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"China Doll"
Single by Slim Whitman
A-side"Indian Love Call"
Released1952
Length2:32
LabelImperial
Songwriter(s)
Slim Whitman singles chronology
"Cold Empty Arms" / "In a Hundred Years or More"
(1952) 		"China Doll" / "Indian Love Call"
(1952) 		"An Amateur in Love" / "By the Waters of the Minnetonka"
(1952)
Audio
"China Doll" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardpositive[1]

"China Doll" is a song written by Gerald Cannan and Kenny Cannan and originally recorded and released as a single (Imperial 8156, with "Indian Love Call" on the opposite side) by Slim Whitman.[2][3][4]

Track listing

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7-inch single (Imperial 45-8156, 1952, United States)[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Indian Love Call"
2:30
2."China Doll"
2:32
7-inch single (London Records 45-HL 1149, November 1952,[5] reissued in 1955, UK)[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Indian Love Call" (from Rose Marie)
2:30
2."China Doll"
  • Gerald and Kenny Cannan
2:32

Charts

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Chart (1955) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 15

References

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  1. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 7, 1952 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Original versions of China Doll written by Gerald Cannan, Kenny Cannan". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  3. ^ a b "Slim Whitman – Indian Love Call / China Doll (1952, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  4. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 31, 1952 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Country-western News (Volume 1, Issues 1-12). Country Western News. 1966.
  6. ^ "Indian Love Call / China Doll (1955, Tri-Centre, Gold Lettering, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
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