"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 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

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, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 12, 2015
  3. ↑ Rolentz, Bob. "Rhythm and Blues Notes", Billboard, October 25, 1952. p. 69. Accessed October 12, 2015
  4. ↑ "Capitol Records Buyboard", Billboard, December 6, 1952. p. 21. Accessed October 12, 2015
  5. ↑ "The Nation's Top 50 Best Selling Records", 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. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton My Heart Belongs to Only You Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ Adult Contemporary - Bobby Vinton My Heart Belongs to Only You Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, March 28, 1964. p. 15. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, March 28, 1964. p. 4. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 Pop", 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", Billboard, October 13, 1958. p. 12. Accessed October 12, 2015
  16. ↑ Robert King, "Recapturing the dream", St. Petersburg Times, December 22, 2002. Accessed October 12, 2015
  17. ↑ Hot 100 - Jackie Wilson My Heart Belongs to Only You Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, November 18, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  19. ↑ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
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