Papa Loves Mambo
| "Papa Loves Mambo" | ||||
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| Single by Perry Como | ||||
| B-side | "The Things I Didn't Do" | |||
| Released | September 1954 | |||
| Recorded | August 31, 1954 | |||
| Genre | Mambo | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Al Hoffman Dick Manning Bix Reichner | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe Reisman | |||
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"Papa Loves Mambo" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, and Bix Reichner and released in 1954.
The best-known version was recorded by Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres's orchestra in New York City on August 31, 1954. The U.S. release peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard chart in January 1955. The recording was part of a wave of popular mambo music in the U.S. alongside songs like "They Were Doin' the Mambo" and "Mambo Italiano".