Number of Weeks? 1
What else was going on? First meeting of the Robertson Panel to discuss UFO sightings
from amazon.com
In knocking Martino off the number 1 spot, Jo Stafford sealed her place as the first woman to top the chart, with a slow, languid ballad invoking pyramids, tropical isles and marketplaces in Algiers. The vocal performance is, again confident, with rich, exotic orchestration. It's the story that really sells this song though. It's a tender ballad which essentially furthers the montra "love conquers geography". Stafford's voice is absolutely beautiful and gives the track a bluesy, longing feel. Stafford wasn't the only artist to tackle this song (Dean Martin and... erm... Vonda Shepard had a go) but Jo's was the only version ever to make it into the charts, let alone the number 1 slot. Beautiful song.
What happened next? Like her predecessor, Jo's first number 1 was to be her last. Her only other top ten hit came two years later and was the (comparatively) risque "Make Love To Me" complete with hilarious buh-buh-buh-bum bits. Yet ultimately, barring a shock spike in sales in the future, Jo's pioneering trip to the top will be her only appearance here.
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