Chances Are (song)

This article is about the Johnny Mathis song. For other songs with this title, see Chances Are (disambiguation).
"Chances Are"
US 7-inch single picture sleeve
Single by Johnny Mathis
B-side"The Twelfth of Never"
ReleasedAugust 12, 1957
Recorded1957
StudioColumbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenrePop
Length2:57
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)Robert Allen
Lyricist(s)Al Stillman
Johnny Mathis singles chronology
"It's Not for Me to Say"
(1957) 		"Chances Are"
(1957) 		"Wild Is the Wind"
(1957)

"Chances Are" is a popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. It was published in 1957.

Chart performance

The song was one of many compositions by the Stillman-Allen team that were chart hits in the 1950s.[1] It was listed on Billboard's "Most Played by Jockeys" survey for Johnny Mathis,[2] charting in 1957, and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998.[3] The song reached No. 4 on Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores survey, along with its flip "The Twelfth of Never", which Mathis initially disliked.[4] The song, released on both 45 RPM and 78 RPM formats, was also included on the 1958 Mathis compilation Johnny's Greatest Hits. The album was certified a gold record on June 5, 1959.[5] In Canada, the song reached number 3 on the CHUM Charts.[6]

Later recordings

Pop culture references

References

  1. ^ "Songs written by Al Stillman". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Most Played by Jockeys". Billboard. 1957-10-28. p. 50. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  3. ^ "Johnny Mathis". Grammy.com. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 23 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  5. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - October 14, 1957".
  7. ^ "LIZA MINNELLI (with JOHNNY MATHIS) chances are". YouTube. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  8. ^ "The UFOs Surround the House - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (3/8) Movie CLIP (1977) HD". YouTube. 7 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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