Moonlight_Gambler

Moonlight Gambler

Moonlight Gambler

1956 single by Frankie Laine

"Moonlight Gambler" is a song written by Bob Hilliard and Phil Springer and performed by Frankie Laine featuring Ray Conniff and His Orchestra. It reached #3 on the U.S. pop chart and #13 on the UK Singles chart in 1957.[1]

Quick Facts Single by Frankie Laine, B-side ...

The single ranked #32 on Billboard's Year-End top 50 singles of 1957.[2]

The song begins with a spoken recitation by Laine saying:

"You can gamble for matchsticks,/ You can gamble for Gold,/ The stakes may be heavy or small,/ But, if you haven't gambled for love and lost,/ Then you haven't gambled at all"/ Which is repeated when sung in the Bridge section of the song. Laine's version also features a whistler and a clip clopping sound.

Other versions

References

  1. [1]
    "Frankie Laine, "Moonlight Gambler" Chart Positions". Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "1957's Best Selling Records" Billboard December 23, 1957: 20
  3. [3]
    "Gene Barry, "Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume" single release". Retrieved July 24, 2018.
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    "Winifred Atwell, Best of Winifred Atwell". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
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    "T. Storm Hunter, Airways Hotel". Discogs. Retrieved July 24, 2018.



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