Chances Are (song)
| "Chances Are" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US 7-inch single picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Johnny Mathis | ||||
| B-side | "The Twelfth of Never" | |||
| Released | August 12, 1957 | |||
| Recorded | 1957 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Composer(s) | Robert Allen | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Al Stillman | |||
| Johnny Mathis singles chronology | ||||
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"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
- Mathis re-recorded the song in 1996 as a duet with Liza Minnelli for her album Gently.[7]
Pop culture references
- A portion of this song can be heard in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.[8]
- The song appears in the American Dad episode "Finger Lenting Good".
- The song appears in 1998 romantic comedy film You've Got Mail
References
- ^ "Songs written by Al Stillman". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Most Played by Jockeys". Billboard. 1957-10-28. p. 50. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ "Johnny Mathis". Grammy.com. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 23 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - October 14, 1957".
- ^ "LIZA MINNELLI (with JOHNNY MATHIS) chances are". YouTube. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
