When You Walk in the Room

"When You Walk in the Room"
"When You Walk in the Room"
Single by The Sports
from the album 'Reckless'
B-side	"True Stories"/"Taxi Rank"
Released	July 1978
Recorded	1978
Studio	Armstrong Studios, Melbourne
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:32
Label	Mushroom Records
Songwriter(s)	Jackie DeShannon
Producer(s)	Joe Camilleri
The Sports singles chronology

"When You Walk in the Room"
"When You Walk in the Room"
Single by The Searchers
B-side	"I'll Be Missing You"
Released	September 1964; January 1988 (re-release)
Genre	Merseybeat, pop rock
Length	2:22
Label	Pye 7N.15694 (UK); Kapp K-618 (USA);
Songwriter(s)	Jackie DeShannon
The Searchers singles chronology

"When You Walk in the Room"
"When You Walk in the Room"
Single by Jackie DeShannon
from the album Breakin' It Up on The Beatles Tour!
A-side	"Till You Say You'll Be Mine"
Released	November 23, 1963
Recorded	1963
Genre	Pop
Length	2:35
Label	Liberty 55645
Songwriter(s)	Jackie DeShannon
Producer(s)	Dick Glasser
Jackie DeShannon singles chronology

"When You Walk in the Room" is a song written and recorded by Jackie DeShannon, released as a single on November 23, 1963,^[1] as the B-side to "Till You Say You'll Be Mine".

It was re-released as an A-side in September 1964, and later included on the album Breakin' It Up on the Beatles Tour. The single charted on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 99.^[2] The song has since been covered by many other artists.

Content[]

The song's lyrics attempt to detail the singer's emotions when in the presence of the person he or she loves. There is also an expression of frustration by the singer that he or she cannot manage to tell that person of his or her love.

The Searchers version[]

"When You Walk in the Room" was recorded by The Searchers in 1964, reaching #35 in the US and #3 in the UK. The group also recorded a German version titled "Wenn ich dich seh".^[3]

The Sports version[]

Australian rock band The Sports released a version of the song as the second single from their debut studio album, Reckless. It reached #42 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart.^[4]

Track listing[]

Side A "When You Walk in the Room" - 2:32
Side B1 "True Stories" - 2:34
Side B2 "Taxi Rank" - 2:25

Charts[]

Chart (1978)	Position
Australian Kent Music Report	42

Stephanie Winslow version[]

"When You Walk in the Room"

Single by Stephanie Winslow

B-side

"Somebody to Love"

Released

October 1981

Genre

Country

Length

2:27

Warner Bros./Curb

Ray Ruff

Stephanie Winslow singles chronology

"I've Been a Fool"
(1981)

"When You Walk in the Room"
(1981)

"Slippin' and Slidin'"
(1982)

The American country music artist Stephanie Winslow recorded a version of the song, reaching #29 on the US country singles chart.

Chart positions[]

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot Country Songs	29

Paul Carrack version[]

"When You Walk in the Room"

Single by Paul Carrack

from the album One Good Reason

B-side

"Collrane"

Released

April 1987

Recorded

1986

Genre

Rock

Length

3:25

Chrysalis CHS 3109

Paul Carrack singles chronology

"A Little Unkind"
(1983)

"When You Walk in the Room"
(1987)

"Don't Shed a Tear"
(1987)

Paul Carrack's version, from his 1987 album One Good Reason, reached #90 in the US and #48 in the UK.

It was also a Top Ten hit in Australia, peaking at Number 7.

Chart history[]

Chart (1987–88)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	7
Switzerland	18
UK Singles Chart^[5]	48
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	90

Pam Tillis version[]

"When You Walk in the Room"

Single by Pam Tillis

from the album Sweetheart's Dance

B-side

"'Til All the Lonely's Gone"

Released

August 6, 1994

Genre

Country

Length

2:43

Label

Arista Nashville 07822-12726-7

Songwriter(s)

Jackie DeShannon

Producer(s)

Pam Tillis
Steve Fishell

Pam Tillis singles chronology

"Spilled Perfume"
(1994)

"When You Walk in the Room"
(1994)

"Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)"
(1994)

In 1994, country music artist Pam Tillis recorded a version for her album Sweetheart's Dance. It was released as a single, peaking at #2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was accompanied by a music video (featuring Dick Clark), and depicting Tillis in a mid-1960s appearance on American Bandstand.

Chart positions[]

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[7]	13
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	2

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1994)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[9]	51

Personnel[]

Compiled from liner notes.^[10]

Mike Brignardello — bass guitar
Mary Chapin Carpenter — background vocals
Rob Hajacos — fiddle
Bob DiPiero — 12-string guitar
Paul Franklin — steel guitar
George Marinelli — electric guitar
Steve Nathan — piano
Brent Mason — electric guitar
Kim Richey — background vocals
Pam Tillis — lead vocals
Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
Lonnie Wilson — drums

Agnetha Fältskog version[]

"When You Walk in the Room"

Single by Agnetha Fältskog

from the album My Colouring Book

Released

June 14, 2004

Genre

Europop, pop

Length

3:36

Agnetha Fältskog
Anders Neglin
Dan Strömkvist

Agnetha Fältskog singles chronology

"If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind"
(2004)

"When You Walk in the Room"
(2004)

"Sometimes When I'm Dreaming"
(2004)

Former ABBA singer Agnetha Fältskog released her version of "When You Walk in the Room" as the second single from her 2004 album, My Colouring Book. The track peaked at #11 in Sweden and #34 in the UK, where it remained in the chart for only two weeks. It was remixed by Almighty and SoundFactory.

Chart history[]

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	11
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	34

Other notable cover versions[]

Architecture in Helsinki covered the song on their 2014 album, Now + 4eva.

References[]

^ RCS Chronological Index For November 1963
^ "Jackie DeShannon: Charted Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
^ [1]
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian singles and albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
^ Paul Carrack UK chart history, The Official Charts. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
^ Paul Carrack version USA chart history, Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2653." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 14, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^ "Pam Tillis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^ Sweetheart's Dance (CD booklet). Pam Tillis. Arista Records. 1994. 18758.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Agnetha Fältskog – When You Walk in the Room". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "Agnetha Fältskog: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[1] RCS Chronological Index For November 1963

[2] "Jackie DeShannon: Charted Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 September 2010.

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[Kent-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian singles and albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

[5] Paul Carrack UK chart history, The Official Charts. Retrieved December 16, 2011.

[6] Paul Carrack version USA chart history, Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2011.

[sc_Canadacountry_-7] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2653." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 14, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Pam_Tillis-8] "Pam Tillis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[9] "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

[10] Sweetheart's Dance (CD booklet). Pam Tillis. Arista Records. 1994. 18758.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Sweden_Agnetha_Fältskog-11] "Swedishcharts.com – Agnetha Fältskog – When You Walk in the Room". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Agnetha_Fältskog-12] "Agnetha Fältskog: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

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