1 – Cry – Johnny Ray – if ever a man sounded like his voice, a heart wrenching, tear stained throb for the proto-teen idol early precursor to Elvis and rock and roll. This song had the bobby soxers in an uproar like Roy Orbison would never exist – A
2 – Half As Much – Rosemary Clooney – The first of two hits for Rosemary in 1952, here she takes on countrypolitan and turns Hank Williams, the one man hot making machine, even more mainstream – B+
3 – High Noon – Frankie Lane – Gary Cooper Western’s main theme was a spurs on loner hit. Years later he would sing “Blazing Saddles” – B+
4 – The Little White Cloud That Cried – Johnny Ray – In which, the second of three hits in 1952, johhny finds his epitaph – B+
5 – A Gug Is A Guy – Doris day – Day 101 as the professional virgin offers a self help book – B
6 – Auf Wiederseh’n, Sweetheart – Vera Lynn – England survived WW2 thanks solely to the hard work of Vera, this was her hit single the year Lizzy 2 ascended the throne – B+
7 – Here In My Heart – Al Martino – Classic Italian romantic ballad by the Godfather of 1950s pop – A-
8 – Jambalaya – Jo Stafford – the mainstreaming of country continued apace – B
9 – You Belong To Me – Jo Stafford – This was the first song with a female lead singer to reach the # 1 position in the UK, and a reverse countrypolitan when Patsy Cline covered it – B+
10 – Blue Tango – Leroy Anderson – Light orchestrated mainstreaming and the # 1 selling song of 1952 – considerthat before you dis Mark ronson – C
