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Robert Wells

real name Robert Levinson

Robert Wells is credited on 4,609 releases across 1,386 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,609

Credits

1,386

Albums

8

Decades active

740

In collections

Biography

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American songwriter, composer, script writer and television producer.
Born October 15, 1922 in Raymond, Washington, USA.
Died September 23, 1998 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
He was married to singer/actress Lisa Kirk from 1949 until her death in 1990.
Best known for co-writing "The Christmas Song" (also known as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") with Mel Tormé.
He has charted, and continues to chart, 51 times so far in the U.S. and U.K. from 1946 to 2022. Forty of those times have come from "The Christmas Song", including hitting #3 (its highest charting) in the U.S. in 1946 by The King Cole Trio. He charted with "Mobile" by Ray Burns with Eirc Jupp & His Orchestra in 1955 in the U.K., notching in at #4 (co-written by David Holt).

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Credited work

4,609 releases · 1,386 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 4,755
  • Other credits · 76

Studios: Ter Mar Studios · A&M Studios · RCA Studios, Hollywood · Soundstage, Toronto

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