You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You
"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" | |
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Song by Russ Morgan's orchestra | |
Published | 1944 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 3:21 |
Songwriter(s) | Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh |
"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" is a popular song written by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh and published in 1944.
The song was first recorded by Morgan and was a hit for him in 1946, reaching the No. 14 spot in the charts.[1] It has been covered by numerous artists[2] and is best known in versions by Dean Martin, who recorded it for Capitol Records in 1960 and Reprise Records in 1964, and by the Mills Brothers (1954).[3]
Dean Martin's 1964 version spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 25,[4] while reaching No. 1 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[5][6][7] and No. 28 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[8]
It was the B-side to Frankie Vaughan's hit single "There Must Be a Way", which broke into the UK top ten in 1967.[9]
Covers
- A cover by Ray Price peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1986.[10]
- Dora Hall did a disco cover of the song, which appeared on her album "Dora Hall Sings Disco".
See also
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 323. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "Second Hand Songs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Dean Martin - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed September 21, 2016.
- ^ Dean Martin - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, January 30, 1965. p. 28. Accessed September 21, 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 158.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - Week of January 25, 1965". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart No. 411. - ^ Roberts, David (2005). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records. p. 532. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.