Bless You (Tony Orlando song)

"Bless You"
Single by Tony Orlando
from the album Bless You and 11 Other Great Hits
B-side	"Am I the Guy"
Released	1961
Genre	Pop
Length	2:06
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Producer(s)	Al Nevins, Don Kirshner & Jack Keller
Tony Orlando singles chronology
"Halfway to Paradise" (1961) "Bless You" (1961) "Happy Times (Are Here to Stay)" (1961)

"Bless You" is a song released in 1961 by Tony Orlando. The song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.[1]

Chart performance

The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,[2] peaking at No. 15,[3][1] while reaching No. 5 on the UK's Record Retailer chart,[4] and No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[5]

Chart (1961)	Peak position
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[5]	5
UK Record Retailer[4]	5
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	15
US Cash Box Top 100[6]	17
US Cash Box Records Disc Jockeys Played Most[7]	13
US Cash Box Top Ten Juke Box Tunes[8]	18

Year-end lists

• The song was ranked No. 73 on Billboard's end of year "Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year".[9]

Cover versions

• Mann released a version of the song himself in 1962, as the flipside of "Teenage Has-Been".[10]

References

1. Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Billboard Books. p. 287. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
2. "The Hot 100 - Week of October 30, 1961". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
3. "Billboard Music Week Hot 100 for Week Ending October 15" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
4. "Tony Orlando - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
5. "1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts: Chart No. 234". CHUM. October 2, 1961. Archived from the original on 2006-02-28. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
6. "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, September 23, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
7. "The Records Disc Jockeys Played Most", Cash Box, September 23, 1961. p. 16. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
8. "Top Ten Juke Box Tunes", Cash Box, September 30, 1961. p. 24. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
9. "Chart Toppers", Billboard, December 25, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
10. "Singles Reviews", Billboard, December 8, 1962. p. 23. Retrieved February 6, 2018.