My Heart Belongs to Only You
1964 single by Bobby Vinton
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"My Heart Belongs to Only You" is a song written by Frank Daniels & Dorothy Daniels.[2] Bette McLaurin and June Christy both released versions of the song in 1952.[3][4] In 1953, the song reached No. 27 on Cash Box's chart of "The Nation's Top 50 Best Selling Records", in a tandem ranking of June Christy, Bette McLaurin, these versions were marked as bestsellers.[5]
| "My Heart Belongs to Only You" | ||||
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| Single by Bobby Vinton | ||||
| from the album There! I've Said It Again | ||||
| B-side | "Warm and Tender" | |||
| Released | February 1964 | |||
| Recorded | October 23, 1963[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:42 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriters | Frank Daniels & Dorothy Daniels | |||
| Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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Bobby Vinton recording
The most successful version of the song was recorded by Bobby Vinton on October 23, 1963, and released in February 1964,[6] backed by arranger/conductor Stan Applebaum, and which was released in February 1964.[7] It was released as a single and on the album There! I've Said It Again.[8] Bobby Vinton's version spent nine weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[9] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[10][11] No. 8 on the Cash Box Top 100,[12] No. 8 on the Music Vendor Top 100 Pop chart,[13] and No. 15 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[14]
Charts
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
Other recordings
- In 1953, Arbee Stidham, and Terry Timmons both recorded versions of the song.
- Mary Swan released a version of "My Heart Belongs to Only You" in 1958.[15] Swan performed the song on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.[16]
- Jackie Wilson released a version of "My Heart Belongs to Only You" in 1961, which spent six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 65,[17] while reaching No. 48 on the Cash Box Top 100.[18]
- The Standards released their version in 1963 on Chess Records.
- The Twilights released their version in 1959 on Finesse Records. The Twilights later became The Embers that recorded the minor hit "Solitaire" in 1961.[19]
- The 1989 song "All I Want For Christmas is You" by Vince Vance & the Valiants employs a melody that is loosely based on this song.