The story of The Four Aces started when Philadelphia born Al Alberts was se… Read Full Bio ↴The story of The Four Aces started when Philadelphia born Al Alberts was serving in the U.S. Navy and teamed up with tenor saxist Dave Mahoney. After discharge in 1946 they performed back in Pennsylvania as a duo, and then with local boys Rosario (Sod) Voccaro on trumpet and drummer Lou Silvestri, formed an instrumental combo. Pretty soon they discovered they were even better vocalists than musicians. Al was the lead and Dave, Sod and Lou added the tenor, baritone and bass voices. After a while of singing local dates they were approached by songwriters George Hoven and Chester Shull with a number they had written called '(It's No) Sin.' When the song received it privately on a label they christened Victoria. Local radio station plays soon spread across the State and eventually the country. In the end the record sold over a million copies. Eventually, the group was signed by Decca who released their second million copy seller, 'Tell Me Why.' A change of backing orchestra from Owen Bradley to Jack Pleis then brought further successes with 'Heart of My Heart,' their first American No.1, the million selling 'Three Coins in the Fountain,' and their top 10 version of 'Mister Sandman.' Al Alberts left the group in 1958 to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Freddie Diodatti, who fronted the foursome on their 1959 chart success 'The World Outside.' Dave and Sod left the group in the Sixties. The final member, Lou, left in 1976 to join the other members in a group, which was named The Original Four Aces, who continued to perform until 1987.

Discography

Heart And Soul
(It's No) Sin
Tell Me Why
Heart and Soull
A Garden In The Rain
Strange In Paradise
The Gang That Sang "Heart Of My Heart"
Mr. Sandman
Perfidia
Melody Of Love
Three Coins In The Fountian
I'm Yours
Should I
There Is A Tavern In The Town
You Brought Me Love
In Apple Blossom Time
Dream
So Long
Laughing On The Outside
Organ Gringer's Swing
La Rosita
Just Squeeze Me
I Understand
It's A Woman's World (From Woman's World)
Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine)

A pair of Philadelphia boys, Al Alberts and Dave Mahoney, finding themselves in the North Atlantic in the Navy in WWII, killed time by singing together. Joining two more local boys, Rosario and Louis, they formed the Four Aces, following in the footsteps of the Ames Brothers. Their first hit was "(It's No) Sin," which was shopped to no avail to New York record companies, and finally released by Al, who started his own record company, Victoria Records, to do it. The song peaked on Billboard's charts at #4 in 1951, and the Aces were quickly signed by Decca. The group-written "Tell Me Why," "A Garden in the Rain," "Perfidia," "I'm Yours" and "Heart and Soul" were next to climb high on the charts. Appearing frequently on TV, Aces singles "La Rosita," "Just Squeeze Me," "Laughing on the Outside" and "The Gang that Sang (Heart of My Heart)" were among 8 of the group's hits in 1952. "Stranger in Paradise" went to #2 on the charts, which the Aces finally topped with the theme from the movie "Three Coins in a Fountain." Popular hits "Dream" and "So Long," followed, and "Mr. Sandman" and "Melody of Love" scored in Billboard's top five before the floodgates of Rock 'n Roll opened in 1955, and even that year the Aces had another chart-topper with "Love is a Many Splendored Thing." "Heart" features 24 of the group's (all accompanied) upbeat, romantic tunes in a nicely done package with group history and photos. For smooth quintessential 50s pop harmonies, Four Aces win every time!

Melody Of Love
Four Aces Lyrics

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Hold me in your arms, dear, dream with me
Cradled by your kisses, tenderly
While a choir of angels from above
Sings our melody of love

Heart to heart forever, lips entwined
I am yours and you are mine, all mine
Heaven wrote the music up above

For our melody of love

Melody of love

Overall Meaning

The Four Aces' song "Melody of Love" is a sweet and romantic tune about being in love with someone and being swept away by the music of that love. The song begins with the singer asking their beloved to hold them in their arms and dream with them. They are comforted by the tender kisses and the soothing music created by both their love and the celestial voices of the angels singing above.

The next verse continues in this vein, painting a picture of the two lovers completely wrapped up in each other with their hearts and lips intertwined. It feels as though they were meant to be together, as though the very heavens themselves wrote the music for their love. Even when all else falls away, this melody of love remains constant.

Overall, this song is about the pure joy and happiness that comes from being in love with someone. It's about the unique connection and bond you feel with that person and how it creates its own music that only the two of you can hear.

Line by Line Meaning

Hold me in your arms, dear, dream with me
Embrace me tightly and let us explore dreams together

Cradled by your kisses, tenderly
Mesmerized by the affection of your delicate kisses

While a choir of angels from above
As heavenly beings sing sweetly as an accompaniment

Sings our melody of love
Demonstrates an outward manifestation of our affectionate bond

Heart to heart forever, lips entwined
Eternally connected emotionally and physically

I am yours and you are mine, all mine
Commitment to exclusivity and ownership towards each other

Heaven wrote the music up above
Our love was preordained and exists by divine intervention

For our melody of love
To honor and celebrate the harmonious love we share

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: H. Engelmann, Tom Glazer

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Comments from YouTube:

@eleuterioflorendo469

This song is very good for night listening. This song won't die. It'll be forever!!!!! I'll play the song again and again!!!! Listening from California, USA

@keithkimmeysr953

3y↑1

Very beautiful song from The Four Aces thanks for sharing,Great,Keith Kimmey

@rubewaddell1704

Australia's 156th number one hit along with a version by Billy Vaughn.

@anngrattidge7542

Mine and the love of my life’s song so many years ago who passed far to soon we where only married 12yrs but we had three wonderful son’s together but later met a wonderful caring man we where married and he took so much good care of me and my three boys I have been so blessed with two wonderful men in my life + a good dad