You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You

"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" is a popular song written by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh and published in 1944.

For the James Arthur song, see You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You.
"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"
Song by Russ Morgan's orchestra
Published1944
GenrePop
Length3:21
Songwriter(s)Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh

The song was first recorded by Morgan and was a hit for him in 1946, reaching the No. 14 spot in the charts.[1] It has been covered by numerous artists[2] and is best known in versions by Dean Martin, who recorded it for Capitol Records in 1960 and Reprise Records in 1964, and by the Mills Brothers (1954).[3]

Dean Martin's 1964 version spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 25,[4] while reaching No. 1 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[5][6][7] and No. 28 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[8]

It was the B-side to Frankie Vaughan's hit single "There Must Be a Way", which broke into the UK top ten in 1967.[9]

Covers

See also
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1965 (U.S.)

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 323. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  2. "Second Hand Songs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  3. "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  4. Dean Martin - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed September 21, 2016.
  5. Dean Martin - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 21, 2016.
  6. "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, January 30, 1965. p. 28. Accessed September 21, 2016.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 158.
  8. "CHUM Hit Parade - Week of January 25, 1965". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-09-21.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart No. 411.
  9. Roberts, David (2005). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records. p. 532. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  10. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
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