"There! I've Said It Again" | |
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Single by Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra | |
B-side | "Rum and Coca-Cola" |
Published | December 18, 1941 by Radio Tunes, Inc., New York [1] |
Released | February 1945 |
Recorded | December 21, 1944 [2] |
Genre | Popular music |
Length | 3:05 |
Label | Victor 20-1637 |
Songwriter(s) | Redd Evans, David Mann |
"There! I've Said It Again" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Vinton | ||||
from the album There! I've Said It Again | ||||
B-side | "The Girl with the Bow in Her Hair" | |||
Released | November 7, 1963 | |||
Recorded | September 5, 1963 [3] | |||
Genre | Pop [4] | |||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Morgan | |||
Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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"There! I've Said It Again" is a popular song written and published by Redd Evans and David Mann in 1941. In early 1945, Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra released Victor 20-1637, which reached the number one position on the Billboard's National Radio Airplay chart for five straight weeks, then no.2 for six more weeks, and a total run of 29 weeks. [5] It finished 1945 as the no. 4 record of the year. [6]
Vaughn Monroe's version of "There! I've Said It Again" reached No. 1 on Billboard 's chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air", [7] while also reaching No. 1 on Billboard's charts of "Best-Selling Popular Retail Records" and no. 2 on "Most-Played Juke Box Records". [8] [9]
Jimmy Dorsey released a version of "There! I've Said It Again" in 1945, which reached No. 8 on Billboard's chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air" [10] and No. 12 on Billboard's chart of "Most-Played Juke Box Records". [9] A version was also released by The Modernaires with Paula Kelly in 1945, which was a hit that year. [11]
Bobby Vinton, backed by arranger/conductor Stan Applebaum, recorded and released "There! I've Said It Again" as a single in the fall of 1963. [12] In 1964, Vinton released the song on the album There! I've Said It Again . [13]
Vinton's version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 4, 1964 and remained there for four weeks before being replaced by The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand", the last US-made number 1 hit before the British Invasion. [14] [15] It was the first No. 1 song of 1964, and spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [14] The song also spent five weeks atop the Billboard Middle-Road Singles chart. [16] [17] It was Vinton's third number-one song on both charts, following "Roses Are Red (My Love)" and "Blue Velvet". [14] [18] Vinton's version also reached No. 1 on the Cash Box Top 100, [19] No. 1 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade", [20] No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, [21] and spent 10 weeks on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 34. [22]
Vinton's version was ranked No. 12 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964". [23]
Sam Cooke released a version of the song in 1959. Cooke's version spent five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 81, [24] while reaching No. 25 on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart. [25] [26]
Al Saxon released a version of the song in 1961, which reached No. 48 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart. [27]
A cover by Mickey Gilley peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1989. [28]
"I Honestly Love You" is a song recorded by Olivia Newton-John and released in 1974 on the album Long Live Love in the United Kingdom and If You Love Me, Let Me Know in the United States. The song became a worldwide pop hit, her first number-one single in the United States and Canada. The single was first released in Australia as "I Love You, I Honestly Love You", as per its chorus. The song was written by Jeff Barry and Australian singer and composer Peter Allen. The latter recorded it around the same time for his album Continental American.
"Too Young" is a popular song, with music written by Sidney Lippman and lyrics by Sylvia Dee. A recording of the song was released by Nat King Cole in 1951, which reached No. 1 in the United States and became the best-selling song of the year. The song was an early attempt by music labels to appeal to the younger demographics and its success later led to a boom in music that catered to the young. Another successful version was released by Donny Osmond in 1972.
"Tell Me Why" is a popular song written by Marty Gold with the lyrics by Al Alberts. The song was published in 1951.
"Wooden Heart" is a pop song recorded by Elvis Presley. The composition is based on a German folk song "Muss i denn" and it was featured in the 1960 Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues. The song was a hit single for Presley in the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 1 for six weeks in March and April 1961.
