1949 HITS ARCHIVE: Bali Ha’i - Peggy Lee

Bali Ha’I (Rodgers-Hammerstein II) by Peggy Lee, orchestra conducted by Dave Barbour Peggy’s sultry reading of the “South Pacific” hit was a top-20 best-seller, coming in second behind the Perry Como version. Her up-tempo “Riders In The Sky” is also included in this collection. THE 1949 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1949 (some were recorded in 1948).