He Understands Me

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"He Understands Me"
Single by Teresa Brewer
from the album Terrific Teresa Brewer!
B-side "Just Before We Say Goodbye"
Released 1963
Genre Pop
Length2:55
Label Philips
Songwriter(s) Margie Singleton & Merle Kilgore

"He Understands Me" is a song released in 1963 by Teresa Brewer. The song was a hit single for Johnny Tillotson in 1964, retitled "She Understands Me", and Bobby Vinton in 1966, retitled "Dum-De-Da".

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Teresa Brewer version

Teresa Brewer released the original version of the song in 1963, as a single and on the album Terrific Teresa Brewer! On November 9, 1963, Brewer's version charted at No. 130 on Billboard 's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 [1] and reached No. 45 on Cash Box 's "Looking Ahead" chart of singles with potential of entering the Cash Box Top 100. [2]

Johnny Tillotson version

"She Understands Me"
Single by Johnny Tillotson
from the album She Understands Me
B-side "Tomorrow"
Released 1964
Genre Pop
Length1:58
Label MGM
Songwriter(s) Margie Singleton & Merle Kilgore
Johnny Tillotson singles chronology
"Worry"
(1964)		"She Understands Me"
(1964)		"Angel"
(1965)

In 1964, Johnny Tillotson released a version of the song, retitled "She Understands Me", as a single and on the album She Understands Me. [3] Tillotson's version spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 31, [4] while reaching No. 4 on Billboard 's Middle-Road Singles chart, [5] [6] No. 29 on the Cash Box Top 100, [7] No. 25 on Canada's RPM "Top 40 & 5", [8] and No. 5 in Malaysia. [9]

Bobby Vinton version

"Dum-De-Da"
Single by Bobby Vinton
B-side "Blue Clarinet"
Released 1966
Genre Pop
Length2:01
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Margie Singleton & Merle Kilgore

In 1966, Bobby Vinton released a version of the song, retitled "Dum-De-Da", as a single. Vinton's version spent 6 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 40, [10] while reaching No. 24 on Billboard 's Middle-Road Singles chart, [11] [12] No. 32 on the Cash Box Top 100, [13] No. 35 on Record World 's "100 Top Pops", [14] and No. 29 on Canada's RPM 100. [15]

French adaptation

A French language adaptation, titled "Dum di la", with lyrics written by Georges Aber, was released in 1964 by Sylvie Vartan. [16] A track on the EP La plus belle pour aller danser , Vartan’s version reached No. 3 in Wallonia. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100", Billboard , November 9, 1963. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Looking Ahead", Cash Box , November 9, 1963. p. 28. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Album Reviews", Billboard , December 12, 1964. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ Hot 100 - Johnny Tillotson She Understands Me Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ Adult Contemporary - Johnny Tillotson She Understands Me Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard , December 12, 1964. p. 30. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box , January 2, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "R.P.M. Play Sheet", RPM Weekly , Volume 2, No. 16, December 14, 1964. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Hits of the World", Billboard , January 2, 1965. p. 19. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton Dum-De-Da Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ Adult Contemporary - Bobby Vinton Dum-De-Da Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Easy Listening", Billboard , May 21, 1966. p. 20. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box , May 28, 1966. p. 4. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ "100 Top Pops", Record World , May 28, 1966. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  15. ↑ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly , Volume 5, No. 16, June 13, 1966. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  16. 1 2 Sylvie Vartan – Dum di la, Ultratop. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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