"Bring It On Home to Me" is a song by American soul singer Sam Cooke, released on May 8, 1962, by RCA Victor. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, and arranged and conducted by René Hall, the song was the B-side to "Having a Party". The song peaked at number two on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart, and also charted at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has become a pop standard, covered by numerous artists of different genres. It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
"Take Good Care of My Baby" is a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. The song was made famous by Bobby Vee, when it was released in 1961.
"Blue Velvet" is a popular song written and composed in 1950 by Bernie Wayne and Lee Morris. A top 20 hit for Tony Bennett in its original 1951 version, the song has since been re-recorded many times, with a 1963 version by Bobby Vinton reaching No. 1.
"Chain Gang" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released as a single on July 26, 1960.
"(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" is an R&B song written by Paul Gayten and Bobby Charles, and performed by Clarence "Frogman" Henry.
"To Know Him Is to Love Him" is a song written by Phil Spector, inspired by words on his father's tombstone, "To Know Him Was to Love Him." It was first recorded by the only vocal group of which he was a member, the Teddy Bears. Their recording spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958, while reaching No. 2 on the UK's New Musical Express chart. Peter & Gordon and Bobby Vinton later had hits with the song, with its title and lyrics changed to "To Know You Is to Love You". In 1987, the song was resurrected by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris, whose Trio recording topped the U.S. country singles chart.
"Someday You'll Want Me to Want You" is a popular song published in 1944 by Jimmie Hodges. The song became a standard, recorded by many pop and country music singers.
"Roses Are Red (My Love)" is a popular song composed by Al Byron and Paul Evans. It was recorded by Bobby Vinton, backed by Robert Mersey and his Orchestra, in New York City in February 1962, and released in April 1962, and the song was his first hit.
"Only Love Can Break a Heart" is a popular song from 1962, performed by the American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney. The song was written by Hal David (words) and Burt Bacharach (music) and appears on Pitney's second album Only Love Can Break a Heart.
"My Melody of Love" is the title of a popular song from 1974 by the American singer Bobby Vinton. Vinton adapted his song from a German schlager song composed by Henry Mayer, and it appears on Vinton's album Melodies of Love. The song was also recorded by Spanish pop singer Karina as "Palabras de Cristal".
"Ev'ry Day of My Life" is a popular song written in 1954 by Al Jacobs and Jimmie Crane.
"Hurt" is a 1954 song by Jimmie Crane and Al Jacobs. "Hurt" was originally performed by Roy Hamilton, whose version peaked at number eight on the R&B Best Seller chart and spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. A version by Ricky Denell also received considerable radio airplay in 1954 on pop radio stations. The song is considered to be the signature hit of Timi Yuro, whose version went to number four on the Billboard pop chart in 1961. Elvis Presley’s 1976 version reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart. Juice Newton's 1985 version scored number one on Billboard's Country chart.
"Just as Much as Ever" is a song written by Charles Singleton and Larry Coleman. The song was a hit single for Bob Beckham, Nat King Cole, and Bobby Vinton.
"My Heart Belongs to Only You" is a song written by Frank Daniels & Dorothy Daniels. Bette McLaurin and June Christy both released versions of the song in 1952. In 1953, the song reached No. 27 on Cash Box's chart of "The Nation's Top 50 Best Selling Records", in a tandem ranking of June Christy, Bette McLaurin, these versions were marked as bestsellers.
"Long Lonely Nights" is a song that was originally released by Lee Andrews & the Hearts in 1957. Hit versions were also released by Clyde McPhatter, later in 1957, and Bobby Vinton in 1965. The song was written by Lee Andrews, though Larry Brown, Doug Henderson, and Mimi Uniman were given songwriter credit as well, in a practice that was common at the time.
"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".
The received-wisdom history of pop music is that things were shitty before the Beatles showed up...when you listen to the last #1 of the pre-Beatles era ["There! I've Said It Again"], it gets harder to argue with that whole narrative.