Three coins in the fountain

Three Coins in the Fountain is a song composed by Jule Styne in 1953 . The text is by Sammy Cahn . The song was used as a movie song in the movie Three Coins in the Fountain . At first there was only a demo recording of a record with Frank Sinatra . The title will ultimately be produced for the film with the group The Four Aces and the Jack Pleis Orchestra . At the Academy Awards in 1955 , the song won the Oscar in the Best Song category .

A recording by Frank Sinatra reached number one on the UK charts. One version of The Four Aces reached number two on the US charts.

The song has been covered many times, including by Al Martino , Roy Black and Connie Francis . Tom Lord lists 33 cover versions of the title and a. by Tommy Dorsey , Ray Anthony , Harry James , Wingy Manone , Géo Daly , Henri Segers , Vince Guaraldi , Oscar Alemán , Jonah Jones , Earl Bostic , Ted Heath , Neal Hefti , Louie Bellson , Dinah Washington , Ray Bryant , Lionel Hampton , Henry Mancini and Buddy Collette .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Three Coins in the Well (1954) - Awards. Retrieved January 12, 2014 . 
2. ↑ UK Singles Chart - Number One. Retrieved January 12, 2014 . 
3. ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, 1973, p. 23
4. ↑ Al Martino - Three Coins In A Fountain. Retrieved January 12, 2014 . 
5. ^ Roy Black - Three Coins In A Fountain. Retrieved January 12, 2014 . 
6. ↑ Connie Francis - Three Coins In A Fountain. Retrieved January 12, 2014 . 
7. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 12, 2014)