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Kitty Kallen (born Katie Kallen; May 25, 1921 – January 7, 2016) was an American singer whose career spanned from the 1930s to the 1960s, including the Swing era of the Big Band years, the post-World War II pop scene, and the early years of rock 'n roll.
The best known recording of "Little Things Mean a Lot," by Kitty Kallen (Decca 9-29037), reached No.1 on the Billboard chart in 1954, and also reached No.1 on the Cash Box chart the same year. Billboard ranked it as the No. 1 song of 1954. In addition, the track climbed to the top spot in the UK Singles Chart in September of that same year. [1]
The first four singles of "My Coloring Book" were all released simultaneously in the last week of November and first week of December 1962 by singers Sandy Stewart, Kitty Kallen, George Chakiris, and Barbra Streisand. [6] Stewart's single of the work, made for Colpix Records, was paired with "I Heard You Cry Last Night" as a b-side. [8]
The Harry James and Kitty Kallen recording features in multiple projects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, notable as a tragically ironic piece of music representing Steve Rogers / Captain America (Chris Evans) and his best friend James "Bucky" Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and later with love interest Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) being torn apart by ...
Kitty Kallen also charted briefly in 1959 reaching the No. 34 spot. [10] Margo Smith went to #10 on the Country charts with the song in 1979. Nat King Cole - also recorded a cover of this song for his 1954 EP Nat King Cole Sings: [11] this EP peaked at #5 in the US. Solomon Burke included a version on his album Like a Fire (2008). [12]
Kitty Kallen had two songs in the year-end top 30, including "Little Things Mean a Lot", the number one song of 1954. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top 30 popular songs of 1954 according to retail sales. [1]
The song was revived in 1954 by Kitty Kallen, accompanied by the Jack Pleis Orchestra recorded at Decca Records on December 30, 1953. [2] Her recording reached number four on the Billboard charts [3] and number five on the Cash Box Best Selling Record chart. The Bachelors hit the Top 40 in the UK in 1965. [4] [5]
Kitty Kallen - for her album Honky Tonk Angel, Country Songs with a City Flavor (1961). [12] Bobby Vee - for his album Take Good Care of My Baby (1962). [13] Johnnie Ray - included in the 5-CD Bear Family Records set Yes Tonight Josephine. [14] Patti Page - included in the compilation album From Nashville to L.A.: Lost Columbia Masters 1962 ...