Chances_Are_(song)

Chances Are (song)

Chances Are (song)

1957 single by Johnny Mathis

This article is about the Johnny Mathis song. For other songs with this title, see Chances Are (disambiguation).

"Chances Are" is a popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. It was published in 1957.

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Chart performance

The song was one of many compositions by the Stillman-Allen team that were chart hits in the 1950s.[1] It was listed on Billboard's "Most Played by Jockeys" survey for Johnny Mathis,[2] charting in 1957, and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998.[3] The song reached No. 4 on Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores survey, along with its flip "The Twelfth of Never", which Mathis initially disliked.[4] The song, released on both 45 RPM and 78 RPM formats, was also included on the 1958 Mathis compilation Johnny's Greatest Hits. The album was certified a gold record on June 5, 1959.[5] In Canada, the song reached number 3 on the CHUM Charts.[6]

Later recordings

Pop culture references

References

  1. [1]
    "Songs written by Al Stillman". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Most Played by Jockeys". Billboard. 1957-10-28. p. 50. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  3. [3]
    "Johnny Mathis". Grammy.com. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. [4]
    Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 23 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
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    "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. [6]
    "CHUM Hit Parade - October 14, 1957".
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    "LIZA MINNELLI (with JOHNNY MATHIS) chances are". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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    "The UFOs Surround the House - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (3/8) Movie CLIP (1977) HD". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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