| "Everybody Loves Somebody" | ||||
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| Single byDean Martin | ||||
| from the albumEverybody Loves Somebody | ||||
| B-side | "A Little Voice" | |||
| Released | June 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 | |||
| Studio | United Western, Hollywood[1] | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Songwriters | Irving Taylor,Ken Lane | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen | |||
| Dean Martin singles chronology | ||||
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"Everybody Loves Somebody" is a song written in 1947 byIrving Taylor and pianistKen Lane, and made famous byDean Martin who recorded and released his version in 1964.
Written almost 20 years earlier, by 1964 the song had already been recorded by several artists. The song was first recorded byPeggy Lee withDave Barbour and his orchestra on November 20, 1947 forCapitol. Two weeks laterFrank Sinatra recorded the song forColumbia withAxel Stordahl conducting the orchestra on December 4, 1947, but was not released and issued until mid- 1948.[2] Though none of the recordings were a success. Lane was playing piano forDean Martin on hisDream with Dean LP sessions, and with an hour or so of studio time left and one song short, Lane suggested that Martin take a run at his tune. Dean was agreeable, and the small combo of piano, guitar, drums, and bass performed a relatively quiet, laid-back version of the song (coincidentally, Martin had sung it almost 20 years earlier onBob Hope's radio show in 1948, and also onMartin and Lewis's NBC radio program at about the same time). Almost immediately Martin re-recorded the song for his next album, this time with a fullorchestra and chorus. His label,Reprise Records, was so enthusiastic about the hit potential of this version they titled the LPEverybody Loves Somebody to capitalize on it.
Although still a major recording artist, Dean Martin had not had atop 40 hit since 1958. With theBritish Invasion ruling the U.S. charts, few had hopes that anItalian Americancrooner who had been singing mainlystandards for almost 20 years would sway many teenagers. Martin resentedrock n' roll, and his attitude created conflict at home with his 12-year-old sonDean Paul Martin, who like many young people at the time worshipped pop groups likeThe Beatles. He told his son, "I'm gonna knock your pallies off the charts,"[3] and on August 15, 1964 he did just that: "Everybody Loves Somebody" knocked The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" off the No. 1 slot onBillboard, going straight up to the top of both theBillboard Hot 100 and thePop-Standard Singles chart,[4] the latter for eight weeks.[5]
It ultimately replaced "That's Amore" as Martin'ssignature song, and he sang it as the theme of his weeklytelevision variety show from 1965 to 1974. The song has become so identified with Martin that later versions are invariably compared to his take.
"Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime" appears on Martin's grave marker inLos Angeles.[6]
In 1999, the 1964 recording of "Everybody Loves Somebody" on Reprise Records byDean Martin was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[7]
Ray Gelato recorded a cover of the song inserted in the 2004 self-titled album (T2, TWR0131-2), released in the UK.
In 1965 the Danish trio, 3 Jacks, had recorded a Danish version called"Alle og enhver kan blive forelsket" (Any and everyone can fall in love). It never became a hit.In 1975 Danish singerGustav Winckler recorded a Danish version called"Gem et lille smil til det bli'r gråvejr" (Save a little smile 'till it's rainy). This became a big hit, and was released on Wincklers 25 years anniversary album.
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
The songwriters Sam Coslow, Ken Lane and Irving Taylor wrote this for Dean Martin's friend and fellow Rat Pack member Frank Sinatra. His version was released in 1948, but went nowhere.
