"Return to Me" is a song with music by Carmen Lombardo and lyrics by Danny Di Minno.[2] The song was released in 1958 by Dean Martin. Martin recorded the song again in 1961 for his album Dino: Italian Love Songs.[3]
| "Return to Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dean Martin | ||||
| B-side | "Forgetting You" | |||
| Released | February 17, 1958 | |||
| Recorded | January 23, 1958[1] | |||
| Studio | Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carmen Lombardo, Danny Di Minno | |||
| Dean Martin singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance edit
The song spent 22 weeks on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart, peaking at No. 2,[4] while reaching No. 1 in the Netherlands,[5] No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[6] No. 7 in Flanders,[7] and No. 8 on Norway's VG-lista.[8] In the United States, the song reached No. 4 on Billboard's Top 100 Sides,[9] No. 4 on Billboard's chart of "Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores”,[10] and No. 4 on Billboard's chart of "Most Played by Jockeys".[11][12]
| Chart (1958) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (CHUM Hit Parade) | 5 |
| Flanders | 7 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Norway (VG-lista) | 8 |
| UK New Musical Express | 2 |
| US Billboard - Top 100 Sides | 4 |
| US Billboard - Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores | 4 |
| US Billboard - Most Played by Jockeys | 4 |
| Wallonia[13] | 20 |
Other versions edit
- Denny Dennis - a single release in the UK in 1958.[14]
- Elvis Presley - made a relaxed version of this song in December 1958, while performing military service in Germany, during his stay at the Hotel Grunewald, Bad Nauheim, where he resided.
- Connie Francis - for her album More Italian Favorites (1960).[15]
- Jerry Vale - included in his album I Have But One Heart (1962).[16]
- Marty Robbins released a version of the song in 1978, which reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[17]
- Chris Isaak for the album Baja Sessions (1996)
- Bob Dylan and his band recorded a version for the third season of The Sopranos in 2001.[18]
- Deana Martin recorded "Return to Me" on her second studio album, Volare, released in 2009 by Big Fish Records.
- Tony Bennett and Vicente Fernández for the album Viva Duets (2012)
Popular culture edit
- Dean Martin's version is featured as the title song in the 2000 film Return to Me.[19]
- The song plays on the radio in Mafia II, two of the characters, Joe Barbaro and Eddie Scarpa, even sing the song in Chapter 7.
References edit
- ^ "Dean Martin Records on 78 RPM". Deanmartinfancenter.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Original versions of Return to Me written by Carmen Lombardo, Danny DiMinno". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Dino: Italian Love Songs – Dean Martin". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Dean Martin - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed August 10, 2016.
- ^ Dean Martin - Return to Me (Ritorna a me), Dutch Charts. Accessed August 10, 2016.
- ^ "CHUM Charts - Chart No. 51, Monday, May 05, 1958". CHUM. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ Dean Martin - Return to Me (Ritorna a me), Ultratop. Accessed August 10, 2016.
- ^ Dean Martin - Return to Me (Ritorna a me), norwegiancharts.com. Accessed August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 Sides", Billboard, June 9, 1958. p. 29. Accessed August 11, 2016.
- ^ "Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores", Billboard, June 9, 1958. p. 24. Accessed August 11, 2016.
- ^ "Most Played by Jockeys", Billboard, June 23, 1958. p. 38. Accessed August 11, 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1987) The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 196.
- ^ Dean Martin - Return to Me (Ritorna a me), Ultratop. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Hot Country Singles", Billboard, March 25, 1978. p. 100. Accessed August 14, 2016.
- ^ "The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs [Music From the HBO Original Series] - Original Television Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Mitchell, Elvis. "FILM REVIEW; She Gets His Wife's Heart (Literally), and Him, Too", The New York Times, April 7, 2000. Accessed August 14, 2016.
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