Chances Are (song)

"Chances Are" is a popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. It was published in 1957.

This article is about the Johnny Mathis song. For other songs with this title, see Chances Are (disambiguation).
"Chances Are"
Single by Johnny Mathis
B-side"The Twelfth of Never"
ReleasedAugust 12, 1957
Recorded1957
StudioColumbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenrePop
Length2:57
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)Robert Allen
Lyricist(s)Al Stillman
Johnny Mathis singles chronology
"It's Not for Me to Say"
(1957)		 "Chances Are"
(1957)		 "Wild Is the Wind"
(1957)

Chart Performance

The song was one of many compositions by the Stillman-Allen team that were chart hits in the 1950s. It was listed on Billboard's "Most Played by Jockeys" survey for Johnny Mathis,[1] charting in 1957, and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998. The song reached No. 4 on Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores survey, along with its flip "The Twelfth of Never", which Mathis initially disliked.[2] It became a gold record. The song was also included on the 1958 Mathis compilation Johnny's Greatest Hits.

Later Recordings

Pop culture references

References
  1. "Most Played by Jockeys". Billboard. 1957-10-28. p. 50. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  2. Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 23 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.



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