Songs Written by George CoryTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

George C. Cory Jr. (August 3, 1920 – April 11, 1978) was an American pianist and composer whose most notable work was creating the music of the song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His partner, Douglass Cross, wrote the lyrics. When the song was written in 1953, Cory and Cross were amateur songwriters who had moved to New York following military service during World War II and had become homesick for the West Coast. After pitching the song... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, George Cory first charted in 1962 with I Left My Heart in San Francisco.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.On US AC the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.