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| name      = Wake the Town and Tell the People
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| published = 1955
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| composer  = [[Jerry Livingston]]
| lyricist  = [[Sammy Gallop]]
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"'''Wake the Town and Tell the People'''" is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]] with music by [[Jerry Livingston]] and lyrics by [[Sammy Gallop]], published in 1955. This song is a wedding day number complete with the chorus imitating the sound of wedding bells, as well as the sounds of the real chimes.
The biggest-selling recordings were made by [[Les Baxter]] and [[Mindy Carson]], both released in 1955.
==Recorded versions==
*[[Les Baxter]] (released by [[Capitol Records]] in the [[United States]] as catalog number 3120 and in [[Australia]] as catalog number CP-422, both with the flip side "[[I'll Never Stop Loving You (1955 song)|I'll Never Stop Loving You]]").<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/c/capitol-1-oz.html |title=78 Discography for Capitol Records - OZ |access-date=2008-07-29 |archive-date=2008-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704122935/http://www.globaldogproductions.info/c/capitol-1-oz.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Rose Brennan]] (released 1955 by [[His Master's Voice (British record label)|His Master's Voice]] as catalog numbers POP-112 (78 rpm)<ref name=HMVPOP>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/.html|title=HMV Records in the POP series|website=Globaldogproductions.info|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref> and 7M328 (45 rpm),<ref name=HMV7M>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/h/hmv-7m.html|title=45 Discography for HMV Records - UK - 7M series|website=Globaldogproductions.info|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref> both with the flip side "Ten Little Kisses").<ref name=HMVPOP/><ref name=HMV7M/>
*[[Pablo Beltrán Ruiz]] (released by [[RCA Victor Records]] as catalog number 20-6341, with the flip side "[[Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song)|Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing]]").<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://78discography.com/RCA206000.htm|title=RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-6000 - 6500|website=78discography.com|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[Jimmy Carroll]]'s Orchestra with the Bell Ringers (released by [[Bell Records]] as catalog number 1105, with the flip side "[[The Yellow Rose of Texas (song)|The Yellow Rose of Texas]]").<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://78discography.com/Bell7.htm|title=BELL 7-inch 78rpm numerical listing discography: 1000 series|website=78discography.com|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[Mindy Carson]] (released by [[Columbia Records]] as catalog number 40537, with the flip side "Hold Me Tight";<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://78discography.com/COL40500.htm|title=COLUMBIA Records (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 40500 - 41000|website=78discography.com|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref> re-recorded and released in 1960 by [[Joy Records (New York)]] as catalog number 236, with the flip side "[[When I Fall in Love]]").<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/j/joy.html|title=45 Discography for Joy Records|website=Globaldogproductions.info|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[Bing Crosby]] recorded the song in 1955<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/CBS.html |website=Bingmagazine.co.uk|access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref> for use on his [[The Bing Crosby Show (1954–1956)|radio show]] and it was subsequently included in the box set ''The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)'' issued by [[Mosaic Records]] (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-bing-crosby-cbs-radio-recordings-1954-56-mw0001951404|website=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>
*Bethe Douglas (released September 1955 by [[Pye Records]] as catalog number N15007, with the flip side "How to Be Very, Very Popular").<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/p/pye-uk-15000.html|title=Singles Discography for Pye Records - UK 15000 series|website=Globaldogproductions.info|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref>
*Four-in-a-Chord (released November 1955 by [[Embassy Records]] as catalog number WB158, with the flip side "Twenty Tiny Fingers").<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/e/embassy-uk.html|title=Singles Discography for Embassy Records - UK|website=Globaldogproductions.info|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[Joe Loss]] Orchestra (released 1955 by [[His Master's Voice (British record label)|His Master's Voice]] as catalog numbers POP-118 (78 rpm)<ref name=HMVPOP/> and 7M330 (45 rpm),<ref name=HMV7M/> both with the flip side "[[Button Up Your Overcoat]]").<ref name=HMVPOP/><ref name=HMV7M/>
*[[Lorrae Desmond]] released September 1955 by [[Decca Records]] in the [[United Kingdom]] as catalog number F 10612 with the flip side "You Should Know"
*[[Dinah Washington]] (released by [[Mercury Records]] in the [[United States]] as catalog number 71876 and in [[Australia]] as catalog number 45434, both with the flip side "[[September in the Rain]]").<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/m/mercury-45000-series-oz.html|title=45 Discography for Mercury Records - OZ - 45000 series|website=Globaldogproductions.info|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[Lawrence Welk]] (released 1955 in the [[United States]] by [[Coral Records]] as catalog number 61477<ref name=Coral61000>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/c/coral-61000-series-us.html|title=45 discography for Coral Records 61000 series|website=Globaldogproductions.info|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref> and in the United Kingdom by Vogue-Coral Records as catalog number 72102,<ref name=VogueCoral>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/v/vogue-coral-uk.html|title=Singles Discography for Vogue/Coral Records - UK|website=Globaldogproductions.info|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref> both with the flip side "I Hear Those Bells").<ref name=Coral61000/><ref name=VogueCoral/>
*[[:de:Erni Bieler|Erni Bieler]] had a German hit at #11 with the rendering "Lass die Welt darüber reden" in 1956: this version has also been recorded by [[:de:Liane Augustin|Liane Augustin]] and [[Lolita (Austrian singer)|Lolita]].
*[[Ivo Robić]] recorded the song for inclusion on a 1957 four track [[extended play|EP]] single.
==References==
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[[Category:1955 songs]]
[[Category:Songs about marriage]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Sammy Gallop]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jerry Livingston]]