Cara Mia – Jay and the Americans

Chart Position: 4

• Originally recorded by David Whitfield w/ Mantovani’s Orchestra (1954)
• Written by Bunny Lewis and Mantovani
• Lead vocals: Jay Black
• Backing vocals: Kenny Vance, Sandy Deane, Marty Sanders and Howard Kane
• Recorded in New York City NY
• Produced by Artie Ripp
• Also recorded by Josef Locke (1954), Gordon MacRae (1954), Jan Corduwener & His Ballroom Orchestra (1955), Helen Forest (1954), 101 Strings (1961), Giannini (1962), Gene Ammons (1965), Johnny Mann Singers (1966), Don Murray & Gaylords (1966), Sandy Scott (1966), Billy Brown & Freshmen (1967), Gene Pitney (1967), Joe Harris & Pink Umbrellas (1968), Slim Whitman (1976), Max Fenders (1977), Nikolai Volkoff (1985), Spacemen (1988), Robert Wolfe (1988), Jose Carreras (1992), Terry Lawrence (2018) and many others

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