"If (They Made Me a King)" is a popular song.
The music was written by Tolchard Evans, the lyrics by
Robert Hargreaves and Stanley J. Damerell. The song was written
in 1934, but the most popular versions were recorded in
1950-1951. Perry Como's version, recorded November 28, 1950,
was a #1 charted hit on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks. The
Como version was released under the following labels and
catalog numbers:
Vic Damone made a version that reached #28.
Jo Stafford also recorded the song (with "queen" for "king"
in the lyric) about the same time. Her version, with the Paul
Weston orchestra backing her, was recorded on October 16, 1950
and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39082.
A version by Dean Martin was recorded on December 2, 1950
and released by Capitol Records as catalog number F 1342.
In Australia, Les Welch & his Orchestra recorded the
song with vocalist Wally Carr in March, 1951. The record was
released by Australian company Pacific Records as catalog
number 10-0059.