I Will (Dick Glasser song)

"I Will"
Single by Vic Dana
from the album More
B-side	"Proud"
Released	1962
Genre	Traditional pop
Length	2:29
Label	Dolton
Songwriter(s)	Dick Glasser
Producer(s)	Bob Reisdorff

"I Will"
Single by Dean Martin
from the album Houston
B-side	"You're the Reason I'm in Love"
Released	1965
Genre	Traditional pop
Length	2:20
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Dick Glasser
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen
Dean Martin singles chronology
"Bumming Around" (1965) "I Will" (1965) "You're the Reason I'm in Love" (1965)

"I Will" (released b/w "I Catch Myself Crying", Liberty 55707) is a song written by Dick Glasser.

The song was first a hit for Vic Dana in 1962, whose version spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 47, ^[1] while reaching No. 12 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart. ^{[2] [3]}

Other versions

• Dick Glasser recorded the song, which he released in June 1964 under the pseudonym Dick Lory. ^[4]
• Billy Fury released a version in 1964, which spent 12 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 14. ^[5]
• In 1965, Dean Martin released a version, which spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 10, ^[6] while reaching No. 3 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, ^{[7] [8]} No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, ^[9] and No. 11 on Canada's " R.P.M. Play Sheet". ^[10]
• The song was recorded by Connie Smith for the 1966 album Born to Sing.
• Brazilian rock singer Raul Seixas has a Portuguese version on his 1968 debut album Raulzito e os Panteras.
• Ruby Winters released a version in late 1973, which peaked at number No. 39 on the US Hot Soul singles chart. ^[11] In 1977, the song was released in the UK, where it spent 13 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 4. ^[12]
• Declan Sinnott recorded the song on Christy Moore's 2009 album "Listen".

References

1. Vic Dana - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed August 15, 2016.
2. Vic Dana - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed August 15, 2016.
3. "Billboard Music Week Easy Listening", Billboard , May 5, 1962. p. 32. Accessed August 15, 2016.
4. Dick Lory - I Will, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed August 15, 2016.
5. Billy Fury - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company . Accessed August 15, 2016.
6. Dean Martin - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed August 15, 2016.
7. Dean Martin - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed August 15, 2016.
8. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard , December 12, 1965. p. 20. Accessed August 15, 2016.
9. "CHUM Hit Parade - Week of December 20, 1965". Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-08-15. Chart No. 458. CHUM.
10. "R.P.M. Play Sheet", RPM , Volume 4, No. 17, December 20, 1965. Accessed August 15, 2016.
11. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 633.
12. Ruby Winters - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company . Accessed August 15, 2016.