On this day in 1961 {Oct. 9th} 2 versions of "Moon River" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart and both eventually peaked at #11; Jerry Butler's version spent 17 weeks on the Top 100 while Henry Mancini's stayed on the Top 100 for exactly a half-year {26 weeks} Composed by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, it won the Academy Award for 'Best Original Song' & Grammy Awards for 'Record of the Year' & 'Song of the Year' And in the U.K. Danny Williams took it to #1 {for 2 weeks} on Dec. 28th, 1961
On this day in 1961 {Oct. 9th} 2 versions of "Moon River" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart and both eventually peaked at #11; Jerry Butler's version spent 17 weeks on the Top 100 while Henry Mancini's stayed on the Top 100 for exactly a half-year {26 weeks}
Composed by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, it won the Academy Award for 'Best Original Song' & Grammy Awards for 'Record of the Year' & 'Song of the Year'
And in the U.K. Danny Williams took it to #1 {for 2 weeks} on Dec. 28th, 1961
superior version of this song