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 |
Writer |
Russ Morgan Larry Stock James Cavanaugh |
Language | English |
Recorded by |
Dean Martin The Mills Brothers and many other artists (see #Recorded versions) |
"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 has been covered by numerous artists. It is best known in versions by Dean Martin, who recorded it for Reprise Records in 1965 and reached #24 on the US pop chart and #1 on the easy listening chart,[1] and by The Mills Brothers. It was the B-side to Frankie Vaughan's hit single "There Must Be a Way", which broke into the UK top ten.
A cover by Ray Price peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1986.[2]
Deana Martin recorded “You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You,” in 2006. The song was a hit for her father, Dean Martin. The song was released on her album “Memories Are Made of This” in 2006 by Big Fish Records.
Recorded versions
- Louis Armstrong
- Rick Astley
- Michael Bublé
- George Burns
- Cab Calloway and Scatman Crothers
- Nat King Cole (1962)
- Sam Cooke
- Jamie Cullum
- Bobby Darin
- James Darren - This One's from the Heart (1999)
- Sammy Davis Jr
- Frances Faye (1958)
- The Four Seasons as The Wonder Who?
- Pete Fountain
- Connie Francis (1961)
- Dion
- Jackie Gleason
- Eydie Gormé
- Robert Goulet (1970)
- Hardrock Gunter
- Bill Henderson and Count Basie (1965)
- Damita Jo
- Peggy Lee (1963)
- Gisele Mackenzie
- Dean Martin (1964)
- Mills Brothers
- Russ Morgan and his Orchestra (1946)
- Matt Monro
- Wayne Newton - (also performed on The Lucy Show)
- Ray Price
- Della Reese
- Jimmy Roselli
- Frank Sinatra - Sinatra Swings (1961)
- Kate Smith (1964)
- The Supremes (1965)
- Frankie Vaughan
- Dinah Washington (1962)
- Andy Williams
- Deana Martin (2006)
See also
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 158.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.