Hans Christian Andersen (Danny Kaye album)

Hans Christian Andersen
Studio album by
Danny Kaye
Released1952 (1952)
LabelDecca

Danny Kaye Sings Selections from the Samuel Goldwyn Technicolor Production Hans Christian Andersen, or simply Hans Christian Andersen, is an album by Danny Kaye featuring songs written by Frank Loesser for the 1952 RKO musical film Hans Christian Andersen.

Release

The album was originally issued by Decca Records on a 10-inch LP (cat. no. DL 5433).[1][2]

Chart performance

The album reached No. 1 on both the 33⅓ R.P.M. and 45 R.P.M. halves of Billboard's Best Selling Popular Albums chart.[3][4]

Track listing

10-inch LP (Decca DL 5433)

All tracks are written by Frank Loesser.

Side 1
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."I'm Hans Christian Andersen"Danny Kaye2:33
2."Anywhere I Wander"Danny Kaye3:11
3."The Ugly Duckling"Danny Kaye3:02
4."Inchworm"Danny Kaye3:09
Side 2
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Thumbalina"Danny Kaye1:44
2."No Two People"Danny Kaye and Jane Wyman2:20
3."The King's New Clothes"Danny Kaye3:29
4."Wonderful Copenhagen"Danny Kaye2:02

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1953) Peak
position
US Billboard Best-Selling Children's Records[5] 1
US Billboard Best Selling Popular Albums – 33⅓ R.P.M.[3] 1
US Billboard Best Selling Popular Albums – 45 R.P.M.[4] 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "This Week's Best Buys". Billboard. 27 December 1952. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  2. ↑ The Decca Labels: The California sessions. Greenwood Press. 1996. ISBN 978-0-313-29984-1. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Best Selling Popular Albums / 33⅓ R.P.M." Billboard. 14 February 1953. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Best Selling Popular Albums / 45 R.P.M." Billboard. 28 February 1953. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Best-Selling Children's Records". Billboard. 19 September 1953. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
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