{{for|the song by Chris Cummings|Almost Always (Chris Cummings song)}} {{Infobox song | name = Almost Always | cover = <!--just the file name--> | type = Single | artist = Joni James | album = | B-side = Is It Any Wonder? | released = April 1953 | recorded = 1952 | studio = | genre = <!--do not add unsourced genres--> | length = 2:48 | label = MGM | writer = *Lew Douglas *Frank Lavere *Kathleen Lichty | producer = | prev_title = Your Cheatin' Heart | prev_year = 1953 | next_title = Is It Any Wonder? | next_year = 1953 }} '''"Almost Always"''' is a popular song, written by Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Kathleen Lichty. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/310032783|title=ASCAP Repertory entry for this song |work=ASCAP|accessdate=May 10, 2021 }}</ref> It was recorded by Joni James in 1953. The recording was released by MGM as catalog number 11470. The song was only on the ''Billboard'' magazine charts for one week, reaching #18 on May 9, 1953.<ref name=Whitburn> {{cite book | last = Whitburn | first = Joel | authorlink = Joel Whitburn | title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955 | publisher = Record Research | year = 1973 }} </ref> The flip side was "Is It Any Wonder?"
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Category:1953 singles Category:American pop songs Category:MGM Records singles Category:Songs written by Lew Douglas
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