 Percy Faith recorded the most popular version of the theme, an instrumental orchestral arrangement, at the Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City.It was released in September 1959 as a single on Columbia Records, credited to "Percy Faith and his Orchestra," prior to the November 1959 release of the film "A Summer Place".The single was not an immediate hit and did not enter the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart until mid-January 1960, finally reaching #1 six weeks later on February 22, 1960.