Croce di Oro

About Croce di Oro

"Croce di Oro" ("Cross of Gold") is a popular song, written by James "Kim" Gannon. It was popularized by Patti Page in 1955. The Page recording was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70713. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on November 12, 1955. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #17; on the Best Seller chart, at #20; on the Juke Box chart, at #16; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #16. A United Kingdom version, recorded by Joan Regan, was also issued in the United States by London Records as catalog number 1605. On Cash Box magazine's charts, the song (in all versions combined) reached a peak position of #15. more »