Pop Music
The song was written by the team of Robert Allen (music) and Al Stillman (lyrics). In 1957, “Chances Are” went to #1 on the Billboard Pop Chart, #1 on Cash Box, and #12 on the U.S. R&B Chart. It was well-loved by the public as well as DJ’s. The single was backed with “The Twelfth of Never,” which also charted well, going to #9 on the Billboard Pop Chart. It sold more than one million copies and was awarded an RIAA gold record. Mathis was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for “Chances Are” in 1998. The B-Side, “The Twelfth of Never,” was also an international success.
Mathis himself, born in Gilmer, Texas, in 1935, has been a very popular and versatile American singer of pop, soul, jazz, Brazilian music, Spanish music, R&B, Broadway theater, and American songbook standards. Several dozen of his albums have gone gold or platinum, and he’s made 73 Billboard-charting songs. At the age of 82, he continues to tour and perform.
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