"Croce di Oro" ("Cross of Gold") is a popular song, written by James "Kim" Gannon. Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ...

It was popularized by Patti Page in 1955. Patti Page on the cover of a collection, part of The Millenium Collection Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ... See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called Operation TNT. The label drops the list price on LPs from $5. ...

The Page recording was issued by Mercury Records as catalog number 70713, and first reached the Billboard chart on November 5, 1955, lasting 14 weeks and peaking at #16. Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called Operation TNT. The label drops the list price on LPs from $5. ...

A United Kingdom version, recorded by Joan Regan, was also issued in the United States by London Records as catalog number 1605. London Records was a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom marketing records in the United States and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ...

On Cash Box magazine's charts, the song (in all versions combined) reached a peak position of #15. Cash Box magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industry. ...

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