"Sentimental Me" is apopularsong which was written by James T. Morehead and James Cassin and published in1949.
The most popular version was recorded byThe Ames Brothers. Other hit versions in 1950 were recorded by theRuss Morgan Orchestra and byRay Anthony.
The Ames Brothers version was recorded on December 5, 1949. The recording was released byCoral Records as catalog number 60140. The record first reached theBillboard magazine charts on January 20, 1950, and lasted for 27 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 3. The song was part of a double-sided hit; the flip side was the even bigger hit, "Rag Mop".[1]
TheRuss Morgan version (vocal by The Morganaires) was recorded on January 23, 1950. The recording was released byDecca Records as catalog number 24904. The record first reached theBillboard magazine charts on April 21, 1950, and lasted for 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 10.[1]
BandleaderRay Anthony's version (vocal byRonnie Deauville) was also very popular in 1950, peaking at No. 7 on the Billboard charts.[2]
The song made No. 6 on the UK's sheet music charts.[3]
Steve Conway andThe Stargazers recorded the song on July 12, 1950, forUKColumbia Records (issued as catalog number DB 2724).[4] Another contemporary British recording was byJoe Loss and His Orchestra.[5]
Pat & Shirley Boone included the song on their albumSide by Side (1959).[6]
Steve Lawrence &Eydie Gorme released a single containing the song in 1959.[7]
Elvis Presley recorded the song for his 1961 albumSomething for Everybody.