1959 HITS ARCHIVE: Bonaparte s Retreat Billy Grammer (45 single version)

Bonapartes Retreat (King) by Billy Grammer with the Anita Kerr Singers The Pee Wee King song had achieved its greatest popularity via Kay Starrs bestselling 1950 version. This, along with the alsoposted flip side The Kissing Tree, was the followup single release to Billys hit Gotta Travel On. A slightly different arrangement of Bonapartes Retreat has also been issued on CD, but this post is the original single version. Pop Chart Peaks: Music Vendor 49, Billboard 50, Cash Box 58 THE 1959 HITS ARCHIVE here in one place, a goodquality library of originalreleaseversion bestsellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1959 (some were recorded in 1958).