Australian singles chart:
Mona Lisa entered the Kent charts on 7 October 1950 and peaked at #1. It was #5 on the Top 100 of 1950.
Songwriter:
Jay Livingston
Producer:
Ray Evans
Record label:
Capitol
Wikipedia:
Mona Lisa was written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949), in which it was performed by Sergio de Karlo. The title and lyrics refer to the renaissance portrait ‘Mona Lisa’ painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1950.
The version by Nat King Cole spent five weeks at #1 on America’s Billboard singles chart in 1950. His version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1992. Cole recorded this song again in stereo (with Ralph Carmichael and his Orchestra) in March 1961. Cole described this song as one of his favorites among his recordings.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa_(Nat_King_Cole_song)
Find more songs to enjoy: Bang a Gong song finder
New to Bang a Gong? Click HERE to learn more about us.