If I Didn't Care

"If I Didn't Care"
"If I Didn't Care"
Single by Connie Francis
B-side	"Toward The End Of The Day"
Released	1959
Recorded	1958
Genre	Pop
Length	2:38
Label	MGM
Songwriter(s)	Jack Lawrence
Connie Francis singles chronology

"If I Didn't Care"
"If I Didn't Care"
Single by the Ink Spots
B-side	"Knock Kneed Sal (On The Mourner's Bench)"
Released	1939
Recorded	January 12, 1939
Length	3:09
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Jack Lawrence
The Ink Spots singles chronology

"If I Didn't Care"

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The Ink Spots' 1939 recording of the song

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"If I Didn't Care" is a song written by Jack Lawrence that was originally sung and recorded by the Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny in 1939.

Background[]

The Ink Spots recording became the 10th best selling single of all time with over 19 million copies sold making it one of the fewer than forty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) physical copies worldwide.^[1] According to Lawrence, he mailed the song before showing it to some of his friends. His friends' reaction to the song was almost unanimously negative, but he remained positive on it and later it became one of his biggest successes.^[2] It was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame and was number 271 on the "Songs of the Century" list. In 2018, the Ink Spots' recording of the song was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."^[3]

History[]

Many other recordings of the song have been made:

In the 1950s, both the Hilltoppers (No. 17 in 1954) ^[4] and Connie Francis (No. 22 in 1959)^[5] charted with the song.
Another notable cover came from the Platters (No. 30, 1961).^[6]
In 1970, the soul group The Moments (later known as Ray, Goodman & Brown) had a hit with the tune that reached No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as No. 7 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart.^[7]
In May 1974, a version recorded by David Cassidy peaked at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart.^[8]

References[]

^ "Songwriters Friends: The Ink Spots". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
^ "Jack Lawrence Songwriter website". Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.
^ "National Recording Registry Reaches 500". Library of Congress. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 213. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 240. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. New York: Billboard Books. p. 494. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 408.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 97. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[1] "Songwriters Friends: The Ink Spots". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2010-11-13.

[2] "Jack Lawrence Songwriter website". Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.

[3] "National Recording Registry Reaches 500". Library of Congress. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[4] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 213. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[5] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 240. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.

[6] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. New York: Billboard Books. p. 494. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.

[7] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 408.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-8] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 97. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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