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"
Released 1964
Format Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Genre Pop music
Length 2:42
Label Epic Records
Writer(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.[1] Bette McLaurin and June Christy both released versions of the song in 1952.[2][3] Christy's version was one of Capitol Records top sellers in 1953.[4] The most successful version of the song was released by Bobby Vinton in 1964.

Mary Swan released a version of "My Heart Belongs to Only You" in 1958.[5] Swan performed the song on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.[6]

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.[7]

Bobby Vinton released the most successful version of "My Heart Belongs to Only You" in 1964. Vinton's version spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[8] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[9] and No. 15 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[10]

References

  1. My Heart Belongs to Only You - By: Bobby Vinton, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 12, 2015
  2. Bob Rolentz, "Rhythm and Blues Notes", Billboard, October 25, 1952. p. 69. Accessed October 12, 2015
  3. "Capitol Records Buyboard", Billboard, December 6, 1952. p. 21. Accessed October 12, 2015
  4. "Capitol Records Buyboard", Billboard, February 7, 1953. p. 25. Accessed October 12, 2015
  5. Howard Cook, "Distributor News", Billboard, October 13, 1958. p. 12. Accessed October 12, 2015
  6. Robert King, "Recapturing the dream", St. Petersburg Times, December 22, 2002. Accessed October 12, 2015
  7. Jackie Wilson - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed October 12, 2015
  8. Bobby Vinton - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed October 12, 2015
  9. Bobby Vinton - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed October 11, 2015
  10. CHUM Hit Parade – Week of March 30, 1964 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). Chart No. 368. CHUM. Accessed December 1, 2015.


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