-4951-800a-278034994689|work=lovvin.com|accessdate=14 February 2013}}</ref> [[Connie Francis]] |
Helped by the release of the film, "April Love" became a number-one hit in the United States for Pat Boone,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits|date=2004|publisher=Billboard Books|location=New York|isbn=0-8230-7499-4|page=75|edition=8th}}</ref> and spent two weeks in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] charts (December 22, 1957 to January 4, 1958). In 1958, it was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Music, Original Song]] but lost out to “[[All the Way (Frank Sinatra song)|All the Way]]”.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Boone - April Love|url=http://lovvin.com/RelatedItem.aspx?id=d1a4b901-d5c9-4951-800a-278034994689|work=lovvin.com|accessdate=14 February 2013}}</ref> |
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==Other recordings== |
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* [[Connie Francis]] - for ''[[One for the Boys (Connie Francis album)|One for the Boys]]''. |
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* [[Jane Morgan]] - included in the album ''Jane Morgan Sings the Great Golden Hits'' (1961).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jane-Morgan-Jane-Morgan-Sings-The-Great-Golden-Hits/master/922078|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=December 13, 2017}}</ref> |
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* [[Johnny Mathis]] - ''[[Tender Is the Night (Johnny Mathis album)|Tender Is the Night]]'' (1964) |
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* [[Billy Vaughn]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==External links== |
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| B-side | "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" |
"April Love" is a popular song with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. It was written as the theme song for a 1957 film of the same name starring Pat Boone and Shirley Jones and directed by Henry Levin.
Helped by the release of the film, "April Love" became a number-one hit in the United States for Pat Boone,[1] and spent two weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 charts (December 22, 1957 to January 4, 1958). In 1958, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song but lost out to “All the Way”.[2]
Other recordings
- Connie Francis - for One for the Boys.
- Jane Morgan - included in the album Jane Morgan Sings the Great Golden Hits (1961).[3]
- Johnny Mathis - Tender Is the Night (1964)
- Billy Vaughn
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 75. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ "Pat Boone - April Love". lovvin.com. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
See also
External links
- April Love at IMDb
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