In the Middle of an Island

Album: The Good Life (1957)
Charted: 9
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  • In the middle of an island
    In the middle of the ocean
    You and I beneath the moonlight
    With just the monkeys and the palm trees

    In the middle of an island
    When it's time to do some kissin'
    Plenty time for lotsa lovin'
    And walkin' barefoot in the sand

    Though there's no island at all
    Just a picture on my wall
    My darlin', how I wish we could be
    (I wish that we could be)

    In the middle of an island
    In the middle of the ocean
    You and I forever, darlin'
    In a paradise for two
    (In a paradise for two)

    Though there's no island at all
    Just a picture on my wall
    My darlin', how I wish we could be
    (I wish that we could be)

    In the middle of an island
    In the middle of the ocean
    You and I forever, darlin'
    In a paradise for two
    (In the middle of the ocean on an island kissin' you) Writer/s: ACQUAVIVA NICHOLAS, TED VARNICK
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Word Collections Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Patty Williams from Boise, IdahoThis was my FIRST favorite song ever! I was 4 years old. Took me 40 years to find who the artist was.
  • Patty Williams from Boise, IdahoThis was my FIRST favorite song ever! I was 4 years old. Took me 40 years to find who the artist was.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn September 18th 1957, the CBS-TV network's 'The Big Record Show' had its national debut {it was the network's answer to ABC-TV's 'American Bandstand'}...
    The show's hostess was Patti Page and it lasted for one season with 35 episodes...
    Tony Bennett performed "In the Middle of An Island" on the show; at the time the song was at #9 on Billboard's Top 100 chart {its peak position} and #11 on Billboard's Best Sellers chart...
    The song spent 21 weeks on the Top 100 chart.
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