Jan Peerce - Once (1951)

My favorite Jan Peerce recording. Charted at #21 on Cash Box Top Singles chart in December 1951. This beautiful song has been forgotten for too long. "Once" was also recorded by Bill Kenny, Richard Hayes, Reggie Goff, Billy Eckstine and Donna Fuller. Original Billboard review: "Peerce packs warmth with his rich and true tenor tonsils to read down a striking "big" ballad, a pop plug item. His reading, coupled with Winterhalter's lush setting, could register a triumph for Peerce in the pop field". Written by Harold Spina and Bob Russell. With Hugo Winterhalter and his orchestra. B-side is "How Do I Love Thee", the Elizabeth Barrett Browning poem.