Love Somebody
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"Love Somebody" is a pop standard recorded by Doris Day
. The song was written by Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer
and published in 1947.
Doris Day
and Buddy Clark
recorded the song on November 21, 1947. It was released by Columbia Records
as catalog number
38174, with the flip side "Confess
". It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on May 28, 1948, peaking at #6 and lasting 24 weeks on the chart.
On the Billboard U.S. Top 100 Pop chart, the song reached number one and remained there for five consecutive weeks, becoming a Gold record.
The B-side, "Confess
", was also a chart hit for Day and Clark, peaking at #16.
"Love Somebody" was the #16 pop song of 1948.
female singer CHANG Loo (張露) (1932-2009), covered this song, under title name of Love Somebody/我中意你, in alternate English
and Cantonese
language, on her LP album An Evening With Chang Loo with EMI Columbia Records
.
In 2010, Australian singer Melinda Schneider
recorded the song as a duet with David Campbell
for her Doris Day tribute album Melinda Does Doris.
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
. The song was written by Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer
Alex Kramer (songwriter)
Alex J. Kramer was a Canadian songwriter....
and published in 1947.
Doris Day
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
and Buddy Clark
Buddy Clark
Buddy Clark was a popular American singer in the 1930s and 1940s.-Life and career:Clark was born Samuel Goldberg to Jewish parents in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He made his Big Band singing debut in 1934 with Benny Goodman on the Let's Dance radio program. In 1936 he started to perform on the...
recorded the song on November 21, 1947. It was released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records
This article presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single records.- Capitol :...
38174, with the flip side "Confess
Confess (song)
Confess is a popular song written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss.The song figures in the early careers of two important female singers:...
". It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on May 28, 1948, peaking at #6 and lasting 24 weeks on the chart.
On the Billboard U.S. Top 100 Pop chart, the song reached number one and remained there for five consecutive weeks, becoming a Gold record.
The B-side, "Confess
Confess (song)
Confess is a popular song written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss.The song figures in the early careers of two important female singers:...
", was also a chart hit for Day and Clark, peaking at #16.
"Love Somebody" was the #16 pop song of 1948.
Cover versions
In 1963, Hong KongHong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
female singer CHANG Loo (張露) (1932-2009), covered this song, under title name of Love Somebody/我中意你, in alternate English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...
language, on her LP album An Evening With Chang Loo with EMI Columbia Records
Columbia Graphophone Company
The Columbia Graphophone Company was one of the earliest gramophone companies in the United Kingdom. Under EMI, as Columbia Records, it became a very successful label in the 1950s and 1960s...
.
In 2010, Australian singer Melinda Schneider
Melinda Schneider
Melinda Schneider is an Australian country music performer and the daughter of yodeler Mary Schneider. Schneider performed with her mother on the album The Magic of Yodeling at the age of eight. She studied dance as a child and made her acting debut on the popular Australian drama A Country...
recorded the song as a duet with David Campbell
David Campbell (Australian musician)
David Joseph Campbell is an Australian singer and stage performer. He has performed and recorded many different genres of music from rock to classics. He is the son of singer Jimmy Barnes.-Theatre career:...
for her Doris Day tribute album Melinda Does Doris.