Devoted to You (song)
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"Devoted to You" is a song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
.
The best-known version was recorded by The Everly Brothers
, and released by Cadence Records
as catalog number
1350. This version was issued as the flip side
of "Bird Dog
," but reached the charts on its own, at #10 on the United States
pop charts, #25 in Australia
, and #1 in Canada
. In addition, the song reached #7 on the United States country music
chart and #2 on the rhythm and blues
chart.
and Carly Simon
, appearing on Simon's 1978
album, Boys in the Trees
. The song was also covered live by The Seekers
on their 1993 25 Year Reunion Celebration album. The Beach Boys
version was a part of their Beach Boys' Party!
album and was sung by Mike Love and Brian Wilson. A version without the Party! sound effects can be found on their Hawthorne, CA
compilation. Sandy Posey
recorded an compelling cover on her Sweet Dreams album in which she emulated The Everly Brothers
harmony using multi-track recording.
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant were an American husband-and-wife country music and pop songwriting team best known for songs such as "Rocky Top," "Love Hurts" and numerous Everly Brothers hits, including "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and "Bye Bye Love".-Beginnings:Boudleaux was born Diadorius...
.
The best-known version was recorded by The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers are country-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing...
, and released by Cadence Records
Cadence Records
Cadence Records was an American record company based in New York City. It was founded by Archie Bleyer, who had been the musical director and orchestra leader for Arthur Godfrey in 1952...
as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records
This article presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single records.- Capitol :...
1350. This version was issued as the flip side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
of "Bird Dog
Bird Dog (song)
"Bird Dog" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant and recorded by The Everly Brothers released in 1958 and was a #1 hit on theBillboard Country Chart . The song also hit number two on the U.S...
," but reached the charts on its own, at #10 on the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pop charts, #25 in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and #1 in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. In addition, the song reached #7 on the United States country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
chart and #2 on the rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
chart.
Cover versions
It was also recorded by James TaylorJames Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
and Carly Simon
Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work...
, appearing on Simon's 1978
1978 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1978.-January–April:*January 14 – The Sex Pistols play their final show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom....
album, Boys in the Trees
Boys in the Trees
Boys in the Trees is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1978.Boys in the Trees included "You Belong to Me", which reached number six on the Pop Singles chart and became Simon's fifth top ten pop hit...
. The song was also covered live by The Seekers
The Seekers
The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
on their 1993 25 Year Reunion Celebration album. The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
version was a part of their Beach Boys' Party!
Beach Boys' Party!
Beach Boys' Party! is an album of cover songs by American rock and roll band The Beach Boys that was marketed during the lucrative Christmas season. The original album release included a sheet of photographs of the band 'appearing' to be at the party at hand. It was The Beach Boys' tenth album...
album and was sung by Mike Love and Brian Wilson. A version without the Party! sound effects can be found on their Hawthorne, CA
Hawthorne, CA (album)
Hawthorne, CA, subtitled Birthplace of a Musical Legacy, is the second anthology collection by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records...
compilation. Sandy Posey
Sandy Posey
Sandy Posey is an American popular singer, who enjoyed success in the 1960s with singles such as her 1966 recording of Martha Sharpe's composition, "Single Girl." She is often described as a country singer, although, like Skeeter Davis her output has varied...
recorded an compelling cover on her Sweet Dreams album in which she emulated The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers are country-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing...
harmony using multi-track recording.