Croce di Oro explained

"Croce di Oro" ("Cross of Gold")" is a popular song, written by James "Kim" Gannon.

It was popularized by Patti Page in 1955.

The Page recording was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70713.^[1] It first reached the Billboard charts on November 12, 1955. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at number 17; on the Best Seller chart, at number 20; on the Juke Box chart, at number 16; and number 16 on the composite chart of the top 100 songs.^[2] Page later re-recorded the song and it was included in her album Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1965).

A United Kingdom version, recorded by Joan Regan, was also issued in the United States by London Records as catalog number 1605.^[3]

On Cash Box magazine's charts, the song (in all versions combined) reached a peak position of number 15.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miss Patti Page . 2010-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090211085801/http://www.misspattipage.com/chart.html . 2009-02-11 . dead .
2. Web site: Song artist 75 - Patti Page. Tsort.info. 29 April 2021.
3. Web site: Cash Box Top Singles 12/17/55. https://web.archive.org/web/20100103013337/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/50s_files/19551217.html. dead. 3 January 2010. Cashboxmagazine.com. 29 April 2021.