"Moon River" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1961

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Danny Williams was a South African-born British pop singer best known for his smooth ballad style and early 1960s chart success.

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instanceOf song
academyAward Academy Award for Best Original Song NERFINISHED
academyAwardYear 1962
associatedWith Andy Williams NERFINISHED
Audrey Hepburn NERFINISHED
Henry Mancini NERFINISHED
Johnny Mercer NERFINISHED
awarded Grammy Hall of Fame Award NERFINISHED
awardedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED
The Recording Academy NERFINISHED
chartPositionUK 1
chartPositionUKYear 1961
composer Henry Mancini NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredBy Andy Williams NERFINISHED
Aretha Franklin NERFINISHED
Barbra Streisand NERFINISHED
Bing Crosby NERFINISHED
Bobby Darin NERFINISHED
Danny Williams NERFINISHED
Danny Williams version
Elton John NERFINISHED
Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED
Henry Mancini NERFINISHED
Jerry Butler NERFINISHED
Judy Garland NERFINISHED
Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED
Pat Boone NERFINISHED
Paul Anka NERFINISHED
Rod Stewart NERFINISHED
Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED
decadeOfPeakPopularity 1960s
featuredInFilm Breakfast at Tiffany's NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceBy Audrey Hepburn NERFINISHED
genre easy listening
hasKey C major
hasMusicalForm popular song
language English
lengthApprox about 2 minutes 40 seconds
lyricist Johnny Mercer NERFINISHED
notableVersion Andy Williams version
Danny Williams version
publisher Famous Music NERFINISHED
recordLabelForNotableVersion Columbia Records NERFINISHED
His Master's Voice NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1961
style ballad
themeOf Breakfast at Tiffany's main theme
timeSignature 3/4

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Danny Williams chartAchievement "Moon River" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1961