If (They Made Me a King)

"If"
Single by Perry Como
B-side"Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom"
ReleasedDecember 1950
GenreVocal
Length3:12
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Tolchard Evans, Robert Hargreaves, Stanley J. Damerell
Perry Como singles chronology
"You're Just in Love"
(1950) 		"If"
(1950) 		"There's No Boat Like a Rowboat"
(1951)

"If (They Made Me a King)" is a popular song with music written by Tolchard Evans and the lyrics written by Robert Hargreaves and Stanley J. Damerell. The song was written in 1934, but the most popular versions were recorded in 1950–1951. Perry Como's version, recorded November 28, 1950, was a number-one hit on the Billboard charts for eight weeks.[1] The Como version was released under the following labels and catalog numbers:

  • In the United States, by RCA Victor, as catalog number 47–3997 with the flip side "Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom"
  • In Argentina, by Discos RCA Victor Argentina, as catalog number 68–0583 with the flip side "Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom"
  • In the United Kingdom, by HMV, as catalog number B-10042 with the flip side "Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom"
  • In Germany, by HMV, as catalog number X-7293 with the flip side being a Tony Martin/Dinah Shore recording of "A Penny a Kiss"
  1. ^ Perry Como's "If" Chart Positions Retrieved March 24, 2013.