I Will (Dick Glasser song)

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"I Will"
Single by Vic Dana
from the album More
B-side "Proud"
Released 1962
Genre Traditional pop
Length2:29
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
Length2:20
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]

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References

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  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.
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