I Remember You (1941 song)

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"I Remember You"
Song by Dorothy Lamour
Published1941
Composer(s)Victor Schertzinger
Lyricist(s)Johnny Mercer
"I Remember You"
Single by Frank Ifield
B-side"I Listen To My Heart"
ReleasedJune 29, 1962 (UK); July 1962 (US)
Recorded1962
GenreEasy listening
Length2:03
LabelVeeJay
Songwriter(s)Victor Schertzinger
Producer(s)Johnny Mercer

"I Remember You" is a popular song, published in 1941. The music was written by Victor Schertzinger, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.[1] The song was originally recorded by Jimmy Dorsey in 1941.

History[]

I Remember You melody on alt sax

"I Remember You" was one of several songs introduced in the film The Fleet's In (1942).[1] Dorothy Lamour sang it with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.[1]

Renditions[]

Australian singer Frank Ifield recorded the song in a yodeling country-music style on 27 May 1962,[2] and his version went to number one on the UK Singles Chart, selling 1.1 million copies in the UK alone.[3] The recording stayed at No.1 for seven weeks.[1] It also reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the U.S. Easy Listening chart.[4]

The Beatles covered the song on stage early in their career, as recorded on an amateur taping made at the Star Club in Hamburg in December 1962. That version was ultimately published in 1977 on the bootleg recording "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962".[5]

Glen Campbell covered the song on his 1987 album Still Within the Sound of My Voice. His version peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1988.[6]

Björk recorded a stripped-down acoustic cover, accompanied by a harp, that is featured on the B-side of her 1993 single, Venus as a Boy.

See also[]

  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1962 (U.S.)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives. p. 66. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ^ Lewisohn, Mark (14 November 2013). The Beatles - All These Years - Extended Special Edition. ISBN 9781408705452.
  3. ^ Sedghi, Ami (November 4, 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". Guardian. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 121.
  5. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Review: First Live Recordings, Vol. 1". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.

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