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My Heart Belongs to Only You

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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"
Single by Bobby Vinton
from the album There! I've Said It Again
B-side"Warm and Tender"
ReleasedFebruary 1964
RecordedOctober 23, 1963[1]
GenrePop
Length2:42
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Frank Daniels & Dorothy Daniels
Bobby Vinton singles chronology
"There! I've Said It Again"
(1963) 		"My Heart Belongs to Only You"
(1964) 		"Tell Me Why"
(1964)

Bobby Vinton recording edit

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 9 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]

Other recordings edit

  • 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 6 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.[19]
  • The Twilights released their version in 1959 on Finesse Records. The Twilights later became The Embers that recorded the minor hit Solitaire in 1961. [20]

References edit

  1. ^ "Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits," Varese (Vintage) Sarabande CD compilation, copyright 2003
  2. ^ My Heart Belongs to Only You - By: Bobby Vinton Archived 2024-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 12, 2015
  3. ^ Rolentz, Bob. "Rhythm and Blues Notes Archived 2024-02-27 at the Wayback Machine", Billboard, October 25, 1952. p. 69. Accessed October 12, 2015
  4. ^ "Capitol Records Buyboard Archived 2024-02-27 at the Wayback Machine", Billboard, December 6, 1952. p. 21. Accessed October 12, 2015
  5. ^ "The Nation's Top 50 Best Selling Records Archived 2024-02-27 at the Wayback Machine", Cash Box, February 21, 1953. pp. 14-15. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits," Varese (Vintage) Sarabande CD compilation, copyright 2003
  7. ^ "Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits," Varese (Vintage) Sarabande CD compilation, copyright 2003
  8. ^ "There! I've Said It Again - Bobby Vinton". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  9. ^ Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton My Heart Belongs to Only You Chart History Archived 2021-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  10. ^ Adult Contemporary - Bobby Vinton My Heart Belongs to Only You Chart History Archived 2023-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  11. ^ "Middle-Road Singles Archived 2024-02-27 at the Wayback Machine", Billboard, March 28, 1964. p. 15. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  12. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Archived 2024-02-27 at the Wayback Machine", Cash Box, March 28, 1964. p. 4. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Pop Archived 2024-02-27 at the Wayback Machine", Music Vendor, April 11, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  14. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of March 30, 1964". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-12-27. Chart No. 368.
  15. ^ Howard Cook, "Distributor News Archived 2024-02-27 at the Wayback Machine", Billboard, October 13, 1958. p. 12. Accessed October 12, 2015
  16. ^ Robert King, "Recapturing the dream Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine", St. Petersburg Times, December 22, 2002. Accessed October 12, 2015
  17. ^ Hot 100 - Jackie Wilson My Heart Belongs to Only You Chart History Archived 2021-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  18. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Archived 2024-02-27 at the Wayback Machine", Cash Box, November 18, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  19. ^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  20. ^ "The Four Embers (Bronx, New York)". Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
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