My Heart Belongs to Only You

"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)

"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]

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
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.[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

  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.